महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-5, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
भीष्मद्रोणौ महात्मानौ धृतराष्ट्रश्च पार्थिवः ।
विराटद्रुपदौ चोभौ शङ्खश्चैवोत्तरस्तथा ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
bhīṣmadroṇau mahātmānau dhṛtarāṣṭraśca pārthivaḥ ,
virāṭadrupadau cobhau śaṅkhaścaivottarastathā.

1. Janamejayaḥ uvāca | Bhīṣma-Droṇau
mahā-ātmānau Dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ ca
pārthivaḥ | Virāṭa-Drupadau ca
ubhau Śaṅkhaḥ ca eva Uttaraḥ tathā

1. Janamejayaḥ uvāca Bhīṣma-Droṇau mahā-ātmānau,
ca Dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ pārthivaḥ,
ca ubhau Virāṭa-Drupadau,
ca eva Śaṅkhaḥ,
tathā Uttaraḥ.

1. Janamejaya said: Bhishma and Drona, the great-souled ones, and King Dhritarashtra; and both Virata and Drupada; and also Shankha, and Uttara.

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भीष्म-द्रोणौ (bhīṣma-droṇau) - Bhishma and Drona

• महा-आत्मानौ (mahā-ātmānau) - great-souled ones, magnanimous ones

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra (proper name)

• च (ca) - and, also

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, earthly ruler

• विराट-द्रुपदौ (virāṭa-drupadau) - Virata and Drupada

• च (ca) - and, also

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - Shankha (proper name)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, also

• उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - Uttara (proper name)

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, in like manner

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Janamejaya

Janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikṣit)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root √vac (to speak), perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: √vac (class 2)

भीष्म-द्रोणौ (bhīṣma-droṇau) - Bhishma and Drona

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of Bhīṣma-Droṇa

Bhīṣma-Droṇa - Bhishma and Drona (two proper names)

Compound type : dvandva (Bhīṣma+Droṇa)

• Bhīṣma – Bhishma (a prominent character in the Mahabharata)
  proper noun (masculine)
• Droṇa – Drona (a royal guru and master of advanced military arts)
  proper noun (masculine)

महा-आत्मानौ (mahā-ātmānau) - great-souled ones, magnanimous ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: √an (class 2)

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhritarashtra (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of the blind king of Hastinapura, father of the Kauravas)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, earthly ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, relating to the earth, a king (lord of the earth)

Derived from pṛthivī (earth) with the suffix -a. Can also be an adjective.

विराट-द्रुपदौ (virāṭa-drupadau) - Virata and Drupada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of Virāṭa-Drupada

Virāṭa-Drupada - Virata and Drupada (two proper names)

Compound type : dvandva (Virāṭa+Drupada)

• Virāṭa – Virata (king of the Matsyas, in whose court the Pandavas hid)
  proper noun (masculine)
• Drupada – Drupada (king of Panchala, father of Draupadi)
  proper noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both, two

शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) - Shankha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Śaṅkha

Śaṅkha - Shankha (name of a king, son of Virata)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, also

(indeclinable)

उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - Uttara (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Uttara

Uttara - Uttara (name of a prince of Virata, slain by Karna)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, also, in like manner

(indeclinable)