महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-228, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
धृतराष्ट्रं ततः सर्वे ददृशुर्जनमेजय ।
पृष्ट्वा सुखमथो राज्ञः पृष्ट्वा राज्ञा च भारत ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
dhṛtarāṣṭraṁ tataḥ sarve dadṛśurjanamejaya ,
pṛṣṭvā sukhamatho rājñaḥ pṛṣṭvā rājñā ca bhārata.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca dhṛtarāṣṭram tataḥ sarve dadṛśuḥ
janamejaya pṛṣṭvā sukham atho rājñaḥ pṛṣṭvā rājñā ca bhārata

1. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: O Janamejaya, O descendant of Bhārata, then all of them saw Dhritarashtra. They inquired about the king's well-being, and in turn, were questioned by the king.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampayana

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thereafter, from that

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

• पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having asked, having inquired

• सुखम् (sukham) - welfare, happiness, ease

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

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having been questioned (by the king) (having asked, having inquired)

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - O Janamejaya (as a descendant of Bharata) (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampayana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - a renowned sage, disciple of Vyasa, narrator of the Mahabharata

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra, the blind king of Hastinapura

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

ददृशुः (dadṛśuḥ) - they saw, they beheld

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya, a king of the Kuru dynasty, recipient of the Mahabharata narration

पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having asked, having inquired

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Derived from root √prach (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

सुखम् (sukham) - welfare, happiness, ease

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, ease, welfare, pleasure

अथो (atho) - then, and then, moreover

(indeclinable)

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पृष्ट्वा (pṛṣṭvā) - having been questioned (by the king) (having asked, having inquired)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Derived from root √prach (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Janamejaya (as a descendant of Bharata) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; an Indian, a warrior