महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-112, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
पितामह महाबाहो सर्वशास्त्रविशारद ।
श्रोतुमिच्छामि मर्त्यानां संसारविधिमुत्तमम् ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
pitāmaha mahābāho sarvaśāstraviśārada ,
śrotumicchāmi martyānāṁ saṁsāravidhimuttamam.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca pitāmaha mahābāho sarvaśāstraviśārad
śrotum icchāmi martyānām saṃsāravidhim uttamam

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca he pitāmaha mahābāho sarvaśāstraviśārad,
martyānām uttamam saṃsāravidhim śrotum icchāmi

1. Yudhishthira said: "O Grandfather, O mighty-armed one, O expert in all scriptures! I wish to hear about the supreme process concerning the worldly existence (saṃsāra) of mortals."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (addressing Bhishma) (O Grandfather, paternal grandfather)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• सर्वशास्त्रविशारद् (sarvaśāstraviśārad) - O expert in all scriptures

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, in order to hear)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire, I want)

• मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals (of mortals, of human beings)

• संसारविधिम् (saṁsāravidhim) - the process of (saṃsāra) (the method/rule/course of (saṃsāra) (worldly existence, cycle of rebirth))

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme (excellent, supreme, best)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pandavas)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  locative singular of yudh (battle)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Perfect tense 3rd person singular active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (addressing Bhishma) (O Grandfather, paternal grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, great ancestor

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, one with great arms

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Bhishma.

सर्वशास्त्रविशारद् (sarvaśāstraviśārad) - O expert in all scriptures

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sarvaśāstraviśārada

sarvaśāstraviśārada - expert in all scriptures, skilled in all sciences

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+śāstra+viśārada)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• śāstra – scripture, science, treatise, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• viśārada – expert, skilled, proficient
  adjective
  Prefix: vi

Note: Addressed to Bhishma.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, in order to hear)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

infinitive form of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire, I want)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ

present indicative

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject 'I' (Yudhishthira) is implied.

मर्त्यानाम् (martyānām) - of mortals (of mortals, of human beings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of martya

martya - mortal, human being

Root: mṛ (class 6)

संसारविधिम् (saṁsāravidhim) - the process of (saṃsāra) (the method/rule/course of (saṃsāra) (worldly existence, cycle of rebirth))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃsāravidhi

saṁsāravidhi - the course of worldly existence, the law of (saṃsāra), the method of (saṃsāra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+vidhi)

• saṃsāra – worldly existence, cycle of rebirth, transmigration (saṃsāra)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• vidhi – rule, method, ordinance, manner, fate
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - supreme (excellent, supreme, best)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - supreme, excellent, best, highest

Note: Modifies 'saṃsāravidhim'.