महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-188, verse-3

युधिष्ठिरस्तु कौन्तेयो मार्कण्डेयं महामुनिम् ।
पुनः पप्रच्छ साम्राज्ये भविष्यां जगतो गतिम् ॥३॥

3. yudhiṣṭhirastu kaunteyo mārkaṇḍeyaṁ mahāmunim ,
punaḥ papraccha sāmrājye bhaviṣyāṁ jagato gatim.

3. yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tu kaunteyaḥ mārkaṇḍeyam mahāmuniṃ |
punaḥ papraccha sāmrājye bhaviṣyām jagataḥ gatim

3. But Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Kuntī, again asked Mārkaṇḍeya, the great sage, about the future state of the world regarding sovereignty.

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava))

• तु (tu) - indicates a shift in topic or continuation of narrative (but, indeed)

• कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, being a son of Kuntī (son of Kuntī)

• मार्कण्डेयम् (mārkaṇḍeyam) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya (a famous sage))

• महामुनिं (mahāmuniṁ) - an epithet for Mārkaṇḍeya (great sage)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira asked Mārkaṇḍeya again (after previous conversations) (again, further)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - Yudhiṣṭhira asked Mārkaṇḍeya (he asked, he questioned)

• साम्राज्ये (sāmrājye) - regarding the future state of the world in terms of its rule/dominion (in the empire, concerning sovereignty)

• भविष्याम् (bhaviṣyām) - the future state or course (future, impending)

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the entire world/universe (of the world, of living beings)

• गतिम् (gatim) - the future course or state of affairs (state, course, movement, destiny)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (steadfast in battle)

Note: Aluk-tatpurusha compound.

तु (tu) - indicates a shift in topic or continuation of narrative (but, indeed)

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, being a son of Kuntī (son of Kuntī)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī

Vrddhi derivative from Kuntī

Note: Epithet for Yudhiṣṭhira.

मार्कण्डेयम् (mārkaṇḍeyam) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya (a famous sage))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (a famous sage)

महामुनिं (mahāmuniṁ) - an epithet for Mārkaṇḍeya (great sage)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)

पुनः (punaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira asked Mārkaṇḍeya again (after previous conversations) (again, further)

(indeclinable)

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - Yudhiṣṭhira asked Mārkaṇḍeya (he asked, he questioned)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect active

Root: prach (class 6)

साम्राज्ये (sāmrājye) - regarding the future state of the world in terms of its rule/dominion (in the empire, concerning sovereignty)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sāmrājya

sāmrājya - sovereignty, imperial rule, empire

Note: Locative case indicating the topic.

भविष्याम् (bhaviṣyām) - the future state or course (future, impending)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhaviṣya

bhaviṣya - future, about to be

Future Active Participle

Derived from root 'bhū' (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'gatim'.

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the entire world/universe (of the world, of living beings)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

गतिम् (gatim) - the future course or state of affairs (state, course, movement, destiny)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gati

gati - going, movement, course, state, condition

Derived from root 'gam' (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of 'papraccha'.