महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-5, verse-21

उचितं नः कुले तात सर्वेषां भरतर्षभ ।
पुत्रेष्वैश्वर्यमाधाय वयसोऽन्ते वनं नृप ॥२१॥

21. ucitaṁ naḥ kule tāta sarveṣāṁ bharatarṣabha ,
putreṣvaiśvaryamādhāya vayaso'nte vanaṁ nṛpa.

21. ucitam naḥ kule tāta sarveṣām bharatarṣabha
putreṣu aiśvaryam ādhāya vayasaḥ ante vanam nṛpa

21. tāta bharatarṣabha nṛpa naḥ kule sarveṣām ucitam
putreṣu aiśvaryam ādhāya vayasaḥ ante vanam

21. O dear one, O best of Bharatas, O king, it is the tradition in our family for everyone, at the end of their life, to enter the forest after establishing their sons in sovereignty.

Words meanings summery:

• उचितम् (ucitam) - proper, right, customary, suitable

• नः (naḥ) - to us, our

• कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of endearment for Yudhiṣṭhira) (O dear one, O father)

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - for all (members of the family/lineage) (for all, of all)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O best of Bharatas, O chief among Bharatas)

• पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - upon the sons, among the sons

• ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, dominion, prosperity, power

• आधाय (ādhāya) - having placed, having bestowed, having deposited

• वयसः (vayasaḥ) - of life, of age

• अन्ते (ante) - at the end

• वनम् (vanam) - entering the forest (to the forest, the forest)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O king)

Words meanings and morphology

उचितम् (ucitam) - proper, right, customary, suitable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ucita

ucita - proper, right, suitable, customary

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √vac (to speak), meaning 'that which is said to be proper'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Impersonal construction, 'it is proper'.

नः (naḥ) - to us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we

Note: Here, genitive 'our'.

कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, community

तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of endearment for Yudhiṣṭhira) (O dear one, O father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment, used for younger or elder)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira by Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - for all (members of the family/lineage) (for all, of all)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O best of Bharatas, O chief among Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, chief among Bharatas

Tatpuruṣa compound meaning 'bull of the Bharatas', denoting excellence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, name of a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.

पुत्रेषु (putreṣu) - upon the sons, among the sons

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Denotes the recipients of the sovereignty.

ऐश्वर्यम् (aiśvaryam) - sovereignty, dominion, prosperity, power

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aiśvarya

aiśvarya - sovereignty, dominion, supreme power, prosperity

Derived from īśvara (lord), with suffix -ya

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Object of ādhāya.

आधाय (ādhāya) - having placed, having bestowed, having deposited

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of ā-√dhā (to place, to bestow)

Prefix: ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

वयसः (vayasaḥ) - of life, of age

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, life, period of life

अन्ते (ante) - at the end

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, limit, conclusion

वनम् (vanam) - entering the forest (to the forest, the forest)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

Note: Implies 'going to the forest'.

नृप (nṛpa) - O king (referring to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound meaning 'protector of men' (nṛ-pa)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, ruler (from √pā)
  noun (masculine)
  Noun derived from √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.