महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-43

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
प्रायशो राजलोकस्ते कथितो वदतां वर ।
वैवस्वतसभायां तु यथा वदसि वै प्रभो ॥४३॥

43. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
prāyaśo rājalokaste kathito vadatāṁ vara ,
vaivasvatasabhāyāṁ tu yathā vadasi vai prabho.

43. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca prāyaśaḥ rājalokaḥ te kathitaḥ vadatām
vara vaivasvatasabhāyām tu yathā vadasi vai prabho

43. Yudhiṣṭhira said: 'O best among speakers, you have mostly described the assemblies of kings. But regarding the assembly of Vaivasvata (Yama), O lord, you speak truly.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly, generally, usually

• राजलोकः (rājalokaḥ) - assembly of kings, realm of kings

• ते (te) - by you

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - has been described (told, described, narrated)

• वदताम् (vadatām) - among speakers, of those who speak

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

• वैवस्वतसभायाम् (vaivasvatasabhāyām) - in the assembly of Vaivasvata (Yama)

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

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, truly

• वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  locative of yudh
• sthira – steady, firm, stable
  adjective

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense form

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

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रायशः (prāyaśaḥ) - mostly, generally, usually

(indeclinable)

suffix śas

राजलोकः (rājalokaḥ) - assembly of kings, realm of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājaloka

rājaloka - assembly of kings, people of kings, royal world

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+loka)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• loka – people, world, assembly
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)

ते (te) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - has been described (told, described, narrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, described

Past Passive Participle

derived from root kath (to tell) with suffix -ta

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'rājalokaḥ'

वदताम् (vadatām) - among speakers, of those who speak

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, speaker

Present Active Participle

derived from root vad (to speak) with suffix śatṛ

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Used in superlative sense 'best among speakers'

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon

वैवस्वतसभायाम् (vaivasvatasabhāyām) - in the assembly of Vaivasvata (Yama)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of vaivasvatasabhā

vaivasvatasabhā - assembly of Vaivasvata

compound of vaivasvata (son of Vivasvat, i.e., Yama) and sabhā (assembly)

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaivasvata+sabhā)

• vaivasvata – son of Vivasvat; Yama
  proper noun (masculine)
• sabhā – assembly, gathering
  noun (feminine)

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

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, truly

(indeclinable)

वदसि (vadasi) - you speak, you say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vad

present tense form

root vad (to speak), present 2nd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: vad (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रभो (prabho) - O lord, O master

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty

pra (prefix) + bhū (root - to be)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)