महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-50, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
दर्शने कीदृशः स्नेहः संवासे च पितामह ।
महाभाग्यं गवां चैव तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
darśane kīdṛśaḥ snehaḥ saṁvāse ca pitāmaha ,
mahābhāgyaṁ gavāṁ caiva tanme brūhi pitāmaha.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca darśane kīdṛśaḥ snehaḥ saṃvāse ca
pitāmaha mahābhāgyam gavām ca eva tat me brūhi pitāmaha

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca pitāmaha,
darśane ca saṃvāse kīdṛśaḥ snehaḥ [asti]? ca eva gavām mahābhāgyam tat me brūhi pitāmaha

1. Yudhishthira said: O Grandfather, what is the nature of affection (sneha) in mere seeing and in living together? Also, O Grandfather, tell me about the great auspiciousness (mahābhāgya) of cows.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava (Yudhishthira (proper name))

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

• दर्शने (darśane) - in mere seeing (in seeing, at the sight, in perception)

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - what kind of (of what kind, what sort)

• स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection (affection, love, tenderness, oil, fat)

• संवासे (saṁvāse) - in living together (in dwelling together, in cohabitation, in association)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (addressing Bhishma) (grandfather, creator (Brahma))

• महाभाग्यम् (mahābhāgyam) - the great auspiciousness (or merit) (great fortune, auspiciousness, great prosperity, great merit)

• गवाम् (gavām) - of cows (of cows, of cattle, of the earth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• एव (eva) - also (just, only, indeed, certainly)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the great auspiciousness) (that (neuter singular nominative/accusative))

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my (dative/genitive singular of asmad))

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (tell, say)

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (addressing Bhishma) (grandfather, creator (Brahma))

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira, the eldest Pandava (Yudhishthira (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle; name of the eldest Pandava brother

Compound of yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm).

Compound type : aluk-saptamī-tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect active, 3rd person singular

Perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

दर्शने (darśane) - in mere seeing (in seeing, at the sight, in perception)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of darśana

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

From root dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Locative of circumstance.

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - what kind of (of what kind, what sort)

(interrogative adjective)

Note: Qualifies 'snehaḥ'.

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - affection (affection, love, tenderness, oil, fat)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - affection, love, tenderness, attachment; oil, fat, unctuousness

From root snih (to be unctuous, to love).

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

संवासे (saṁvāse) - in living together (in dwelling together, in cohabitation, in association)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃvāsa

saṁvāsa - dwelling together, cohabitation, association, intimacy

From sam-vas (to dwell together).

Prefix: sam

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Locative of circumstance.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'darśane' and 'saṃvāse'.

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (addressing Bhishma) (grandfather, creator (Brahma))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather; a creator, an epithet of Brahmā

From pitṛ (father) + maha (great).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  Shortened form of mahat.

Note: Address.

महाभाग्यम् (mahābhāgyam) - the great auspiciousness (or merit) (great fortune, auspiciousness, great prosperity, great merit)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahābhāgya

mahābhāgya - great fortune, good luck, great prosperity, auspiciousness, great merit

Compound of mahā (great) + bhāgya (fortune).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+bhāgya)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• bhāgya – fortune, luck, destiny, auspiciousness
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhaj (to distribute).
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Object of 'brūhi'.

गवाम् (gavām) - of cows (of cows, of cattle, of the earth)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, earth, ray of light

Note: Possessive for mahābhāgyam.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the question about sneha with the question about cows.

एव (eva) - also (just, only, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle, used here to mean 'also'.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the great auspiciousness) (that (neuter singular nominative/accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Object of 'brūhi'.

मे (me) - to me (to me, my (dative/genitive singular of asmad))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic pronoun.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (tell, say)

(verb)

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

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice

Imperative form of root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Command.

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather (addressing Bhishma) (grandfather, creator (Brahma))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather; a creator, an epithet of Brahmā

From pitṛ (father) + maha (great).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
  Shortened form of mahat.

Note: Repetition for emphasis or formality.