महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-1, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
प्राप्य राज्यं महाभागाः पाण्डवा मे पितामहाः ।
कथमासन्महाराजे धृतराष्ट्रे महात्मनि ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
prāpya rājyaṁ mahābhāgāḥ pāṇḍavā me pitāmahāḥ ,
kathamāsanmahārāje dhṛtarāṣṭre mahātmani.

1. janamejaya uvāca prāpya rājyam mahābhāgāḥ pāṇḍavā me
pitāmahāḥ katham āsan mahārāje dhṛtarāṣṭre mahātmani

1. janamejaya uvāca rājyam prāpya me mahābhāgāḥ pāṇḍavā
pitāmahāḥ mahātmani mahārāje dhṛtarāṣṭre katham āsan

1. Janamejaya said: "Having regained their kingdom, how did my illustrious Pāṇḍava grandfathers behave towards the great (mahātman) King Dhṛtarāṣṭra?"

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (a proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - Having regained (having obtained, having reached, having achieved)

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - their kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, reign)

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - illustrious (highly fortunate, illustrious, noble)

• पाण्डवा (pāṇḍavā) - Pāṇḍava (the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu))

• मे (me) - my (my, to me)

• पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - grandfathers (grandfathers, ancestors)

• कथम् (katham) - how? (how? in what manner?)

• आसन् (āsan) - did they behave (were they) (they were, they existed)

• महाराजे (mahārāje) - towards the great king (to the great king)

• धृतराष्ट्रे (dhṛtarāṣṭre) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name))

• महात्मनि (mahātmani) - the great (mahātman) (to the great-souled, noble)

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Root vac, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, Perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - Having regained (having obtained, having reached, having achieved)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra- and suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Absolutive (gerund) form

राज्यम् (rājyam) - their kingdom (kingdom, sovereignty, reign)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, reign

From rājan (king) + ya (suffix)

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - illustrious (highly fortunate, illustrious, noble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, noble

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great
  adjective
• bhāga – fortune, share, portion
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhaj (to divide, share)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

पाण्डवा (pāṇḍavā) - Pāṇḍava (the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

From Pāṇḍu (name of a king) + a (suffix)

मे (me) - my (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

Note: Enclitic form of asmad

पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - grandfathers (grandfathers, ancestors)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, paternal grandfather

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great (often used as a suffix for reverence)
  adjective

कथम् (katham) - how? (how? in what manner?)

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - did they behave (were they) (they were, they existed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

Root as, Parasmaipada, 3rd person plural, Imperfect tense

Root: as (class 2)

महाराजे (mahārāje) - towards the great king (to the great king)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great
  adjective
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used with a sense of 'towards' or 'in relation to'

धृतराष्ट्रे (dhṛtarāṣṭre) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name))

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king)

Note: Agrees with mahārāje and mahātmani

महात्मनि (mahātmani) - the great (mahātman) (to the great-souled, noble)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous; the supreme spirit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with mahārāje and dhṛtarāṣṭre