महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-11, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
एवमेतन्महाप्राज्ञ यथा वदसि नो मुने ।
अहं चैव विजानामि सर्वे चेमे नराधिपाः ॥१॥

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
evametanmahāprājña yathā vadasi no mune ,
ahaṁ caiva vijānāmi sarve ceme narādhipāḥ.

1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca evam etat mahāprājña yathā vadasi
naḥ mune aham ca eva vijānāmi sarve ca ime narādhipāḥ

1. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: 'O great sage (mahāprājña), O sage (muni), this is exactly as you tell us. Indeed, I myself know this, and all these kings here also know it.'

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, exactly so

• एतत् (etat) - this

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O great sage

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as

• वदसि (vadasi) - you say, you speak

• नः (naḥ) - to us, our

• मुने (mune) - O sage

• अहम् (aham) - I

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• विजानामि (vijānāmi) - I know, I understand

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• च (ca) - and

• इमे (ime) - these

• नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings, rulers of men

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name, 'he who upholds the kingdom')

`dhṛta` (held, supported) + `rāṣṭra` (kingdom)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, supported, maintained
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect

root vac, perfect tense, 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, exactly so

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

nominative/accusative singular neuter of `etad`

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - O great sage

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, great sage

`mahā` (great) + `prājña` (wise, sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, sage
  noun (masculine)
  from root jñā (to know) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Functions as a substantive here.

यथा (yathā) - as, just as

(indeclinable)

वदसि (vadasi) - you say, you speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vad

`vad` (root) + `a` (thematic vowel) + `si` (2nd sg. present active ending)

Root: vad (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - to us, our

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

genitive/dative plural of asmad

Note: Can also be genitive 'our'.

मुने (mune) - O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

Root: man (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

nominative singular of asmad

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

विजानामि (vijānāmi) - I know, I understand

(verb)

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

`vi` (prefix) + `jñā` (root) + `nā` (present stem suffix for class 9) + `mi` (1st sg. present active ending)

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

nominative plural masculine of sarva

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a conjunction.

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

nominative plural masculine of idam

नराधिपाः (narādhipāḥ) - kings, rulers of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men

`nara` (man) + `adhipa` (ruler, lord)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, king
  noun (masculine)
  from adhi (over) + root pā (to protect)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)