महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-42, verse-38

श्रुत्वा तु वचनं राज्ञां धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
यथार्हं पूज्य नृपतीन्भ्रातॄन्सर्वानुवाच ह ॥३८॥

38. śrutvā tu vacanaṁ rājñāṁ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
yathārhaṁ pūjya nṛpatīnbhrātṝnsarvānuvāca ha.

38. śrutvā tu vacanam rājñām dharmarājaḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
yathārham pūjya nṛpatīn bhrātṝn sarvān uvāca ha

38. Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of righteousness (dharma), having heard the words of the kings, appropriately honored those rulers and then spoke to all his brothers.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

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

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings, of rulers

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - king of righteousness, king of justice

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

• यथार्हम् (yathārham) - as deserved, appropriately, duly, fittingly

• पूज्य (pūjya) - having honored, having worshipped

• नृपतीन् (nṛpatīn) - kings, rulers

• भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, an emphatic particle

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, having listened

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root śru + suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings, of rulers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - king of righteousness, king of justice

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness, king of justice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)

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

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

Stands firm in battle (yudhi + sthira)

Root: sthā (class 1)

यथार्हम् (yathārham) - as deserved, appropriately, duly, fittingly

(indeclinable)

Formed from yathā (as) + arha (deserving)

पूज्य (pūjya) - having honored, having worshipped

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from root pūj + suffix -ya (after a prefix, here none, or sometimes -ya for certain roots without a prefix)

Root: pūj (class 10)

नृपतीन् (nṛpatīn) - kings, rulers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, human
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - brothers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active

Perfect third person singular active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, an emphatic particle

(indeclinable)