महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-206, verse-31

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं निखिलेन युधिष्ठिर ।
पृष्टवानसि यं तात धर्मं धर्मभृतां वर ॥३१॥

31. etatte sarvamākhyātaṁ nikhilena yudhiṣṭhira ,
pṛṣṭavānasi yaṁ tāta dharmaṁ dharmabhṛtāṁ vara.

31. etat te sarvam ākhyātam nikhilena yudhiṣṭhira |
pṛṣṭavān asi yam tāta dharmam dharmabhṛtām vara

31. O Yudhiṣṭhira, best among those who uphold natural law (dharma), O dear one, all this has been fully explained to you concerning the natural law (dharma) about which you inquired.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this entire explanation (this, this one)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, of you)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of this (explanation) (all, entire, everything)

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - has been narrated (narrated, described, explained)

• निखिलेन (nikhilena) - completely, entirely, in full

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Addressed directly. (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name))

• पृष्टवान् (pṛṣṭavān) - you who have asked (having asked, he who asked)

• असि (asi) - you are

• यम् (yam) - about which (dharma) (whom, which)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address) (O dear one, O father, O child)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness)

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold dharma

• वर (vara) - O best one, O excellent one (best, excellent, boon)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this entire explanation (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, this one

Note: From pronominal stem 'etad'.

ते (te) - to you (to you, of you)

(pronoun)

singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: This is an enclitic form.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all of this (explanation) (all, entire, everything)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - has been narrated (narrated, described, explained)

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - told, narrated, explained

Past Passive Participle

From root 'khyā' (to tell) with upasarga 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'etat sarvam'.

निखिलेन (nikhilena) - completely, entirely, in full

(adjective)

Instrumental, singular of nikhila

nikhila - entire, whole, complete

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'completely'.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Addressed directly. (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (firm in battle)

पृष्टवान् (pṛṣṭavān) - you who have asked (having asked, he who asked)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭavat

pṛṣṭavat - having asked

Past Active Participle

From root 'prach' (to ask) + suffix 'ktavat'.

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Refers to the subject 'asi' (you).

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

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

present tense

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Forms a compound verb with 'pṛṣṭavān'.

यम् (yam) - about which (dharma) (whom, which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Relative pronoun.

Note: Agrees with 'dharmam'.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address) (O dear one, O father, O child)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, son

धर्मम् (dharmam) - the natural law (dharma) (natural law, constitution, duty, virtue, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, virtue, righteousness, religion

From root 'dhṛ' (to uphold, sustain).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'pṛṣṭavān'.

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - of those who uphold dharma

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma, righteous one

Compound of 'dharma' and 'bhṛt' (from root 'bhṛ' to bear/uphold).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ'.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, upholding, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root 'bhṛ'
  From root 'bhṛ' (to bear, uphold) + kvip suffix.
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

वर (vara) - O best one, O excellent one (best, excellent, boon)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, choice

From root 'vṛ' (to choose).

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Qualifies Yudhiṣṭhira.