महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-145, verse-3

वासुदेव उवाच ।
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि नमस्कृत्वा कपर्दिने ।
यदवाप्तं महाराज श्रेयो यच्चार्जितं यशः ॥३॥

3. vāsudeva uvāca ,
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi namaskṛtvā kapardine ,
yadavāptaṁ mahārāja śreyo yaccārjitaṁ yaśaḥ.

3. vāsudevaḥ uvāca hanta te kathayiṣyāmi namaskṛtvā
kapardine yat avāptam mahārāja śreyaḥ yat ca ārjitam yaśaḥ

3. vāsudevaḥ uvāca mahārāja hanta kapardine namaskṛtvā te
kathayiṣyāmi yat śreyaḥ avāptam ca yat yaśaḥ ārjitam

3. Vasudeva said: Indeed, O great king, I will recount to you, after bowing down to Kapardin (Śiva), the welfare (śreyas) that was obtained and the fame (yaśas) that was earned.

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva (Krishna)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said

• हन्त (hanta) - expressing emphasis or readiness (indeed, oh!, alas!)

• ते (te) - to you

• कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will recount

• नमस्कृत्वा (namaskṛtvā) - having bowed down, having saluted

• कपर्दिने (kapardine) - to Kapardin (an epithet of Shiva)

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• अवाप्तम् (avāptam) - obtained, gained

• महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressed to Yudhishthira. (O great king)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, spiritual excellence, good fortune

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• च (ca) - and

• आर्जितम् (ārjitam) - earned, acquired

• यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vasudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Krishna (son of Vasudeva), a descendant of Vasudeva

Derivative of Vasudeva (father's name).

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect active

Perfect tense 3rd person singular of root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

हन्त (hanta) - expressing emphasis or readiness (indeed, oh!, alas!)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Refers to Yudhishthira.

कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will recount

(verb)

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

future active

Future tense 1st person singular of root kath (class 10 denominative).

Root: kath (class 10)

नमस्कृत्वा (namaskṛtvā) - having bowed down, having saluted

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) form of the compound verb namas-kṛ (to bow, to worship).

Prefix: namas

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Precedes the main action 'kathayiṣyāmi'.

कपर्दिने (kapardine) - to Kapardin (an epithet of Shiva)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kapardin

kapardin - having braided hair (an epithet of Śiva)

Derivative of kaparda (braided hair).

Note: Recipient of 'namaskṛtvā'.

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that

अवाप्तम् (avāptam) - obtained, gained

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avāpta

avāpta - obtained, gained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ava-āp (to obtain) in past passive participle form.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'śreyaḥ'.

महाराज (mahārāja) - Addressed to Yudhishthira. (O great king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound: mahā (great) + rājan (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, spiritual excellence, good fortune

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good fortune, spiritual excellence, bliss

Comparative form of śrī.

Root: śrī

Note: Subject of 'avāptam'.

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'śreyaḥ' and 'yaśaḥ'.

आर्जितम् (ārjitam) - earned, acquired

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ārjita

ārjita - earned, acquired, gained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root ṛj (to acquire, to earn) with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: ṛj

Note: Agrees with 'yaśaḥ'.

यशः (yaśaḥ) - fame, glory, renown

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yaśas

yaśas - fame, glory, renown, splendor

Root: yaś

Note: Subject of 'ārjitam'.