महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-105, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
एको लोकः सुकृतिनां सर्वे त्वाहो पितामह ।
उत तत्रापि नानात्वं तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
eko lokaḥ sukṛtināṁ sarve tvāho pitāmaha ,
uta tatrāpi nānātvaṁ tanme brūhi pitāmaha.

1. Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ekaḥ lokaḥ sukṛtinām sarve tu aho
pitāmaha uta tatra api nānātvam tat me brūhi pitāmaha

1. Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: pitāmaha,
sukṛtinām ekaḥ lokaḥ sarve (asti)? aho uta tatra api nānātvam (asti)? pitāmaha,
tat me brūhi.

1. Yudhiṣṭhira said: "Oh Grandfather, is there only one world for all virtuous people, or is there diversity even in that realm? Please tell me that, Grandfather."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, unique

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, sphere

• सुकृतिनाम् (sukṛtinām) - of the virtuous, of those who have performed good deeds

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अहो (aho) - O!, alas!, oh!

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Bhīṣma (O grandfather)

• उत (uta) - or, moreover, indeed

• तत्र (tatra) - in the realm of the virtuous (there, in that place)

• अपि (api) - even, also, too

• नानात्वम् (nānātvam) - diversity, manifoldness, variety

• तत् (tat) - that matter (the diversity or singularity of realms) (that, this)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Yudhiṣṭhira

Yudhiṣṭhira - name of the eldest Pāṇḍava

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect 3rd singular

Perfect form of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, unique

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique

लोकः (lokaḥ) - world, realm, sphere

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, sphere, people

सुकृतिनाम् (sukṛtinām) - of the virtuous, of those who have performed good deeds

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sukṛtin

sukṛtin - virtuous, righteous, one who has performed good deeds

From su (good) + kṛtin (doer)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+kṛtin)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• kṛtin – doer, maker, virtuous, skillful
  noun (masculine)
  From √kṛ + -in
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjectival noun.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Can be interpreted as 'is it all (one)' or 'do all (people share one world)'. Given the context, it's about the nature of the world, so 'is it all (one)' is more likely.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates a question or emphasis.

अहो (aho) - O!, alas!, oh!

(indeclinable)

Note: Exclamatory particle, often used to address.

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Bhīṣma (O grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (father's father), a great-father, Brahmā

उत (uta) - or, moreover, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce an alternative question.

तत्र (tatra) - in the realm of the virtuous (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb formed from tad

अपि (api) - even, also, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'even there'.

नानात्वम् (nānātvam) - diversity, manifoldness, variety

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nānātva

nānātva - diversity, manifoldness, variety

From nānā (various) + -tva (suffix for abstract noun)

तत् (tat) - that matter (the diversity or singularity of realms) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Enclitic dative/genitive form of first person pronoun

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of brū

imperative 2nd singular

Root verb √brū

Root: brū (class 2)