महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-36, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
वनवासं गते विप्र धृतराष्ट्रे महीपतौ ।
सभार्ये नृपशार्दूले वध्वा कुन्त्या समन्विते ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
vanavāsaṁ gate vipra dhṛtarāṣṭre mahīpatau ,
sabhārye nṛpaśārdūle vadhvā kuntyā samanvite.

1. janamejaya uvāca vanavāsam gate vipra dhṛtarāṣṭre
mahīpatau sabhārye nṛpaśārdūle vadhvā kuntyā samanvite

1. Janamejaya said: O Brāhmaṇa, when King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, a tiger among kings, had gone to forest exile with his wife, and was accompanied by Kuntī, his daughter-in-law,

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वनवासम् (vanavāsam) - forest dwelling, forest exile

• गते (gate) - having gone, gone

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brāhmaṇa, O sage

• धृतराष्ट्रे (dhṛtarāṣṭre) - when Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• महीपतौ (mahīpatau) - the king, the lord of the earth

• सभार्ये (sabhārye) - with his wife, accompanied by wife

• नृपशार्दूले (nṛpaśārdūle) - who was like a tiger among kings, an excellent king

• वध्वा (vadhvā) - by the daughter-in-law

• कुन्त्या (kuntyā) - by Kuntī

• समन्विते (samanvite) - accompanied by, endowed with

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya

Note: Speaker of the verse.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect indicative

Root vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

वनवासम् (vanavāsam) - forest dwelling, forest exile

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vanavāsa

vanavāsa - forest dwelling, forest exile

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+vāsa)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• vāsa – dwelling, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vas (to dwell)
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Destination of movement, implying 'to' forest dwelling.

गते (gate) - having gone, gone

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'dhṛtarāṣṭre'.

विप्र (vipra) - O Brāhmaṇa, O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brāhmaṇa, sage, inspired

Vocative singular of vipra

Note: Addressed to a Brāhmaṇa.

धृतराष्ट्रे (dhṛtarāṣṭre) - when Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'gate'.

महीपतौ (mahīpatau) - the king, the lord of the earth

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, lord of the earth

Locative singular of mahīpati

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+pati)

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

Note: Appositive to Dhṛtarāṣṭre.

सभार्ये (sabhārye) - with his wife, accompanied by wife

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sabhārya

sabhārya - with wife, accompanied by wife

Locative singular of sabhārya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+bhāryā)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'with'
• bhāryā – wife
  noun (feminine)

Note: Qualifies Dhṛtarāṣṭre.

नृपशार्दूले (nṛpaśārdūle) - who was like a tiger among kings, an excellent king

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nṛpaśārdūla

nṛpaśārdūla - tiger among kings (metaphor for excellent king)

Locative singular of nṛpaśārdūla

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+śārdūla)

• nṛpa – king, protector of men
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, excellent (when used as latter part of compound)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Dhṛtarāṣṭre.

वध्वा (vadhvā) - by the daughter-in-law

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of vadhū

vadhū - daughter-in-law, bride, young woman

Instrumental singular of vadhū

Note: Refers to Kuntī.

कुन्त्या (kuntyā) - by Kuntī

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kuntī

kuntī - Kuntī (proper name)

Instrumental singular of Kuntī

Note: Appositive to 'vadhvā'.

समन्विते (samanvite) - accompanied by, endowed with

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of samanvita

samanvita - accompanied by, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root anv-i with prefix sam

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies Dhṛtarāṣṭre.