महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-87, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
यत्र कौन्तेय वस्तव्यं सपुत्रभ्रातृबन्धुना ।
न्याय्यं तत्र परिप्रष्टुं गुप्तिं वृत्तिं च भारत ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
yatra kaunteya vastavyaṁ saputrabhrātṛbandhunā ,
nyāyyaṁ tatra paripraṣṭuṁ guptiṁ vṛttiṁ ca bhārata.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca yatra kaunteya vastavyam saputrabhrātṛbandhunā
nyāyyam tatra paripraṣṭum guptim vṛttim ca bhārata

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca kaunteya bhārata yatra saputrabhrātṛbandhunā
vastavyam tatra guptim ca vṛttim paripraṣṭum nyāyyam

2. Bhishma said: "O son of Kunti, O descendant of Bharata, where one must reside with one's sons, brothers, and relatives, it is proper there to thoroughly inquire about security and means of sustenance."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The venerable patriarch, addressing Yudhishthira. (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - Yudhishthira, son of Kunti. (O son of Kunti)

• वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - should be resided, fit to be resided

• सपुत्रभ्रातृबन्धुना (saputrabhrātṛbandhunā) - by one with sons, brothers, and relatives

• न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - proper, just, reasonable

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• परिप्रष्टुम् (paripraṣṭum) - to inquire fully, to ask about

• गुप्तिम् (guptim) - protection, security

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood, sustenance, conduct

• च (ca) - and

• भारत (bhārata) - Yudhishthira. (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The venerable patriarch, addressing Yudhishthira. (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper name, lit. 'terrible')

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - Yudhishthira, son of Kunti. (O son of Kunti)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kunti

derivation from Kuntī with 'ḍhak' affix

वस्तव्यम् (vastavyam) - should be resided, fit to be resided

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vastavya

vastavya - to be dwelt in, to be lived

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

gerundive from root vas with -tavya suffix

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Used impersonally here, "one should reside".

सपुत्रभ्रातृबन्धुना (saputrabhrātṛbandhunā) - by one with sons, brothers, and relatives

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of saputrabhrātṛbandhu

saputrabhrātṛbandhu - one who has sons, brothers, and relatives

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+putra+bhrātṛ+bandhu)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)
• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)
• bandhu – relative, kinsman
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the implied agent of 'vastavyam'.

न्याय्यम् (nyāyyam) - proper, just, reasonable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nyāyya

nyāyya - just, proper, logical

Gerundive

Gerundive from root i 'to go' with prefix ni + ā, and suffix ṇyat

Prefixes: ni+ā

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used impersonally here, "it is proper".

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

परिप्रष्टुम् (paripraṣṭum) - to inquire fully, to ask about

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive of the verb pari-prach

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

गुप्तिम् (guptim) - protection, security

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gupti

gupti - protection, guarding, secrecy

Root: gup (class 1)

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - livelihood, sustenance, conduct

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - livelihood, conduct, action, commentary

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - Yudhishthira. (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata

derivation from Bharata with 'aṇ' affix