महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-105, verse-24

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
ये नृत्तगीतकुशला जनाः सदा ह्ययाचमानाः सहिताश्चरन्ति ।
तथाविधानामेष लोको महर्षे परं गन्ता धृतराष्ट्रो न तत्र ॥२४॥

24. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
ye nṛttagītakuśalā janāḥ sadā; hyayācamānāḥ sahitāścaranti ,
tathāvidhānāmeṣa loko maharṣe; paraṁ gantā dhṛtarāṣṭro na tatra.

24. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ye nṛttagītakuśalāḥ
janāḥ sadā hi ayācamānāḥ sahitāḥ
caranti tathāvidhānām eṣa lokaḥ maharṣe
param gantā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ na tatra

24. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: "What about those people skilled in dance and song, who always wander together without begging? O great sage, this world (or supreme state) is attained by such people, but Dhṛtarāṣṭra (I) will not be there."

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ये (ye) - those who, which

• नृत्तगीतकुशलाः (nṛttagītakuśalāḥ) - skilled in dance and song

• जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• अयाचमानाः (ayācamānāḥ) - not begging, not asking for alms

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, accompanied, together

• चरन्ति (caranti) - they wander, they move about, they live

• तथाविधानाम् (tathāvidhānām) - for such people (as described in the first half of this verse) (of such kinds, of such nature, for such people)

• एष (eṣa) - this, he

• लोकः (lokaḥ) - this world, or a higher realm/state (world, realm, sphere)

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - addressing Gautama as 'O great sage' (O great sage)

• परम् (param) - the supreme state or goal (supreme, highest, ultimate; extremely, greatly)

• गन्ता (gantā) - one who will attain (the supreme state) (will go, will attain, one who goes)

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• न (na) - not, no

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name of the blind king in Mahābhārata); holder of the kingdom

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained
  past passive participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 3)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

perfect 3rd person singular active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ये (ye) - those who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who, whoever

नृत्तगीतकुशलाः (nṛttagītakuśalāḥ) - skilled in dance and song

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛttagītakuśala

nṛttagītakuśala - skilled or expert in dance and song

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛtta+gīta+kuśala)

• nṛtta – dance, dancing
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle (used as noun)
  derived from root nṛt (to dance)
  Root: nṛt (class 4)
• gīta – song, singing, chanted
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle (used as noun)
  derived from root gai (to sing)
  Root: gai (class 1)
• kuśala – skilled, expert, clever, auspicious
  adjective (masculine)

जनाः (janāḥ) - people, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

अयाचमानाः (ayācamānāḥ) - not begging, not asking for alms

(present middle participle)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+yācamāna)

• a – not, un-
  prefix/indeclinable
• yācamāna – begging, soliciting
  present middle participle (masculine)
  present middle participle
  derived from root yāc (to beg)
  Root: yāc (class 1)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, accompanied, together

(past passive participle)

चरन्ति (caranti) - they wander, they move about, they live

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of car

present active

present 3rd person plural active of root car

Root: car (class 1)

तथाविधानाम् (tathāvidhānām) - for such people (as described in the first half of this verse) (of such kinds, of such nature, for such people)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tathāvidha

tathāvidha - of such a kind, such, similar

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tathā+vidha)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

एष (eṣa) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eṣa

eṣa - this, that; he, she, it

लोकः (lokaḥ) - this world, or a higher realm/state (world, realm, sphere)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, sphere, region; people, mankind

महर्षे (maharṣe) - addressing Gautama as 'O great sage' (O great sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, eminent seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

परम् (param) - the supreme state or goal (supreme, highest, ultimate; extremely, greatly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, another; supreme, highest, ultimate

गन्ता (gantā) - one who will attain (the supreme state) (will go, will attain, one who goes)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gantṛ

gantṛ - goer, one who goes; destined to go

agent noun

derived from root gam (to go) with the suffix -tṛ (agent noun)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used here with a future sense

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name); holder of the kingdom

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained
  past passive participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 3)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)