महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-11, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम् ।
रुक्मिणी देवकीपुत्रसंनिधौ पर्यपृच्छत ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atra te vartayiṣyāmi yathādṛṣṭaṁ yathāśrutam ,
rukmiṇī devakīputrasaṁnidhau paryapṛcchata.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra te vartayiṣyāmi yathādṛṣṭam
yathāśrutam rukmiṇī devakīputrasannidhau paryapṛcchat

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra te yathādṛṣṭam yathāśrutam
vartayiṣyāmi rukmiṇī devakīputrasannidhau paryapṛcchat

2. Bhishma said: "In this matter, I shall relate to you what I have seen and what I have heard. Rukmini (Rukmiṇī) inquired thoroughly in the presence of Devaki's son (Kṛṣṇa)."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this regard, in this place)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

• वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I shall relate, I shall tell, I shall cause to proceed

• यथादृष्टम् (yathādṛṣṭam) - as seen, according to what was seen

• यथाश्रुतम् (yathāśrutam) - as heard, according to what was heard

• रुक्मिणी (rukmiṇī) - Rukmini

• देवकीपुत्रसन्निधौ (devakīputrasannidhau) - in the presence of Kṛṣṇa (in the presence of Devaki's son (Kṛṣṇa))

• पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - she asked, she inquired thoroughly

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper noun), terrible, formidable

From root √bhī (to fear) + sma suffix.

Root: bhī (class 3)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this regard, in this place)

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'idam' (this) + suffix 'tra'.

ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural or singular honorific)

Note: Dative 'to you', referring to Yudhiṣṭhira.

वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I shall relate, I shall tell, I shall cause to proceed

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vṛt

Future Tense, Causative Stem

From causative stem 'vartay-' (to cause to turn, to narrate) of root '√vṛt' (to turn) + future suffix 'sya' + personal ending 'mi'.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यथादृष्टम् (yathādṛṣṭam) - as seen, according to what was seen

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of 'yathā' (as, according to) and 'dṛṣṭa' (seen, PPP of √dṛś).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+dṛṣṭa)

• yathā – as, according to, in what manner
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭa – seen, observed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

यथाश्रुतम् (yathāśrutam) - as heard, according to what was heard

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound of 'yathā' (as, according to) and 'śruta' (heard, PPP of √śru).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śruta)

• yathā – as, according to, in what manner
  indeclinable
• śruta – heard, listened, revealed (scripture)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

रुक्मिणी (rukmiṇī) - Rukmini

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of rukmiṇī

rukmiṇī - Rukmini (proper noun), golden one

Feminine form of 'rukmin' (adorned with gold).

देवकीपुत्रसन्निधौ (devakīputrasannidhau) - in the presence of Kṛṣṇa (in the presence of Devaki's son (Kṛṣṇa))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devakīputrasannidhi

devakīputrasannidhi - presence of Devaki's son

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'devakīputra' (Devaki's son) + 'sannidhi' (presence).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (devakīputra+sannidhi)

• devakīputra – son of Devaki
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound: 'devakī' (Devaki) + 'putra' (son).
• sannidhi – proximity, presence, nearness
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-ni-√dhā (to place near)
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - she asked, she inquired thoroughly

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of pariprach

From prefix pari- with root √prach (to ask).

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: The augment 'a' is prefixed to the root in imperfect tense. The 'ch' of 'prach' becomes 'cch' after 'r' through a Sandhi rule, then the 'c' is absorbed by 'p' giving 'pp', or the 'ṛ' of 'pṛcchat' becomes 'r' and then the whole thing is 'pṛcchat'. It's 'paryapṛcchat' from pari + a-pṛcchat.