महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-61, verse-80

विदुर उवाच ।
एवं वै परमं धर्मं श्रुत्वा सर्वे सभासदः ।
यथाप्रश्नं तु कृष्णाया मन्यध्वं तत्र किं परम् ॥८०॥

80. vidura uvāca ,
evaṁ vai paramaṁ dharmaṁ śrutvā sarve sabhāsadaḥ ,
yathāpraśnaṁ tu kṛṣṇāyā manyadhvaṁ tatra kiṁ param.

80. vidura uvāca | evam vai paramam dharmam śrutvā sarve sabhāsadaḥ
| yathāpraśnam tu kṛṣṇāyāḥ manyadhvam tatra kim param

80. Vidura said: 'Indeed, having heard this supreme natural law (dharma), all you assembly members, what more could you possibly consider regarding Kṛṣṇā's question?'

Words meanings summery:

• विदुर (vidura) - Vidura

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, foremost

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - supreme natural law (dharma) (moral law, duty, righteousness)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• सभासदः (sabhāsadaḥ) - members of the assembly, courtiers

• यथाप्रश्नम् (yathāpraśnam) - according to the question, as per the question

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• कृष्णायाः (kṛṣṇāyāḥ) - of Kṛṣṇā (Draupadi)

• मन्यध्वम् (manyadhvam) - you all consider, you all think

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter

• किम् (kim) - what?

• परम् (param) - superior, further, another, ultimate

Words meanings and morphology

विदुर (vidura) - Vidura

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (a proper name, half-brother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest, foremost

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, excellent, chief

धर्मम् (dharmam) - supreme natural law (dharma) (moral law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - duty, righteousness, law, virtue, constitution, natural law

From root dhṛ (to hold, support)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Indeclinable participle (gerund) formed from the root 'śru'.

Root: śru (class 5)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

सभासदः (sabhāsadaḥ) - members of the assembly, courtiers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sabhāsad

sabhāsad - member of an assembly, courtier

Compound of sabhā (assembly) and sad (one who sits).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sabhā+sad)

• sabhā – assembly, court, council
  noun (feminine)
• sad – sitting, residing, one who sits
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root sad (to sit).
  Root: sad (class 1)

यथाप्रश्नम् (yathāpraśnam) - according to the question, as per the question

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+praśna)

• yathā – as, according to, in which manner
  indeclinable
• praśna – question, inquiry
  noun (masculine)
  From root prach (to ask) with prefix pra.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: prach (class 6)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

कृष्णायाः (kṛṣṇāyāḥ) - of Kṛṣṇā (Draupadi)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā

kṛṣṇā - Kṛṣṇā (a proper name, referring to Draupadi), dark-colored woman

मन्यध्वम् (manyadhvam) - you all consider, you all think

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of man

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Can also be imperative (loṭ).

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb formed from 'tad' (that).

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Used as an interrogative pronoun.

परम् (param) - superior, further, another, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, excellent, chief

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective to 'kim'.