महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-274, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
पितामह महाप्राज्ञ सर्वशास्त्रविशारद ।
अस्ति वृत्रवधादेव विवक्षा मम जायते ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
pitāmaha mahāprājña sarvaśāstraviśārada ,
asti vṛtravadhādeva vivakṣā mama jāyate.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca pitāmaha mahāprājña sarvaśāstravišārada
asti vṛtravadhāt eva vivakṣā mama jāyate

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca pitāmaha mahāprājña sarvaśāstravišārada
mama vivakṣā vṛtravadhāt eva jāyate asti

1. Yudhiṣṭhira said: "O grandfather, O very wise one, O expert in all scriptures! Indeed, my desire to inquire arises concerning the slaying of Vṛtra."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O very wise one, O greatly intelligent one

• सर्वशास्त्रविšआरद (sarvaśāstravišārada) - O expert in all scriptures

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• वृत्रवधात् (vṛtravadhāt) - from the killing of Vṛtra

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• विवक्षा (vivakṣā) - desire to inquire (about) (desire to speak, wish to explain, inquiry)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, happens

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle, Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle (locative of yudh)
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The eldest Pāṇḍava brother.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense

Root √vac (2P), 3rd person singular, perfect tense (liṭ)

Root: vac (class 2)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father, Brahmā

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma in the Mahabharata context.

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O very wise one, O greatly intelligent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Karmadhāraya compound: mahā (great) + prājña (wise)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• prājña – wise, knowing, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from pra-√jñā (to know well)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies 'pitāmaha'.

सर्वशास्त्रविšआरद (sarvaśāstravišārada) - O expert in all scriptures

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarvaśāstravišārada

sarvaśāstravišārada - expert in all scriptures/sciences

Tatpuruṣa compound: sarva (all) + śāstra (scripture) + viśārada (expert)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+śāstra+viśārada)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• śāstra – scripture, treatise, science
  noun (neuter)
• viśārada – expert, skilled, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'pitāmaha'.

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Tense

Root √as (2P), 3rd person singular, present tense

Root: as (class 2)

वृत्रवधात् (vṛtravadhāt) - from the killing of Vṛtra

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vṛtravadha

vṛtravadha - killing of Vṛtra

Tatpuruṣa compound: Vṛtra (demon) + vadha (killing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtra+vadha)

• vṛtra – Vṛtra (name of a demon)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vadha – killing, slaughter, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √vadh (to strike, kill)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause or origin, 'because of / concerning the killing of Vṛtra'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

विवक्षा (vivakṣā) - desire to inquire (about) (desire to speak, wish to explain, inquiry)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vivakṣā

vivakṣā - desire to speak, wish to say, intention, inquiry

Desiderative nominal derivative

Derived from desiderative stem of √vac (to speak) + ā (feminine suffix)

Root: vac (class 2)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

जायते (jāyate) - arises, is born, happens

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Tense

Root √jan (4Ā), 3rd person singular, present tense, middle voice

Root: jan (class 4)