महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-80, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
पवित्राणां पवित्रं यच्छ्रेष्ठं लोके च यद्भवेत् ।
पावनं परमं चैव तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
pavitrāṇāṁ pavitraṁ yacchreṣṭhaṁ loke ca yadbhavet ,
pāvanaṁ paramaṁ caiva tanme brūhi pitāmaha.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca pavitrāṇām pavitram yat śreṣṭham loke
ca yat bhavet pāvanam paramam ca eva tat me brūhi pitāmaha

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca pitāmaha pavitrāṇām yat pavitram ca loke
yat śreṣṭham bhavet ca eva paramam pāvanam tat me brūhi

1. Yudhishthira said: "O Grandfather, please tell me that which is the purest among purifiers, that which is the best in the world, and indeed, the supreme sanctifier."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (name of a king)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• पवित्राणाम् (pavitrāṇām) - of purifiers, of holy things

• पवित्रम् (pavitram) - the purest, a purifier, sacred

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - the best, supreme, most excellent

• लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

• च (ca) - and, also

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

• पावनम् (pāvanam) - sanctifier, purificatory, purifying

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, utmost

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• तत् (tat) - that (thing you will tell me) (that, it)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather Bhishma (O Grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (the eldest Pandava brother); steady in battle

Compound type : aluk-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)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect

Reduplicated perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

पवित्राणाम् (pavitrāṇām) - of purifiers, of holy things

(adjective)

Genitive, neuter, plural of pavitra

pavitra - pure, sacred, holy, purifier, strainer

From root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Can also be masculine/feminine, here likely neuter referring to 'things'

पवित्रम् (pavitram) - the purest, a purifier, sacred

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pavitra

pavitra - pure, sacred, holy, purifier, strainer

From root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Also accusative singular

श्रेष्ठम् (śreṣṭham) - the best, supreme, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme, chief

Superlative of praśasya (excellent), from praśas (to praise)

Root: śas (class 2)

Note: Also accusative singular

लोके (loke) - in the world, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people, community

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Also accusative singular

भवेत् (bhavet) - may be, should be, would be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Optative

3rd person singular active optative

Root: bhū (class 1)

पावनम् (pāvanam) - sanctifier, purificatory, purifying

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāvana

pāvana - purifying, cleansing, holy, sanctifier, purifier

From root pū (to purify)

Root: pū (class 1)

Note: Also accusative singular

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, utmost

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest

Superlative degree (from para)

Note: Also accusative singular

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (thing you will tell me) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Also nominative singular neuter

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Enclitic form of 1st person pronoun

Note: Also genitive singular

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell, speak

(verb)

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

Imperative

2nd person singular active imperative

Root: brū (class 2)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Grandfather Bhishma (O Grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - paternal grandfather; Brahma

Note: Used as a direct address to Bhishma.