महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-26, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
तीर्थानां दर्शनं श्रेयः स्नानं च भरतर्षभ ।
श्रवणं च महाप्राज्ञ श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
tīrthānāṁ darśanaṁ śreyaḥ snānaṁ ca bharatarṣabha ,
śravaṇaṁ ca mahāprājña śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca tīrthānāṃ darśanaṃ śreyaḥ snānaṃ ca
bharatarṣabha śravaṇaṃ ca mahāprājña śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca.
bharatarṣabha,
mahāprājña,
tīrthānāṃ darśanaṃ ca snānaṃ śreyaḥ.
śravaṇaṃ ca tattvataḥ śrotum icchāmi

1. Yudhishthira said: 'O best of the Bharatas, O greatly wise one, the sight of holy places (tīrthas) and bathing in them is considered meritorious. I wish to hear about this in its true essence.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• तीर्थानां (tīrthānāṁ) - of holy places (tīrthas) (of holy places, of fords)

• दर्शनं (darśanaṁ) - the sight of (seeing, sight, perception, philosophy)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - is meritorious (better, more excellent, good fortune, welfare, merit)

• स्नानं (snānaṁ) - bathing, ablution

• च (ca) - and, also

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

• श्रवणं (śravaṇaṁ) - hearing, listening, sound

• च (ca) - and, also

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one, O very intelligent one

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - in its true essence (in truth, in reality, essentially, completely)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (a name, specific character from Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

तीर्थानां (tīrthānāṁ) - of holy places (tīrthas) (of holy places, of fords)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, sacred place, holy place, place of pilgrimage

दर्शनं (darśanaṁ) - the sight of (seeing, sight, perception, philosophy)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, beholding, perception, sight, view, showing, doctrine, philosophy

Agent noun / Action noun

Derived from verb root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - is meritorious (better, more excellent, good fortune, welfare, merit)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, excellent, good fortune, welfare, merit

Comparative of praśasya (praiseworthy)

स्नानं (snānaṁ) - bathing, ablution

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of snāna

snāna - bathing, washing, ablution

Action noun

Derived from verb root snā (to bathe)

Root: snā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull (best) among Bharatas; O best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: An address to Bhishma

श्रवणं (śravaṇaṁ) - hearing, listening, sound

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śravaṇa

śravaṇa - hearing, listening, ear, sound

Action noun

Derived from verb root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O greatly wise one, O very intelligent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• prājña – wise, discerning, intelligent person
  adjective (masculine)

Note: An address to Bhishma

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

(verb)

infinitive of śru

Infinitive

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

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

Present tense

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - in its true essence (in truth, in reality, essentially, completely)

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas added to tattva