महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-142, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
तूष्णीमासीदर्जुनस्तु पवनस्त्वब्रवीत्पुनः ।
शृणु मे ब्राह्मणेष्वेव मुख्यं कर्म जनाधिप ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tūṣṇīmāsīdarjunastu pavanastvabravītpunaḥ ,
śṛṇu me brāhmaṇeṣveva mukhyaṁ karma janādhipa.

1. bhīṣma uvāca tūṣṇīm āsīt arjunaḥ tu pavanaḥ tu abravīt
punaḥ śṛṇu me brāhmaṇeṣu eva mukhyam karma janādhip

1. bhīṣma uvāca tu arjunaḥ tūṣṇīm āsīt pavanaḥ tu punaḥ
abravīt janādhipa me brāhmaṇeṣu eva mukhyam karma śṛṇu

1. Bhishma said: But Arjuna remained silent, and Pavana, however, spoke again: "O ruler of men (janādhipa), listen to me concerning the principal action (karma) specifically for Brahmins."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper name))

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

• तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently (silently, quietly)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - he remained (he was, he remained, he sat)

• अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna (proper name))

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• पवनः (pavanaḥ) - Pavana (god of wind, Vayu) (wind, air; god of wind (Vayu))

• तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

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

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen!, hear!)

• मे (me) - to me (listen to me) (to me, my, of me)

• ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - for Brahmins, among Brahmins (among Brahmins, in Brahmins)

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

• मुख्यम् (mukhyam) - principal (chief, principal, primary)

• कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, duty, work)

• जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of men (janādhipa) (O ruler of men, O king)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma, a character in the Mahabharata

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

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, Third Person, Singular

root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇīm) - silently (silently, quietly)

(indeclinable)

adverbial form

आसीत् (āsīt) - he remained (he was, he remained, he sat)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ās

Imperfect Tense, Third Person, Singular

root ās (to sit)

Root: ās (class 2)

अर्जुनः (arjunaḥ) - Arjuna (Arjuna (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna, a Pandava prince

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

particle

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - Pavana (god of wind, Vayu) (wind, air; god of wind (Vayu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air; purificatory; name of the god of wind (Vayu)

derived from root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Here refers to the deity Pavana (Vayu).

तु (tu) - however (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

particle

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Tense, Third Person, Singular

root brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

adverb

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen!, hear!)

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood, Second Person, Singular

root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - to me (listen to me) (to me, my, of me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

first person pronoun

Note: Alternate form of mahyam.

ब्राह्मणेषु (brāhmaṇeṣu) - for Brahmins, among Brahmins (among Brahmins, in Brahmins)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

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

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

मुख्यम् (mukhyam) - principal (chief, principal, primary)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, main, primary

from mukha (face, front)

Note: Agrees with karma (accusative neuter singular)

कर्म (karma) - action (karma) (action, duty, work)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny

derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

जनाधिप (janādhipa) - O ruler of men (janādhipa) (O ruler of men, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janādhipa

janādhipa - ruler of men, king

compound: jana (people) + adhipa (ruler)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+adhipa)

• jana – person, people, mankind
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)