महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-13, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
एवमेतत्करिष्यामि यथात्थ पृथिवीपते ।
भूयश्चैवानुशास्योऽहं भवता पार्थिवर्षभ ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
evametatkariṣyāmi yathāttha pṛthivīpate ,
bhūyaścaivānuśāsyo'haṁ bhavatā pārthivarṣabha.

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca evam etat kariṣyāmi yathā āttha pṛthivīpate
bhūyaḥ ca eva anuśāsyaḥ aham bhavatā pārthivarṣabha

1. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca pṛthivīpate yathā āttha evam etat
kariṣyāmi ca eva pārthivarṣabha aham bhavatā bhūyaḥ anuśāsyaḥ

1. Yudhiṣṭhira said, 'O King, I will certainly do this as you have said. Moreover, O best of rulers, I am to be instructed by you.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• एतत् (etat) - this (matter, instruction) (this, that)

• करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I shall make

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• आत्थ (āttha) - you say, you have said

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - Addressing Bhīṣma as king (O king, O lord of the earth)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - moreover, in addition (again, further, moreover)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - emphasizes bhūyaḥ ca (indeed, certainly, only)

• अनुशास्यः (anuśāsyaḥ) - I am to be instructed (to be instructed, to be taught, to be ruled)

• अहम् (aham) - Yudhiṣṭhira (speaker) (I)

• भवता (bhavatā) - By Bhīṣma (by you (honorific))

• पार्थिवर्षभ (pārthivarṣabha) - Addressing Bhīṣma (O best of kings, O chief of rulers)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle; a name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother

From yudhi (in battle) + sthira (steady).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – steady, firm, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the statement.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (matter, instruction) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (near)

Note: Object of kariṣyāmi.

करिष्यामि (kariṣyāmi) - I will do, I shall make

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kṛ

Future tense form of √kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

आत्थ (āttha) - you say, you have said

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 2nd person singular of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - Addressing Bhīṣma as king (O king, O lord of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - moreover, in addition (again, further, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Comparative of bahu (much, many).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

एव (eva) - emphasizes bhūyaḥ ca (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

अनुशास्यः (anuśāsyaḥ) - I am to be instructed (to be instructed, to be taught, to be ruled)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anuśāsya

anuśāsya - to be instructed, to be taught, to be governed

gerundive

From anu + √śās + ya (ṇyat) suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Agrees with aham.

अहम् (aham) - Yudhiṣṭhira (speaker) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Subject.

भवता (bhavatā) - By Bhīṣma (by you (honorific))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (honorific)

present active participle of √bhū

Used as an honorific pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

पार्थिवर्षभ (pārthivarṣabha) - Addressing Bhīṣma (O best of kings, O chief of rulers)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthivarṣabha

pārthivarṣabha - best of kings, chief of rulers

Compound of pārthiva (king) and ṛṣabha (bull, best).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pārthiva+ṛṣabha)

• pārthiva – king, ruler, relating to earth
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from pṛthivī
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)