महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-1, verse-6

पाण्डवाः सर्वकार्याणि संपृच्छन्ति स्म तं नृपम् ।
चक्रुस्तेनाभ्यनुज्ञाता वर्षाणि दश पञ्च च ॥६॥

6. pāṇḍavāḥ sarvakāryāṇi saṁpṛcchanti sma taṁ nṛpam ,
cakrustenābhyanujñātā varṣāṇi daśa pañca ca.

6. pāṇḍavāḥ sarvakāryāṇi sampṛcchanti sma tam nṛpam
cakruḥ tena abhyanujñātāḥ varṣāṇi daśa pañca ca

6. pāṇḍavāḥ tam nṛpam sarvakāryāṇi sampṛcchanti sma tena
abhyanujñātāḥ (santaḥ) daśa pañca ca varṣāṇi cakruḥ

6. The Pāṇḍavas consulted that king concerning all their affairs. Having been granted permission by him, they carried out their duties for fifteen years.

Words meanings summery:

• पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (the sons of Pāṇḍu)

• सर्वकार्याणि (sarvakāryāṇi) - all affairs, all duties, all tasks

• सम्पृच्छन्ति (sampṛcchanti) - they ask, they consult

• स्म (sma) - an indeclinable particle used with present tense to denote past action

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (king, ruler)

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they ruled/governed (they did, they performed)

• तेन (tena) - by King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (by him, by that)

• अभ्यनुज्ञाताः (abhyanujñātāḥ) - permitted, sanctioned, allowed

• वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

• दश (daśa) - ten

• पञ्च (pañca) - five

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

पाण्डवाः (pāṇḍavāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (the sons of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu

Taddhita formation from Pāṇḍu

सर्वकार्याणि (sarvakāryāṇi) - all affairs, all duties, all tasks

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarvakārya

sarvakārya - all affairs, all duties

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+kārya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  pronoun (masculine)
• kārya – what is to be done, duty, affair, task
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root kṛ (to do) + -ya suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सम्पृच्छन्ति (sampṛcchanti) - they ask, they consult

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of sampṛcch

Prefix: sam

Root: prac (class 6)

स्म (sma) - an indeclinable particle used with present tense to denote past action

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नृपम् (nṛpam) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (king, ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

From nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they ruled/governed (they did, they performed)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तेन (tena) - by King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभ्यनुज्ञाताः (abhyanujñātāḥ) - permitted, sanctioned, allowed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhyanujñāta

abhyanujñāta - permitted, sanctioned, allowed

Past Passive Participle

From root jñā (to know) with upasargas abhi and anu

Prefixes: abhi+anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Qualifies pāṇḍavāḥ, implying 'being permitted'.

वर्षाणि (varṣāṇi) - years

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of varṣa

varṣa - year; rain

दश (daśa) - ten

(indeclinable)

पञ्च (pañca) - five

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'ten' and 'five'.