महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-32, verse-9

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
न तेऽभिशङ्के वचनं यद्ब्रवीषि तपोधन ।
अपरोक्षो हि ते धर्मः सर्वधर्मभृतां वर ॥९॥

9. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
na te'bhiśaṅke vacanaṁ yadbravīṣi tapodhana ,
aparokṣo hi te dharmaḥ sarvadharmabhṛtāṁ vara.

9. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca na te abhisaṅke vacanaṃ yat bravīṣi
tapodhana aparokṣo hi te dharmaḥ sarvadharmabhṛtāṃ vara

9. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca tapodhana yat bravīṣi te vacanaṃ na
abhisaṅke hi te dharmaḥ aparokṣaḥ sarva-dharma-bhṛtāṃ vara

9. Yudhiṣṭhira said: O tapodhana, I do not doubt those words which you speak, for dharma is directly known to you, O best among all upholders of dharma.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not

• ते (te) - of yours, your

• अभिसङ्के (abhisaṅke) - doubt, suspect, fear

• वचनं (vacanaṁ) - word, speech, statement

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you speak, you say

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O luminary rich in tapas (one whose wealth is spiritual practices, luminary rich in tapas)

• अपरोक्षो (aparokṣo) - direct, manifest, not imperceptible

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• ते (te) - to you, by you

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, natural law, righteous conduct

• सर्वधर्मभृतां (sarvadharmabhṛtāṁ) - of all upholders of dharma

• वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - of yours, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of tvad

tvad - you

अभिसङ्के (abhisaṅke) - doubt, suspect, fear

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhisaṅk

Prefixes: abhi+saṅk

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

वचनं (vacanaṁ) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you speak, you say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O luminary rich in tapas (one whose wealth is spiritual practices, luminary rich in tapas)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - rich in spiritual practices

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – spiritual practices, heat, austerity
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, treasure
  noun (neuter)

अपरोक्षो (aparokṣo) - direct, manifest, not imperceptible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aparokṣa

aparokṣa - direct, evident, perceived directly

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, natural law, righteous conduct

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - dharma, essential nature, righteousness

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

सर्वधर्मभृतां (sarvadharmabhṛtāṁ) - of all upholders of dharma

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadharmabhṛt

sarvadharmabhṛt - upholder of all dharma

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvadharma+bhṛt)

• sarvadharma – all dharma
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, maintaining, upholding
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice

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