महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-71, verse-14

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
इदं वचः शांतनवस्य शुश्रुवान्युधिष्ठिरः पाण्डवमुख्यसंवृतः ।
तदा ववन्दे च पितामहं नृपो यथोक्तमेतच्च चकार बुद्धिमान् ॥१४॥

14. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
idaṁ vacaḥ śāṁtanavasya śuśruvā;nyudhiṣṭhiraḥ pāṇḍavamukhyasaṁvṛtaḥ ,
tadā vavande ca pitāmahaṁ nṛpo; yathoktametacca cakāra buddhimān.

14. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca idam vacaḥ śāṃtanavasya
śuśruvān yudhiṣṭhiraḥ pāṇḍavamukhyasaṃvṛtaḥ
tadā vavande ca pitāmaham
nṛpaḥ yathoktam etat ca cakāra buddhimān

14. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca pāṇḍavamukhyasaṃvṛtaḥ
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śāṃtanavasya idam vacaḥ
śuśruvān tadā pitāmaham ca vavande ca
buddhimān nṛpaḥ etat yathoktam cakāra

14. Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard this counsel from the son of Śāntanu (Bhīṣma), Yudhiṣṭhira, surrounded by the chief Pāṇḍavas, then saluted his grandfather (Bhīṣma). And that wise king acted exactly as instructed.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, narrator of Mahābhārata)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, counsel, advice

• शांतनवस्य (śāṁtanavasya) - of Bhīṣma (of Śāntanu's son (Bhīṣma))

• शुश्रुवान् (śuśruvān) - having heard

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

• पाण्डवमुख्यसंवृतः (pāṇḍavamukhyasaṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by the chief Pāṇḍavas

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ववन्दे (vavande) - saluted, worshipped, bowed down to

• च (ca) - and, also

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Bhīṣma (to the grandfather)

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king, ruler)

• यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as stated, as described, as instructed

• एतत् (etat) - this advice (this)

• च (ca) - and, also

• चकार (cakāra) - did, made, performed

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise, intelligent, sagacious

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, narrator of Mahābhārata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (name of a disciple of Vyāsa, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

Note: The narrator.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Note: Agrees with `vacaḥ`.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, counsel, advice

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance, counsel, advice

शांतनवस्य (śāṁtanavasya) - of Bhīṣma (of Śāntanu's son (Bhīṣma))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śāṃtanava

śāṁtanava - son of Śāntanu (referring to Bhīṣma)

patronymic, derived from Śāntanu

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma.

शुश्रुवान् (śuśruvān) - having heard

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śru

śru - to hear, to listen

Past Active Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear), Parasmaipada

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `yudhiṣṭhiraḥ`.

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

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

Compound type : aluk-saptamī-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  locative singular of 'yudh' (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)

पाण्डवमुख्यसंवृतः (pāṇḍavamukhyasaṁvṛtaḥ) - surrounded by the chief Pāṇḍavas

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍavamukhyasaṃvṛta

pāṇḍavamukhyasaṁvṛta - surrounded by the chief Pāṇḍavas

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāṇḍavamukhya+saṃvṛta)

• pāṇḍavamukhya – chief of the Pāṇḍavas, principal Pāṇḍava
  noun (masculine)
• saṃvṛta – surrounded, encompassed, covered
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛ with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Agrees with `yudhiṣṭhiraḥ`.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

ववन्दे (vavande) - saluted, worshipped, bowed down to

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vand

perfect tense

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Ātmanepada

Root: vand (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins clauses.

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - to Bhīṣma (to the grandfather)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, paternal grandfather

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma, the paternal grandfather of the Pāṇḍavas.

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver
  adjective
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

यथोक्तम् (yathoktam) - as stated, as described, as instructed

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathokta

yathokta - as said, as spoken, as described, as stated

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+ukta)

• yathā – as, according to, in what manner
  indeclinable
• ukta – said, spoken, stated, told
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `etat`.

एतत् (etat) - this advice (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the advice given by Bhīṣma.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two actions of Yudhiṣṭhira: saluting and acting.

चकार (cakāra) - did, made, performed

(verb)

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

perfect tense

3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaipada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - wise, intelligent, sagacious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - wise, intelligent, sagacious, possessing understanding

Derived from 'buddhi' (intellect) with 'matup' suffix

Note: Agrees with `nṛpaḥ`.