महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-199, verse-1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
स तु विप्रमथोवाच धर्मव्याधो युधिष्ठिर ।
यदहं ह्याचरे कर्म घोरमेतदसंशयम् ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
sa tu vipramathovāca dharmavyādho yudhiṣṭhira ,
yadahaṁ hyācare karma ghorametadasaṁśayam.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca saḥ tu vipram atha uvāca dharmavyādhaḥ
yudhiṣṭhira yat aham hi ācare karma ghoram etat asaṃśayam

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: "But, O Yudhiṣṭhira, the Dharma-vyādha then said to the brāhmaṇa: 'The action (karma) that I perform, this is indeed terrible, without a doubt.'"

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - the Dharma-vyādha (he)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed

• विप्रम् (vipram) - to the brāhmaṇa

• अथ (atha) - then, now

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• धर्मव्याधः (dharmavyādhaḥ) - the Dharma-vyādha (righteous hunter)

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• अहम् (aham) - the Dharma-vyādha (I)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• आचरे (ācare) - I perform, I practice

• कर्म (karma) - the action of hunting, which is his profession (action (karma), deed)

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

• एतत् (etat) - this

• असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, doubtless

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Name of a sage.

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

3rd person singular Perfect active, from root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - the Dharma-vyādha (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject for the second 'uvāca'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed

(indeclinable)

विप्रम् (vipram) - to the brāhmaṇa

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - brāhmaṇa, inspired, learned

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

अथ (atha) - then, now

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

3rd person singular Perfect active, from root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मव्याधः (dharmavyādhaḥ) - the Dharma-vyādha (righteous hunter)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavyādha

dharmavyādha - a righteous hunter (proper noun, character name), hunter of righteousness

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dharma+vyādha)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vyādha – hunter, fowler
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: vi+ā
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

Note: Subject of the second 'uvāca'.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Name of the eldest Pāṇḍava prince.

Note: Direct address.

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to 'karma'.

अहम् (aham) - the Dharma-vyādha (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

1st person singular nominative.

Note: Subject of 'ācare'.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

Particle emphasizing.

Note: Particle.

आचरे (ācare) - I perform, I practice

(verb)

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

Present tense

1st person singular Present active, from root 'car' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: car (class 1)

कर्म (karma) - the action of hunting, which is his profession (action (karma), deed)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, ritual, fate (karma)

From root 'kṛ'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of 'ācare'.

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - dreadful, terrible, fearful, severe

Root: ghūr (class 1)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'etat'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, here

Note: Refers to the 'karma' previously mentioned.

असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, doubtless

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'a' (negation) and 'saṃśaya'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+saṃśaya)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty, suspicion
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Adverbial.