महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-13, verse-8

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
गान्धार्यहमनुज्ञातः स्वयं पित्रा महात्मना ।
युधिष्ठिरस्यानुमते गन्तास्मि नचिराद्वनम् ॥८॥

8. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
gāndhāryahamanujñātaḥ svayaṁ pitrā mahātmanā ,
yudhiṣṭhirasyānumate gantāsmi nacirādvanam.

8. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca gāndhāri aham anujñātaḥ svayam pitrā
mahātmanā yudhiṣṭhirasya anumate gantā asmi na cirāt vanam

8. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said, "Gandhari, I have been given permission by the great-souled father himself, and with Yudhiṣṭhira's consent, I shall soon go to the forest."

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गान्धारि (gāndhāri) - Addressed to Gāndhārī, wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O Gāndhāri)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted, authorized, consented

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by myself, by himself, personally

• पित्रा (pitrā) - Refers to Vyāsa, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father. (by the father)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - Refers to Vyāsa, described as great-souled. (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

• युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira

• अनुमते (anumate) - with the consent, with the permission

• गन्ता (gantā) - Used predicatively as 'I shall go'. (one who will go, goer)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• न (na) - In 'na cirāt' means 'not for long', i.e., soon. (not)

• चिरात् (cirāt) - With 'na', it means 'soon' or 'without delay'. (for a long time)

• वनम् (vanam) - To the forest, as a destination for hermitage. (forest, wood)

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Name of the Kuru king, son of Vyāsa and Ambikā, father of the Kauravas; literally, 'he who holds the kingdom'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, supported, maintained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From the root dhṛ (to hold, support).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of the root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

गान्धारि (gāndhāri) - Addressed to Gāndhārī, wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O Gāndhāri)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of gāndhārī

gāndhārī - Name of the wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, princess of Gāndhāra.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अनुज्ञातः (anujñātaḥ) - permitted, authorized, consented

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anujñāta

anujñāta - permitted, allowed, consented, authorized

Past Passive Participle

From the root jñā (to know) with the prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with the implicit 'aham'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - by myself, by himself, personally

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form.

पित्रा (pitrā) - Refers to Vyāsa, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father. (by the father)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - Refers to Vyāsa, described as great-souled. (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: Agrees with `pitrā`.

युधिष्ठिरस्य (yudhiṣṭhirasya) - of Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Name of the eldest Pāṇḍava, meaning 'steady in battle'.

Compound type : aluk-samāsa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle, in fight
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of `yudh` (battle).
• sthira – steady, firm, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  From the root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अनुमते (anumate) - with the consent, with the permission

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of anumati

anumati - consent, permission, approval

From the root man (to think) with the prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: man (class 4)

गन्ता (gantā) - Used predicatively as 'I shall go'. (one who will go, goer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gantṛ

gantṛ - a goer, one who goes or will go

Agent Noun / Future Participle

From the root gam (to go) with the suffix -tṛ.

Root: gam (class 1)

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present tense, 1st person singular

From the root as (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - In 'na cirāt' means 'not for long', i.e., soon. (not)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

चिरात् (cirāt) - With 'na', it means 'soon' or 'without delay'. (for a long time)

(indeclinable)

वनम् (vanam) - To the forest, as a destination for hermitage. (forest, wood)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove