महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-14, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
शंतनुः पालयामास यथावत्पृथिवीमिमाम् ।
तथा विचित्रवीर्यश्च भीष्मेण परिपालितः ।
पालयामास वस्तातो विदितं वो नसंशयः ॥१॥

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
śaṁtanuḥ pālayāmāsa yathāvatpṛthivīmimām ,
tathā vicitravīryaśca bhīṣmeṇa paripālitaḥ ,
pālayāmāsa vastāto viditaṁ vo nasaṁśayaḥ.

1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca śaṁtanuḥ pālayāmāsa
yathāvat pṛthivīm imām tathā
vicitravīryaḥ ca bhīṣmeṇa paripālitaḥ pālayāmāsa
vaḥ tātaḥ viditam vaḥ na saṃśayaḥ

1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca śaṁtanuḥ imām pṛthivīm
yathāvat pālayāmāsa tathā ca bhīṣmeṇa
paripālitaḥ vaḥ tātaḥ vicitravīryaḥ
pālayāmāsa etat vaḥ viditam saṃśayaḥ na

1. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: 'Śaṁtanu ruled this earth properly. Similarly, your father, Vicitravīrya, protected by Bhīṣma, also ruled. This is certainly known to you all; there is no doubt.'

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• शंतनुः (śaṁtanuḥ) - Śaṁtanu

• पालयामास (pālayāmāsa) - he protected, he ruled

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, accordingly

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, the land

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Vicitravīrya

• च (ca) - and, also

• भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhīṣma

• परिपालितः (paripālitaḥ) - protected, guarded

• पालयामास (pālayāmāsa) - he protected, he ruled

• वः (vaḥ) - your (referring to the listeners' father) (your (plural), to you (plural))

• तातः (tātaḥ) - father, dear one

• विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood

• वः (vaḥ) - to you all (the listeners) (to you (plural))

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind Kuru king)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm
  noun (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, Active Voice, Parasmaipada

3rd person, singular, perfect indicative

Root: vac (class 2)

शंतनुः (śaṁtanuḥ) - Śaṁtanu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṁtanu

śaṁtanu - Śaṁtanu (name of a king, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's grandfather)

पालयामास (pālayāmāsa) - he protected, he ruled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pāl

Periphrastic Perfect, Active Voice

3rd person, singular, periphrastic perfect indicative, from causative of root pā (to protect)

Root: pā (class 2)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, duly, accordingly

(indeclinable)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the earth, the land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, land, ground

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

विचित्रवीर्यः (vicitravīryaḥ) - Vicitravīrya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicitravīrya

vicitravīrya - Vicitravīrya (name of a king, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's father)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vicitra+vīrya)

• vicitra – variegated, diverse, wonderful
  adjective
• vīrya – heroism, valor, energy
  noun (neuter)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भीष्मेण (bhīṣmeṇa) - by Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name of a Kuru warrior, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's grand-uncle/protector)

परिपालितः (paripālitaḥ) - protected, guarded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paripālita

paripālita - protected, guarded, cherished

Past Passive Participle

From root pāl (to protect) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: pāl (class 10)

पालयामास (pālayāmāsa) - he protected, he ruled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of pāl

Periphrastic Perfect, Active Voice

3rd person, singular, periphrastic perfect indicative, from causative of root pā (to protect)

Root: pā (class 2)

वः (vaḥ) - your (referring to the listeners' father) (your (plural), to you (plural))

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Pronoun of the second person

तातः (tātaḥ) - father, dear one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, respected elder

विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

वः (vaḥ) - to you all (the listeners) (to you (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Pronoun of the second person

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From root śī (to lie) with prefix saṃ

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)