महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-5, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
विदितं भवतामेतद्यथा वृत्तः कुरुक्षयः ।
ममापराधात्तत्सर्वमिति ज्ञेयं तु कौरवाः ॥१॥

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
viditaṁ bhavatāmetadyathā vṛttaḥ kurukṣayaḥ ,
mamāparādhāttatsarvamiti jñeyaṁ tu kauravāḥ.

1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca viditam bhavatām etat yathā vṛttaḥ
kurukṣayaḥ mama aparādhāt tat sarvam iti jñeyam tu kauravāḥ

1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca (he) kauravāḥ,
bhavatām etat viditam (asti) yathā kurukṣayaḥ vṛttaḥ (asti),
tu mama aparādhāt tat sarvam iti jñeyam

1. Dhritarashtra said: "This is known to all of you, how the destruction of the Kurus occurred. However, O Kauravas, it should be understood that all of that was due to my fault."

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood

• भवताम् (bhavatām) - of your honors, to you all (plural, honorific)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

• वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - occurred, happened, transpired

• कुरुक्षयः (kurukṣayaḥ) - destruction of the Kurus

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अपराधात् (aparādhāt) - due to the fault, from the offense, through the transgression

• तत् (tat) - that

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

• ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - to be known, should be known, knowable

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - O Kauravas

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king of Hastinapura)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

विदितम् (viditam) - known, understood

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidita

vidita - known, understood, perceived

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root 'vid'

Root: vid (class 2)

भवताम् (bhavatām) - of your honors, to you all (plural, honorific)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (honorific address)

present participle of bhū (to be), used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, this one

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

वृत्तः (vṛttaḥ) - occurred, happened, transpired

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurred, happened, existed, behaved

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root 'vṛt'

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: modifies 'kurukṣayaḥ'

कुरुक्षयः (kurukṣayaḥ) - destruction of the Kurus

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurukṣaya

kurukṣaya - destruction of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+kṣaya)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient dynasty/tribe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣaya – destruction, loss, decline, end
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṣi (class 1)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

अपराधात् (aparādhāt) - due to the fault, from the offense, through the transgression

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of aparādha

aparādha - offense, fault, transgression, sin

Prefixes: apa+rā

Root: radh (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: modifies 'sarvam'

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

ज्ञेयम् (jñeyam) - to be known, should be known, knowable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, understandable

Gerundive

future passive participle of root 'jñā'

Root: jñā (class 9)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कौरवाः (kauravāḥ) - O Kauravas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

derived from Kuru