महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-28, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
प्रज्ञाश्रुताभ्यां वृत्तेन शीलेन च यथा भवान् ।
गुणैः समुदितः सर्वैर्वयसा च समन्वितः ।
तस्माद्भवन्तं पृच्छामि धर्मं धर्मभृतां वर ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
prajñāśrutābhyāṁ vṛttena śīlena ca yathā bhavān ,
guṇaiḥ samuditaḥ sarvairvayasā ca samanvitaḥ ,
tasmādbhavantaṁ pṛcchāmi dharmaṁ dharmabhṛtāṁ vara.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca prajñāśrutābhyām vṛttena
śīlena ca yathā bhavān guṇaiḥ samuditaḥ
sarvaiḥ vayasā ca samanvitaḥ tasmāt
bhavantam pṛcchāmi dharmam dharmabhṛtām vara

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca he dharmabhṛtām vara,
yathā bhavān prajñāśrutābhyām vṛttena ca śīlena sarvaiḥ guṇaiḥ samuditaḥ ca vayasā samanvitaḥ tasmāt bhavantam dharmam pṛcchāmi

1. Yudhishthira said: "Just as you, sir, are endowed with wisdom and vast knowledge (śruta), with noble conduct and character, and possessed of all virtues, as well as being mature in age (experience), therefore, I ask you, O best among those who uphold the natural law (dharma), about the natural law (dharma)."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रज्ञाश्रुताभ्याम् (prajñāśrutābhyām) - by/with wisdom and learning/vast knowledge

• वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by/with conduct, behavior, practice

• शीलेन (śīlena) - by/with character, moral conduct, disposition

• च (ca) - and

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), sir

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by/with qualities, virtues

• समुदितः (samuditaḥ) - endowed with, possessed of, risen, combined

• सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by/with all

• वयसा (vayasā) - by/with age, time of life

• च (ca) - and

• समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - endowed with, possessed of, accompanied by

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (honorific), sir

• पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask, I inquire

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold (dharma)

• वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent, boon, suitor)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name of the eldest Pandava brother)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, irregular formation

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रज्ञाश्रुताभ्याम् (prajñāśrutābhyām) - by/with wisdom and learning/vast knowledge

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, dual of prajñāśruta

prajñāśruta - wisdom and learning/knowledge

Compound type : dvandva (prajñā+śruta)

• prajñā – wisdom, intelligence, understanding
  noun (feminine)
• śruta – heard, learned, knowledge, sacred tradition, vast knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (nominalized)
  Derived from root śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

वृत्तेन (vṛttena) - by/with conduct, behavior, practice

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, practice, event

शीलेन (śīlena) - by/with character, moral conduct, disposition

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śīla

śīla - character, moral conduct, disposition, nature

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific), sir

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), being, existing

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by/with qualities, virtues

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent

समुदितः (samuditaḥ) - endowed with, possessed of, risen, combined

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudita

samudita - risen, combined, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From root 'i' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ud'

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: i (class 2)

सर्वैः (sarvaiḥ) - by/with all

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

वयसा (vayasā) - by/with age, time of life

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, time of life, vigor, energy

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

समन्वितः (samanvitaḥ) - endowed with, possessed of, accompanied by

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samanvita

samanvita - endowed with, furnished with, accompanied by

Past Passive Participle

From root 'i' with prefixes 'sam' and 'anu'

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: i (class 2)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverbial ablative

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (honorific), sir

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), being, existing

पृच्छामि (pṛcchāmi) - I ask, I inquire

(verb)

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

Root: prach (class 6)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold (dharma)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma, righteous

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, upholding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Participial
  Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, support)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

वर (vara) - O best (best, excellent, boon, suitor)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, superior; boon, blessing; suitor