महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-120, verse-26

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
नैतच्चित्रं माधव यद्ब्रवीषि सत्यं तु मे रक्ष्यतमं न राज्यम् ।
कृष्णस्तु मां वेद यथावदेकः कृष्णं च वेदाहमथो यथावत् ॥२६॥

26. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
naitaccitraṁ mādhava yadbravīṣi; satyaṁ tu me rakṣyatamaṁ na rājyam ,
kṛṣṇastu māṁ veda yathāvadekaḥ; kṛṣṇaṁ ca vedāhamatho yathāvat.

26. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvāca na etat citram mādhava
yat bravīṣi satyam tu me rakṣyatamam
na rājyam kṛṣṇaḥ tu mām veda yathāvat
ekaḥ kṛṣṇam ca veda aham atho yathāvat

26. Yudhiṣṭhira said: 'Mādhava, what you say is not surprising. Indeed, my foremost duty is to protect truth (satya), not kingship. But Kṛṣṇa alone truly knows me, and I, in turn, truly know Kṛṣṇa.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - The eldest of the Pāṇḍavas. (Yudhiṣṭhira)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• न (na) - not

• एतत् (etat) - this (thing, i.e., what you say) (this)

• चित्रम् (citram) - surprising, wonderful, strange

• माधव (mādhava) - Kṛṣṇa (descendant of Madhu; Kṛṣṇa)

• यत् (yat) - that which, what

• ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you say, you speak

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

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

• मे (me) - by me (for passive construction) (by me, my, to me)

• रक्ष्यतमम् (rakṣyatamam) - most to be protected, most guardable

• न (na) - not

• राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingship, sovereignty, kingdom

• कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Lord Kṛṣṇa, the charioteer and advisor to the Pāṇḍavas (Kṛṣṇa)

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• माम् (mām) - me (Yudhiṣṭhira) (me)

• वेद (veda) - he knows

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - truly, correctly, according to reality

• एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, one, single

• कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Lord Kṛṣṇa (Kṛṣṇa)

• च (ca) - and

• वेद (veda) - I know

• अहम् (aham) - I (Yudhiṣṭhira) (I)

• अथो (atho) - and also, moreover, then

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - truly, correctly, according to reality

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - The eldest of the Pāṇḍavas. (Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle, Yudhiṣṭhira

From yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm).

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (neuter)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle).
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, active voice

Root 'vac', reduplicated perfect (lit). Third person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

एतत् (etat) - this (thing, i.e., what you say) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

चित्रम् (citram) - surprising, wonderful, strange

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - variegated, bright, wonderful, surprising

माधव (mādhava) - Kṛṣṇa (descendant of Madhu; Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu, husband of Mādhava (Lakṣmī), Kṛṣṇa

Derived from Madhu (name of an ancestor or a demon).

यत् (yat) - that which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

Note: Can also be accusative.

ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you say, you speak

(verb)

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

Present tense, active voice

From root 'brū'. Second person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true (satya)

From 'sat' (being, existence).

Root: as (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

Particle.

मे (me) - by me (for passive construction) (by me, my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular, genitive/dative.

रक्ष्यतमम् (rakṣyatamam) - most to be protected, most guardable

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rakṣyatama

rakṣyatama - most to be protected, most sacred

Superlative of a gerundive

From root 'rakṣ' (to protect) + gerundive suffix '-ya' + superlative suffix '-tama'.

Root: rakṣ (class 1)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

राज्यम् (rājyam) - kingship, sovereignty, kingdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingship, sovereignty, kingdom, realm

Derived from 'rājan' (king).

Root: rāj (class 1)

कृष्णः (kṛṣṇaḥ) - Lord Kṛṣṇa, the charioteer and advisor to the Pāṇḍavas (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark; Kṛṣṇa

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

Particle.

माम् (mām) - me (Yudhiṣṭhira) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular, accusative.

वेद (veda) - he knows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vid

Perfect tense, active voice (irregular)

Root 'vid'. Third person singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - truly, correctly, according to reality

(indeclinable)

Adverb. From 'yathā' (as) + suffix '-vat'.

एकः (ekaḥ) - alone, one, single

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, alone, unique

Numeral/pronoun.

कृष्णम् (kṛṣṇam) - Lord Kṛṣṇa (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - black, dark; Kṛṣṇa

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

वेद (veda) - I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vid

Perfect tense, active voice (irregular)

Root 'vid'. First person singular.

Root: vid (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - I (Yudhiṣṭhira) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person singular, nominative.

अथो (atho) - and also, moreover, then

(indeclinable)

Particle. 'atho' is a variant of 'atha' with sandhi.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - truly, correctly, according to reality

(indeclinable)

Adverb.