महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-1, verse-76

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
इत्येतद्वचनं श्रुत्वा बभूव विगतज्वरः ।
युधिष्ठिरो महातेजाः पप्रच्छेदं च धर्मवित् ॥७६॥

76. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
ityetadvacanaṁ śrutvā babhūva vigatajvaraḥ ,
yudhiṣṭhiro mahātejāḥ papracchedaṁ ca dharmavit.

76. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca iti etat vacanam śrutvā babhūva
vigatajvaraḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ mahātejāḥ papraccha idam ca dharmavit

76. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca.
iti etat vacanam śrutvā mahātejāḥ dharmavit yudhiṣṭhiraḥ vigatajvaraḥ babhūva ca idam papraccha

76. Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard this statement, the greatly powerful Yudhishthira became free from distress and, being knowledgeable in natural law (dharma), asked this.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator, Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - Vaiśampāyana said (said, spoke)

• इति (iti) - "This" statement (thus, so, in this manner)

• एतत् (etat) - This (referring to Bhishma's statement) (this)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - The statement made by Bhishma (statement, word, speech)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - After hearing this statement (having heard, after hearing)

• बभूव (babhūva) - Yudhishthira became free from distress (became, was)

• विगतज्वरः (vigatajvaraḥ) - Yudhishthira was freed from his mental anguish (free from fever/distress, calm)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - The eldest Pandava, addressed as king (Yudhishthira)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Yudhishthira, known for his great power and moral authority (greatly powerful, highly effulgent)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - Yudhishthira asked this (asked, questioned)

• इदम् (idam) - Asked this (question) (this)

• च (ca) - And asked (and)

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - Yudhishthira, known for his adherence to and knowledge of (dharma) (knowledgeable in natural law (dharma), knowing natural law)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator, Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a proper name, narrator of the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - Vaiśampāyana said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - "This" statement (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to refer to the immediately preceding words as a unit

एतत् (etat) - This (referring to Bhishma's statement) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

वचनम् (vacanam) - The statement made by Bhishma (statement, word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - After hearing this statement (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

absolutive form from √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

बभूव (babhūva) - Yudhishthira became free from distress (became, was)

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

विगतज्वरः (vigatajvaraḥ) - Yudhishthira was freed from his mental anguish (free from fever/distress, calm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vigatajvara

vigatajvara - free from fever, free from distress/anguish

bahuvrihi compound of vigata (gone away) + jvara (fever, distress)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vigata+jvara)

• vigata – gone away, departed
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from vi + √gam
  Prefix: vi
  Root: gam (class 1)
• jvara – fever, distress, anguish
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jval (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yudhiṣṭhiraḥ'

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - The eldest Pandava, addressed as king (Yudhishthira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (a proper name, lit. 'steady in battle')

Note: Subject of 'babhūva' and 'papraccha'

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Yudhishthira, known for his great power and moral authority (greatly powerful, highly effulgent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly powerful, highly effulgent, very splendid

bahuvrihi compound of mahā (great) + tejas (splendor, power)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• tejas – splendor, power, energy, brilliance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'yudhiṣṭhiraḥ'

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - Yudhishthira asked this (asked, questioned)

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √prach

Root: prach (class 6)

इदम् (idam) - Asked this (question) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Object of 'papraccha'

च (ca) - And asked (and)

(indeclinable)

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - Yudhishthira, known for his adherence to and knowledge of (dharma) (knowledgeable in natural law (dharma), knowing natural law)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavit

dharmavit - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous

compound of dharma (natural law) + vit (knower, from √vid)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+vid)

• dharma – natural law (dharma), duty, righteousness, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  from √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'yudhiṣṭhiraḥ'