महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-323, verse-23

यूयं जिज्ञासवो भक्ताः कथं द्रक्ष्यथ तं प्रभुम् ।
क्षीरोदधेरुत्तरतः श्वेतद्वीपो महाप्रभः ॥२३॥

23. yūyaṁ jijñāsavo bhaktāḥ kathaṁ drakṣyatha taṁ prabhum ,
kṣīrodadheruttarataḥ śvetadvīpo mahāprabhaḥ.

23. yūyam jijñāsavaḥ bhaktāḥ katham drakṣyatha tam
prabhum kṣīrodadheḥ uttarataḥ śvetadvīpaḥ mahāprabhaḥ

23. yūyam jijñāsavaḥ bhaktāḥ tam prabhum katham drakṣyatha
kṣīrodadheḥ uttarataḥ śvetadvīpaḥ mahāprabhaḥ

23. O inquisitive devotees, how will you see that Lord? North of the Milk Ocean lies Śvetadvīpa, a magnificent island.

Words meanings summery:

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

• जिज्ञासवः (jijñāsavaḥ) - desirous of knowing, inquisitive

• भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devotees

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

• द्रक्ष्यथ (drakṣyatha) - you will see

• तम् (tam) - that

• प्रभुम् (prabhum) - Lord, master

• क्षीरोदधेः (kṣīrodadheḥ) - from the milk ocean

• उत्तरतः (uttarataḥ) - to the north of, from the north

• श्वेतद्वीपः (śvetadvīpaḥ) - Śvetadvīpa (White Island)

• महाप्रभः (mahāprabhaḥ) - of great splendor, very luminous

Words meanings and morphology

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

जिज्ञासवः (jijñāsavaḥ) - desirous of knowing, inquisitive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jijñāsu

jijñāsu - desirous of knowing, inquisitive, seeker

Desiderative noun/adjective

Derived from root jñā (to know) with desiderative suffix -san + u-suffix

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: In apposition to 'bhaktāḥ' and 'yūyam'.

भक्ताः (bhaktāḥ) - devotees

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhakta

bhakta - devoted, loyal, devotee

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhaj (to worship, serve)

Root: bhaj (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what way

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

द्रक्ष्यथ (drakṣyatha) - you will see

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, future (ḷṛṭ) of dṛś

Future Tense

Root dṛś, Future stem drakṣya

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तम् (tam) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'prabhum'.

प्रभुम् (prabhum) - Lord, master

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, eminent

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'drakṣyatha'.

क्षीरोदधेः (kṣīrodadheḥ) - from the milk ocean

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣīrodadhi

kṣīrodadhi - ocean of milk

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṣīra+udadhi)

• kṣīra – milk
  noun (neuter)
• udadhi – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Used with 'uttarataḥ' to indicate direction from.

उत्तरतः (uttarataḥ) - to the north of, from the north

(indeclinable)

Derived from uttara (north) with suffix -tas

Note: Adverb indicating direction.

श्वेतद्वीपः (śvetadvīpaḥ) - Śvetadvīpa (White Island)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvetadvīpa

śvetadvīpa - White Island (mythical island)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śveta+dvīpa)

• śveta – white, pure
  adjective (masculine)
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of implied verb 'asti'.

महाप्रभः (mahāprabhaḥ) - of great splendor, very luminous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprabha

mahāprabha - of great splendor, very luminous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+prabhā)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prabhā – light, splendor, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Adjective modifying 'śvetadvīpaḥ'.