महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-227, verse-23

घोषा द्वैतवने सर्वे त्वत्प्रतीक्षा नराधिप ।
घोषयात्रापदेशेन गमिष्यामो न संशयः ॥२३॥

23. ghoṣā dvaitavane sarve tvatpratīkṣā narādhipa ,
ghoṣayātrāpadeśena gamiṣyāmo na saṁśayaḥ.

23. ghoṣāḥ dvaitavane sarve tvat pratīkṣā narādhipa
ghoṣayātrā apadeśena gamiṣyāmaḥ na saṃśayaḥ

23. All the cowherds in the Daitavana forest are awaiting you, O king. We shall go there on the pretext of the cow-herding excursion (ghoṣayātrā); there is no doubt about it.

Words meanings summery:

• घोषाः (ghoṣāḥ) - cowherds, cow-herding settlements

• द्वैतवने (dvaitavane) - in the Daitavana forest

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• त्वत् (tvat) - you (ablative/genitive singular)

• प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā) - awaiting, expecting

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O lord of men

• घोषयात्रा (ghoṣayātrā) - cow-herding excursion

• अपदेशेन (apadeśena) - on the pretext, by means of an excuse

• गमिष्यामः (gamiṣyāmaḥ) - we shall go

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

Words meanings and morphology

घोषाः (ghoṣāḥ) - cowherds, cow-herding settlements

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ghoṣa

ghoṣa - cow-herding settlement, cowherd, noise, proclamation

Note: Subject.

द्वैतवने (dvaitavane) - in the Daitavana forest

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dvaitavana

dvaitavana - Daitavana (name of a forest)

Compound of Dvaita (a name, perhaps relating to 'two') and vana (forest).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvaita+vana)

• dvaita – duality, name of a sage or place
  proper noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'ghoṣāḥ'.

त्वत् (tvat) - you (ablative/genitive singular)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: First part of the compound 'tvatpratīkṣa', indicating 'awaiting you'.

प्रतीक्षा (pratīkṣā) - awaiting, expecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pratīkṣa

pratīkṣa - awaiting, expecting

From verbal root īkṣ- with prefix prati-.

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'ghoṣāḥ'. Forms the compound 'tvatpratīkṣa'.

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king, O lord of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound of nara (man) and adhipa (ruler).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to a king.

घोषयात्रा (ghoṣayātrā) - cow-herding excursion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ghoṣayātrā

ghoṣayātrā - cow-herding excursion, visit to cow pastures, a pastoral journey

Compound of ghoṣa (cow-herding settlement) and yātrā (journey).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ghoṣa+yātrā)

• ghoṣa – cow-herding settlement, cow-herd
  noun (masculine)
• yātrā – journey, excursion, procession
  noun (feminine)
  From root yā- (to go).
  Root: yā (class 2)

Note: First part of the compound 'ghoṣayātrāpadeśena'.

अपदेशेन (apadeśena) - on the pretext, by means of an excuse

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of apadeśa

apadeśa - pretext, excuse, pretence

From root diś- (to point) with prefix apa-.

Prefix: apa

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Indicates means or pretext. Forms the compound 'ghoṣayātrāpadeśa'.

गमिष्यामः (gamiṣyāmaḥ) - we shall go

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of gam

Future active 1st person plural of root gam-.

Root: gam (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

From root śi- (to lie, to doubt) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: śi (class 2)

Note: 'Na saṃśayaḥ' means 'no doubt'.