महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-50, verse-44

अर्जुन उवाच ।
को न्वसौ ब्राह्मणः कृष्ण कश्च शिष्यो जनार्दन ।
श्रोतव्यं चेन्मयैतद्वै तत्त्वमाचक्ष्व मे विभो ॥४४॥

44. arjuna uvāca ,
ko nvasau brāhmaṇaḥ kṛṣṇa kaśca śiṣyo janārdana ,
śrotavyaṁ cenmayaitadvai tattvamācakṣva me vibho.

44. arjuna uvāca | kaḥ nu asau
brāhmaṇaḥ kṛṣṇa kaḥ ca śiṣyaḥ
janārdana | śrotavyam cet mayā etat
vai tattvam ācakṣva me vibho

44. arjuna uvāca kṛṣṇa janārdana kaḥ nu asau brāhmaṇaḥ ca kaḥ
śiṣyaḥ cet etat tattvam mayā vai śrotavyam me ācakṣva vibho

44. Arjuna said: "Who then is this Brahmin, Krishna? And who is the disciple, Janardana? If this truth is to be heard by me, O mighty one, then explain that truth to me."

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (a celebrated hero of the Mahabharata)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

• नु (nu) - then, now, indeed

• असौ (asau) - that (one), this (one)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a priest

• कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna (a name of Vasudeva)

• कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

• च (ca) - and, also

• शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple, student

• जनार्दन (janārdana) - Janardana (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

• श्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam) - to be heard, audible

• चेत् (cet) - if, in case

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एतत् (etat) - this (truth/matter) (this, that)

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, explain

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• विभो (vibho) - O mighty one, O lord

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna (a celebrated hero of the Mahabharata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna; white, clear

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root 'vac' (2nd class) in perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

नु (nu) - then, now, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle implying interrogation or emphasis.

असौ (asau) - that (one), this (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

Derived from 'brahman'.

Note: Refers to a member of the priestly class.

कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) - Krishna (a name of Vasudeva)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Krishna; black, dark

Note: A direct address to Krishna.

कः (kaḥ) - who?, what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

शिष्यः (śiṣyaḥ) - disciple, student

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, student, pupil

From root śāṣ (to teach) + ya.

Root: śās (class 2)

जनार्दन (janārdana) - Janardana (an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janārdana

janārdana - Janardana, one who is worshipped by men; agitator of men

Note: A direct address to Krishna.

श्रोतव्यम् (śrotavyam) - to be heard, audible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śrotavya

śrotavya - to be heard, fit to be heard

Gerundive

From root 'śru' (to hear) + tavya pratyaya.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective.

चेत् (cet) - if, in case

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional particle.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in passive construction 'to be heard by me'.

एतत् (etat) - this (truth/matter) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Demonstrative pronoun.

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle

Note: Object of 'ācakṣva'.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - tell, explain

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of cakṣ

Root 'cakṣ' with prefix 'ā' (2nd class) in imperative tense.

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Middle voice imperative.

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Indirect object.

विभो (vibho) - O mighty one, O lord

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - pervading, mighty, lord, master

Note: A direct address, often used for deities or powerful beings.