महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-37, verse-5

इत्युक्तवति धर्मज्ञे धर्मराजे युधिष्ठिरे ।
उवाचेदं वचो भीष्मस्ततः कुरुपितामहः ॥५॥

5. ityuktavati dharmajñe dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire ,
uvācedaṁ vaco bhīṣmastataḥ kurupitāmahaḥ.

5. iti uktavati dharmajñe dharmarāje yudhiṣṭhire
uvāca idam vacaḥ bhīṣmaḥ tataḥ kurupitāmahaḥ

5. When Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of righteousness (dharma) and knower of natural law (dharma), had thus spoken, Bhīṣma, the grandfather of the Kurus, then uttered these words.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as follows

• उक्तवति (uktavati) - in the one who has spoken, having spoken

• धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - in the knower of dharma, in the one who knows righteousness

• धर्मराजे (dharmarāje) - in the king of dharma, in the righteous king

• युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhiṣṭhira

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• कुरुपितामहः (kurupitāmahaḥ) - Refers to Bhīṣma. (the grandfather of the Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, as follows

(indeclinable)

उक्तवति (uktavati) - in the one who has spoken, having spoken

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, uttered

Past Passive Participle

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Used as an adjective modifying Yudhiṣṭhira, meaning 'in the one who had spoken'.

धर्मज्ञे (dharmajñe) - in the knower of dharma, in the one who knows righteousness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of righteousness, acquainted with natural law (dharma)

Compound of dharma and jña (from jñā, to know)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+jña)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root jñā (to know)
  Root: jñā (class 9)

धर्मराजे (dharmarāje) - in the king of dharma, in the righteous king

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness, king of justice (dharma)

Compound of dharma and rāja (king)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

युधिष्ठिरे (yudhiṣṭhire) - in Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name, lit. 'firm in battle')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root reduplication for perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Functions as the object of 'uvāca'.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Functions as the object of 'uvāca'.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper name, lit. 'terrible, formidable')

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

कुरुपितामहः (kurupitāmahaḥ) - Refers to Bhīṣma. (the grandfather of the Kurus)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kurupitāmaha

kurupitāmaha - grandfather of the Kurus

Compound of Kuru and pitāmaha (grandfather)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+pitāmaha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)