महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-102, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
श्रुतं मे भरतश्रेष्ठ पुष्पधूपप्रदायिनाम् ।
फलं बलिविधाने च तद्भूयो वक्तुमर्हसि ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
śrutaṁ me bharataśreṣṭha puṣpadhūpapradāyinām ,
phalaṁ balividhāne ca tadbhūyo vaktumarhasi.

1. yudhişṭhiraḥ uvāca śrutam me bharataśreşṭha puşpadhūpapradāyinām
phalam balividhāne ca tat bhūyaḥ vaktum arhasi

1. yudhişṭhiraḥ uvāca bharataśreşṭha puşpadhūpapradāyinām
balividhāne ca phalam me śrutam tat bhūyaḥ vaktum arhasi

1. Yudhishthira said: 'O best among the Bharatas, I have heard about the rewards (phala) for those who offer flowers and incense, and for the performance of oblations (bali). You should speak further about that.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिşठिरः (yudhişṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; what has been heard

• मे (me) - Used as an agent (instrumental sense) with the past passive participle 'śrutam'. (by me, to me, for me)

• भरतश्रेşठ (bharataśreşṭha) - Addressing Bhishma. (O best among Bharatas)

• पुşपधूपप्रदायिनाम् (puşpadhūpapradāyinām) - of those who offer flowers and incense

• फलम् (phalam) - The spiritual benefit or reward for the actions. (fruit, result, reward)

• बलिविधाने (balividhāne) - in the performance of oblations/offerings

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - Referring to the fruit/reward. (that)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are able, you ought, you should

Words meanings and morphology

युधिşठिरः (yudhişṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhişṭhira

yudhişṭhira - Yudhishthira, steady in battle

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

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

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard; what has been heard

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śru

śru - to hear

Past Passive Participle

formed with suffix -ta

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - Used as an agent (instrumental sense) with the past passive participle 'śrutam'. (by me, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: In passive constructions, genitive/dative forms can express agent.

भरतश्रेşठ (bharataśreşṭha) - Addressing Bhishma. (O best among Bharatas)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreşṭha

bharataśreşṭha - best of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+śreşṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king
  noun (masculine)
• śreşṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya

पुşपधूपप्रदायिनाम् (puşpadhūpapradāyinām) - of those who offer flowers and incense

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puşpadhūpapradāyin

puşpadhūpapradāyin - one who offers flowers and incense

compound, agent noun from pra-dā + -in

Compound type : tatpurusha (puşpa+dhūpa+pradāyin)

• puşpa – flower
  noun (neuter)
• dhūpa – incense, fumigation
  noun (masculine)
• pradāyin – giver, bestower, offerer
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from pra-dā (to give)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: The compound is a Dvi-dvandva of 'flowers and incense' followed by a Tatpurusha with 'giver'.

फलम् (phalam) - The spiritual benefit or reward for the actions. (fruit, result, reward)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

बलिविधाने (balividhāne) - in the performance of oblations/offerings

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of balividhāna

balividhāna - performance of oblations, offering of bali

Compound type : tatpurusha (bali+vidhāna)

• bali – oblation, offering, tribute
  noun (masculine)
• vidhāna – performance, arrangement, ordinance
  noun (neuter)
  from vi-dhā (to arrange, ordain)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - Referring to the fruit/reward. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, more

(indeclinable)

Note: Comparative of bhūri (much).

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to tell

(indeclinable)

infinitive

formed with suffix -tum

Root: vac (class 2)

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are able, you ought, you should

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

present tense, 2nd person singular

Root: arh (class 1)