महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-51, verse-5

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
स्थितोऽस्मि शासने भ्रातुर्विदुरस्य महात्मनः ।
तेन संगम्य वेत्स्यामि कार्यस्यास्य विनिश्चयम् ॥५॥

5. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
sthito'smi śāsane bhrāturvidurasya mahātmanaḥ ,
tena saṁgamya vetsyāmi kāryasyāsya viniścayam.

5. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca sthitaḥ asmi śāsane bhrātuḥ vidurasya
mahātmanaḥ tena saṃgamya vetsyāmi kāryasya asya viniścayam

5. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: "I am committed to the command of my brother, the great-souled Vidura. After consulting with him, I will ascertain the definitive decision regarding this matter."

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - The blind king, father of the Kauravas (Dhritarashtra)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - abiding, firm in, committed to (standing, situated, firm, abiding)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

• शासने (śāsane) - in the command, in the instruction, in the rule

• भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of my brother (of the brother)

• विदुरस्य (vidurasya) - of Vidura

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the noble one

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

• संगम्य (saṁgamya) - having consulted (having met, having approached, having consulted)

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

• कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of this matter (of the matter, of the business, of the action)

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• विनिश्चयम् (viniścayam) - definitive decision, ascertainment, resolution

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - The blind king, father of the Kauravas (Dhritarashtra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root vac, perfect 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

स्थितः (sthitaḥ) - abiding, firm in, committed to (standing, situated, firm, abiding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, firm, abiding

Past Passive Participle

root sthā + kta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: The participle functions as an adjective here, agreeing with the implicit 'I'.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am, I exist

(verb)

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

Present Active

root as, present 1st singular active

Root: as (class 2)

शासने (śāsane) - in the command, in the instruction, in the rule

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śāsana

śāsana - command, instruction, rule, governance

root śās + lyuṭ (ana)

Root: śās (class 2)

भ्रातुः (bhrātuḥ) - of my brother (of the brother)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

विदुरस्य (vidurasya) - of Vidura

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (proper name)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the noble one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with Vidurasya.

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

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Vidura.

संगम्य (saṁgamya) - having consulted (having met, having approached, having consulted)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

prefix sam + root gam + lyap

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

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

(verb)

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

Future Active

root vid, future 1st singular active

Root: vid (class 2)

कार्यस्य (kāryasya) - of this matter (of the matter, of the business, of the action)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, duty, matter, business

Gerundive

root kṛ + ṇyat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with kāryasya.

विनिश्चयम् (viniścayam) - definitive decision, ascertainment, resolution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viniścaya

viniścaya - definitive decision, ascertainment, resolution

prefix vi + ni + root ci (cay) + ac

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: ci (class 5)

Note: Object of vetsyāmi.