महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-66, verse-3

यत्तु लिङ्गान्तरगतं पृच्छसे मां युधिष्ठिर ।
धर्मं धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ तन्निबोध नराधिप ॥३॥

3. yattu liṅgāntaragataṁ pṛcchase māṁ yudhiṣṭhira ,
dharmaṁ dharmabhṛtāṁ śreṣṭha tannibodha narādhipa.

3. yat tu liṅgāntaragataṃ pṛcchase mām yudhiṣṭhira
dharmam dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha tat nibodha narādhipa

3. yudhiṣṭhira dharmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha narādhipa yat tu
mām liṅgāntaragataṃ dharmam pṛcchase tat nibodha

3. But whatever else you ask me, O Yudhiṣṭhira, concerning the specific duties (dharma) related to other stages of life (āśrama), O best among those who uphold natural law (dharma), O king, understand that.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

• लिङ्गान्तरगतं (liṅgāntaragataṁ) - pertaining to another stage of life (āśrama) (pertaining to another characteristic or stage)

• पृच्छसे (pṛcchase) - you ask, you inquire

• माम् (mām) - me

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - specific duties (dharma) (duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, law, constitution)

• धर्मभृतां (dharmabhṛtāṁ) - of those who uphold natural law (dharma) (of those who uphold duty/righteousness/natural law)

• श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best, most excellent

• तत् (tat) - that

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn, know

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - king, ruler of men

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - whatever, which, that which

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whatever

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however

(indeclinable)

लिङ्गान्तरगतं (liṅgāntaragataṁ) - pertaining to another stage of life (āśrama) (pertaining to another characteristic or stage)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of liṅgāntaragata

liṅgāntaragata - gone to another characteristic/stage, pertaining to another stage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (liṅga+antara+gata)

• liṅga – sign, mark, characteristic, gender, stage of life
  noun (neuter)
• antara – other, different, interior, interval
  noun/adjective (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, reached, obtained
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'dharmam' implicitly.

पृच्छसे (pṛcchase) - you ask, you inquire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pṛcch

Present tense, middle voice, 2nd person singular

Root: pṛch (class 6)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, we, us

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

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

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - specific duties (dharma) (duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, law, constitution)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, justice, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pṛcchase'.

धर्मभृतां (dharmabhṛtāṁ) - of those who uphold natural law (dharma) (of those who uphold duty/righteousness/natural law)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma/righteousness/natural law

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – duty, righteousness, law, justice, virtue, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to uphold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, holding, maintaining, supporter
  adjective (masculine)
  From root bhṛ (to bear, carry, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'śreṣṭha'.

श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, superior

Superlative degree of praśasya (praiseworthy) or śrī (prosperity)

Note: Used as a vocative address for Yudhiṣṭhira.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'dharmam' implicitly.

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn, know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nibudh

Imperative, active voice, 2nd person singular

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - king, ruler of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used as a vocative address for Yudhiṣṭhira.