महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-37, verse-3

असौ रोषात्प्रचलितो महान्नृपतिसागरः ।
अत्र यत्प्रतिपत्तव्यं तन्मे ब्रूहि पितामह ॥३॥

3. asau roṣātpracalito mahānnṛpatisāgaraḥ ,
atra yatpratipattavyaṁ tanme brūhi pitāmaha.

3. asau roṣāt pracalitaḥ mahān nṛpatisāgaraḥ
atra yat pratipattavyam tat me brūhi pitāmaha

3. This great ocean of kings is agitated with anger. Therefore, tell me, O Grandsire, what course of action should be taken in this situation.

Words meanings summery:

• असौ (asau) - this (multitude) (this (one), that (one))

• रोषात् (roṣāt) - agitated due to anger (from anger, out of anger)

• प्रचलितः (pracalitaḥ) - agitated (with anger) (agitated, stirred, moved, trembling)

• महान् (mahān) - great (in number and power) (great, large, vast, mighty)

• नृपतिसागरः (nṛpatisāgaraḥ) - the multitude of kings (likened to an ocean) (ocean of kings, multitude of kings)

• अत्र (atra) - in this situation, regarding this (here, in this matter, on this occasion)

• यत् (yat) - what (action) (what, which, that)

• प्रतिपत्तव्यम् (pratipattavyam) - ought to be done, the proper course of action (to be done, to be understood, proper to be acted upon)

• तत् (tat) - that (advice/means) (that)

• मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - please tell (tell, speak)

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Bhishma (as the grandsire) (O Grandsire, O Grandfather)

Words meanings and morphology

असौ (asau) - this (multitude) (this (one), that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - this, that

Note: Refers to nṛpatisāgaraḥ.

रोषात् (roṣāt) - agitated due to anger (from anger, out of anger)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of roṣa

roṣa - anger, wrath, rage

Root: ruṣ (class 4)

Note: Denotes cause.

प्रचलितः (pracalitaḥ) - agitated (with anger) (agitated, stirred, moved, trembling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pracalita

pracalita - agitated, stirred, moved, trembling

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle from root cal with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: cal (class 1)

Note: Agrees with nṛpatisāgaraḥ.

महान् (mahān) - great (in number and power) (great, large, vast, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Agrees with nṛpatisāgaraḥ.

नृपतिसागरः (nṛpatisāgaraḥ) - the multitude of kings (likened to an ocean) (ocean of kings, multitude of kings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpatisāgara

nṛpatisāgara - ocean of kings, multitude of kings

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nṛpati+sāgara)

• nṛpati – king, lord of men
  noun (masculine)
• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

अत्र (atra) - in this situation, regarding this (here, in this matter, on this occasion)

(indeclinable)

Locative suffix -tra applied to 'idam' (this)

यत् (yat) - what (action) (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Subject of pratipattavyam.

प्रतिपत्तव्यम् (pratipattavyam) - ought to be done, the proper course of action (to be done, to be understood, proper to be acted upon)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratipattavya

pratipattavya - to be done, to be understood, to be acted upon, proper

Gerundive (Passive Future Participle)

Gerundive from root pad with upasarga prati

Prefix: prati

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative, implying 'what is to be done'.

तत् (tat) - that (advice/means) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of brūhi.

मे (me) - to me (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

Note: Indirect object of brūhi.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - please tell (tell, speak)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice, from root brū (anomalous class 2 verb)

Root: brū (class 2)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O Bhishma (as the grandsire) (O Grandsire, O Grandfather)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather

Note: Adressing Bhishma.