महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-6, verse-18

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
इत्युक्त्वा धर्मराजानं वेपमानः कृताञ्जलिम् ।
उवाच वचनं राजा धृतराष्ट्रोऽम्बिकासुतः ॥१८॥

18. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
ityuktvā dharmarājānaṁ vepamānaḥ kṛtāñjalim ,
uvāca vacanaṁ rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro'mbikāsutaḥ.

18. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca iti uktvā dharmarājānam vepamānaḥ
kṛtāñjalim uvāca vacanam rājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ ambikāsutaḥ

18. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca.
iti dharmarājānam uktvā vepamānaḥ kṛtāñjalim rājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ ambikāsutaḥ vacanam uvāca.

18. Vaiśampāyana said: Having thus spoken to Yudhiṣṭhira, the king (dharma-rāja), Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the son of Ambikā, trembling and with folded hands, spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator of Mahabharata)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• धर्मराजानम् (dharmarājānam) - To Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest Pāṇḍava, known as the king of (dharma). (to the king of (dharma), to Yudhiṣṭhira)

• वेपमानः (vepamānaḥ) - trembling, quivering

• कृताञ्जलिम् (kṛtāñjalim) - Describing Dhṛtarāṣṭra's state while speaking, as an adverbial accusative. (with folded hands)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

• राजा (rājā) - king

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king)

• अम्बिकासुतः (ambikāsutaḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who was the son of Ambikā. (son of Ambikā)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator of Mahabharata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative (Lit)

Third person singular, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मराजानम् (dharmarājānam) - To Yudhiṣṭhira, the eldest Pāṇḍava, known as the king of (dharma). (to the king of (dharma), to Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of (dharma), king of justice, Yudhiṣṭhira (personification of dharma)

Compound of dharma (righteousness, natural law) and rāja (king)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – (dharma), righteousness, natural law, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

वेपमानः (vepamānaḥ) - trembling, quivering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vepamāna

vepamāna - trembling, shaking

Present Middle Participle

From root vep (to tremble)

Root: vep (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rājā Dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ'

कृताञ्जलिम् (kṛtāñjalim) - Describing Dhṛtarāṣṭra's state while speaking, as an adverbial accusative. (with folded hands)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - having folded hands, with joined palms (a gesture of respect)

Compound of kṛta (done, made) and añjali (folding of hands)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – the cavity formed by folding the hands, folded hands
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adverbial usage, describing the state of the subject 'Dhṛtarāṣṭra' while performing the action.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative (Lit)

Third person singular, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, utterance

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, utterance, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'uvāca'

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king of the Kauravas)

Compound of dhṛta (held, supported) and rāṣṭra (kingdom)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

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

Note: Agrees with 'rājā'

अम्बिकासुतः (ambikāsutaḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who was the son of Ambikā. (son of Ambikā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambikāsuta

ambikāsuta - son of Ambikā

Compound of Ambikā (name of a queen) and suta (son)

Compound type : tatpurusha (ambikā+suta)

• ambikā – Ambikā (name of the queen, wife of Vichitravirya and mother of Dhritarashtra)
  proper noun (feminine)
• suta – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'rājā' and 'Dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ'