महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-115, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा शरतल्पे पितामहम् ।
पुनरेव महातेजाः पप्रच्छ वदतां वरम् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā śaratalpe pitāmaham ,
punareva mahātejāḥ papraccha vadatāṁ varam.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tataḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ rājā śaratpalpe
pitāmaham punaḥ eva mahātejāḥ papraccha vadatām varam

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tataḥ mahātejāḥ rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
śaratpalpe vadatām varam pitāmaham punaḥ eva papraccha

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Thereafter, the greatly effulgent King Yudhiṣṭhira again questioned his grandfather (Bhīṣma), who lay on the bed of arrows and was the foremost among speakers.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereafter, thence)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

• राजा (rājā) - King (king, sovereign)

• शरत्पल्पे (śaratpalpe) - on the bed of arrows (on a bed of arrows)

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - his grandfather (Bhīṣma) (grandfather (Bhīṣma))

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent one (Yudhiṣṭhira) (greatly effulgent, highly glorious, very powerful)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - questioned (asked, questioned, inquired)

• वदताम् (vadatām) - among speakers (of those speaking, among speakers)

• वरम् (varam) - the foremost one (best, excellent, boon, chooseable)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a celebrated sage, a pupil of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit)

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereafter, thence)

(indeclinable)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle, name of the eldest Pāṇḍava

राजा (rājā) - King (king, sovereign)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

शरत्पल्पे (śaratpalpe) - on the bed of arrows (on a bed of arrows)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaratalpa

śaratalpa - bed of arrows (referring to Bhīṣma's resting place)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+talpa)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• talpa – bed, couch
  noun (masculine)

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - his grandfather (Bhīṣma) (grandfather (Bhīṣma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (especially paternal), Brahmā

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, anew, furthermore)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, exactly)

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - the greatly effulgent one (Yudhiṣṭhira) (greatly effulgent, highly glorious, very powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly effulgent, highly glorious, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, effulgence, power, sharp edge
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - questioned (asked, questioned, inquired)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit)

Root: prach (class 6)

वदताम् (vadatām) - among speakers (of those speaking, among speakers)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vad - to speak, say, tell

Present Active Participle

From root vad, stem vadat-

Root: vad (class 1)

वरम् (varam) - the foremost one (best, excellent, boon, chooseable)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, bridegroom

Root: vṛ (class 9)