महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-45, verse-41

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
क्षत्ता मन्त्री महाप्राज्ञः स्थितो यस्यास्मि शासने ।
तेन संगम्य वेत्स्यामि कार्यस्यास्य विनिश्चयम् ॥४१॥

41. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
kṣattā mantrī mahāprājñaḥ sthito yasyāsmi śāsane ,
tena saṁgamya vetsyāmi kāryasyāsya viniścayam.

41. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca kṣattā mantrī mahāprājñaḥ sthitaḥ yasya
asmi śāsane tena saṅgamya vetsyāmi kāryasya asya viniścayam

41. Dhritarashtra said: 'I will ascertain the final decision regarding this matter only after consulting with Vidura (kṣattā), the greatly wise minister, whose instruction I follow.'

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - King Dhritarashtra (Dhritarashtra)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - Vidura, Dhritarashtra's half-brother and advisor (chamberlain, charioteer, Vidura)

• मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister, advisor

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - who follows (Vidura's counsel/instruction) (standing, abiding, situated, who follows)

• यस्य (yasya) - of Vidura (whose, of whom)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• शासने (śāsane) - in the instruction/counsel of Vidura (in the command, in the instruction, in the teaching)

• तेन (tena) - by/with Vidura (by him, with him)

• सङ्गम्य (saṅgamya) - having consulted (with Vidura) (having met, having joined, having consulted)

• वेत्स्यामि (vetsyāmi) - I will know, I will ascertain

• कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of this specific matter (the dice game) (of the matter, of the business, of the affair)

• अस्य (asya) - of this (matter) (of this)

• विनिश्चयम् (viniścayam) - final decision, ascertainment, determination

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - King Dhritarashtra (Dhritarashtra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of a king, father of the Kauravas)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from root √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - Vidura, Dhritarashtra's half-brother and advisor (chamberlain, charioteer, Vidura)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣattṛ

kṣattṛ - a chamberlain, a charioteer, a doorkeeper (also used as a proper noun for Vidura)

मन्त्री (mantrī) - minister, advisor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor, advisor

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, greatly intelligent

Compound of mahā (great) and prājña (wise).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra-jñā (to know well)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - who follows (Vidura's counsel/instruction) (standing, abiding, situated, who follows)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, abiding, following

Past Passive Participle

From root √sthā (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe the subject (Dhritarashtra, implied).

यस्य (yasya) - of Vidura (whose, of whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Vidura.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active

Root: as (class 2)

शासने (śāsane) - in the instruction/counsel of Vidura (in the command, in the instruction, in the teaching)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, instruction, rule, governance

From root √śās (to command, instruct).

Root: śās (class 2)

तेन (tena) - by/with Vidura (by him, with him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to kṣattā (Vidura).

सङ्गम्य (saṅgamya) - having consulted (with Vidura) (having met, having joined, having consulted)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root √gam (to go) with upasarga saṃ. Ends in -ya as the root has a prefix.

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Expresses an action completed before the main verb.

वेत्स्यामि (vetsyāmi) - I will know, I will ascertain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vid

Future Active

From root √vid (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of this specific matter (the dice game) (of the matter, of the business, of the affair)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - what is to be done, duty, affair, business, matter

Gerundive

From root √kṛ (to do).

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्य (asya) - of this (matter) (of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

विनिश्चयम् (viniścayam) - final decision, ascertainment, determination

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viniścaya

viniścaya - certainty, ascertainment, definite decision, resolution

From vi-nis-ci (to determine, ascertain).

Prefixes: vi+nis

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Object of vetsyāmi.