महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-5, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
आनृशंसस्य धर्मस्य गुणान्भक्तजनस्य च ।
श्रोतुमिच्छामि कार्त्स्न्येन तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
ānṛśaṁsasya dharmasya guṇānbhaktajanasya ca ,
śrotumicchāmi kārtsnyena tanme brūhi pitāmaha.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca | ānṛśaṃsasya dharmasya guṇān bhaktajanasya
ca | śrotum icchāmi kārtsnyena tat me brūhi pitāmaha

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca: pitāmaha,
ānṛśaṃsasya dharmasya ca bhaktajanasya guṇān kārtsnyena śrotum icchāmi; tat me brūhi

1. Yudhiṣṭhira said: 'O grandfather (pitāmaha), I wish to hear fully about the qualities of the natural law (dharma) of compassion and also of devoted people. Therefore, please tell me that.'

Words meanings summery:

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

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आनृशंसस्य (ānṛśaṁsasya) - of non-cruelty, of compassion, of humanity

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of the natural law (dharma) of compassion (of natural law, of righteous conduct, of duty, of virtue)

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

• भक्तजनस्य (bhaktajanasya) - of devoted people, of devotees

• च (ca) - and, also

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

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

• कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, fully, in its entirety

• तत् (tat) - therefore (introducing a request) (that, therefore)

• मे (me) - to me, my

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - Address for Bhīṣma, Yudhiṣṭhira's great-uncle/venerable elder (O grandfather, O great-grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

आनृशंसस्य (ānṛśaṁsasya) - of non-cruelty, of compassion, of humanity

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ānṛśaṃsa

ānṛśaṁsa - absence of cruelty, kindness, compassion, humanity

Note: Agrees with 'dharmasya'.

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of the natural law (dharma) of compassion (of natural law, of righteous conduct, of duty, of virtue)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, intrinsic nature, righteous conduct, duty, virtue, religion, justice

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature

भक्तजनस्य (bhaktajanasya) - of devoted people, of devotees

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhaktajana

bhaktajana - devoted person, devotee

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhakta+jana)

• bhakta – devoted, loyal, attached; a devotee
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhaj with suffix -kta
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

(verb)

infinitive of śrotum

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

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

(verb)

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

Root: iṣ (class 6)

कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - completely, fully, in its entirety

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtsnya

kārtsnya - completeness, entireness, totality

तत् (tat) - therefore (introducing a request) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, therefore, thus

मे (me) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (pronoun)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - Address for Bhīṣma, Yudhiṣṭhira's great-uncle/venerable elder (O grandfather, O great-grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great-grandfather, revered elder