महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-124, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
सत्स्त्रीणां समुदाचारं सर्वधर्मभृतां वर ।
श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यहं त्वत्तस्तं मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
satstrīṇāṁ samudācāraṁ sarvadharmabhṛtāṁ vara ,
śrotumicchāmyahaṁ tvattastaṁ me brūhi pitāmaha.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca satstrīṇām samudācāram sarvadharmabhṛtām
vara śrotum icchāmi aham tvattaḥ tam me brūhi pitāmaha

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca he sarvadharmabhṛtām vara he pitāmaha aham
tvattaḥ satstrīṇām samudācāram śrotum icchāmi tam me brūhi

1. Yudhiṣṭhira said: 'O best among all upholders of natural law (dharma), O grandfather, I wish to hear from you about the conduct of virtuous women. Please tell me that.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• सत्स्त्रीणाम् (satstrīṇām) - of virtuous women (of good women, of virtuous wives)

• समुदाचारम् (samudācāram) - conduct (conduct, custom, tradition)

• सर्वधर्मभृताम् (sarvadharmabhṛtām) - of all upholders of natural law (dharma) (of all upholders of (dharma))

• वर (vara) - O best one (vocative) (best, excellent, boon, O best one)

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

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

• अहम् (aham) - I

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

• तम् (tam) - that (referring to the conduct) (that, him)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me (dative/genitive of 'I'))

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - please tell (tell, speak)

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather (Bhīṣma) (grandfather, great father)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of a king)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सत्स्त्रीणाम् (satstrīṇām) - of virtuous women (of good women, of virtuous wives)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of satstrī

satstrī - virtuous woman

Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+strī)

• sat – good, virtuous, existent
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)
• strī – woman, wife
  noun (feminine)

समुदाचारम् (samudācāram) - conduct (conduct, custom, tradition)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudācāra

samudācāra - conduct, customary practice

Prefixes: sam+ud+ā

Root: car (class 1)

सर्वधर्मभृताम् (sarvadharmabhṛtām) - of all upholders of natural law (dharma) (of all upholders of (dharma))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvadharmabhṛt

sarvadharmabhṛt - upholder of all dharmas

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarvadharma+bhṛt)

• sarvadharma – all natural laws, all duties
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, upholding; one who bears/upholds
  adjective
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from root bhṛ
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वर (vara) - O best one (vocative) (best, excellent, boon, O best one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent; a boon

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

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root śru + tumun suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

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

(verb)

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

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

तम् (tam) - that (referring to the conduct) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me (dative/genitive of 'I'))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - please tell (tell, speak)

(verb)

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

imperative mood, 2nd person singular

Root: brū (class 2)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather (Bhīṣma) (grandfather, great father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather