महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-53, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
तस्मिन्नन्तर्हिते विप्रे राजा किमकरोत्तदा ।
भार्या चास्य महाभागा तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
tasminnantarhite vipre rājā kimakarottadā ,
bhāryā cāsya mahābhāgā tanme brūhi pitāmaha.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca tasmin antardhite vipre rājā kim akarot
tadā bhāryā ca asya mahābhāgā tat me brūhi pitāmaha

1. Yudhiṣṭhira said: 'O grandfather, when that Brahmin disappeared, what did the king do then? And what did his greatly fortunate wife do? Please tell me that.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - the eldest of the Pāṇḍavas (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name))

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

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (Brahmin) (in that, when that)

• अन्तर्धिते (antardhite) - when the Brahmin disappeared (when disappeared, vanished)

• विप्रे (vipre) - when the Brahmin (the muni) disappeared (in the Brahmin, when the Brahmin)

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• किम् (kim) - what?

• अकरोत् (akarot) - the king did (he did, he made)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• भार्या (bhāryā) - the king's wife (wife)

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - the king's (his)

• महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - the greatly fortunate queen (greatly fortunate, highly esteemed)

• तत् (tat) - that (story/information) (that)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell me! (tell! speak!)

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Bhīṣma (O grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - the eldest of the Pāṇḍavas (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest of the Pāṇḍavas)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

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

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect form of √vac.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (Brahmin) (in that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

अन्तर्धिते (antardhite) - when the Brahmin disappeared (when disappeared, vanished)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of antardhita

antardhita - disappeared, vanished, concealed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dhā 'to place' with 'antar' prefix

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Part of locative absolute construction.

विप्रे (vipre) - when the Brahmin (the muni) disappeared (in the Brahmin, when the Brahmin)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, inspired one

Note: Part of locative absolute construction, refers to the muni.

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject.

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what?, why?, whether

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

अकरोत् (akarot) - the king did (he did, he made)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Imperfect form of √kṛ.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

भार्या (bhāryā) - the king's wife (wife)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, married woman

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from √bhṛ 'to bear, carry, maintain'

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अस्य (asya) - the king's (his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Genitive modifying bhāryā.

महाभागा (mahābhāgā) - the greatly fortunate queen (greatly fortunate, highly esteemed)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, greatly esteemed, noble

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, fortune, luck, part
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'bhāryā'.

तत् (tat) - that (story/information) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'brūhi'.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of mad, dative/genitive singular.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell me! (tell! speak!)

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Imperative form of √brū.

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Bhīṣma (O grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather

Note: Address to Bhīṣma (implied context).