महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-5

अथाब्रवीद्बको दाल्भ्यो धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
संध्यां कौन्तेयमासीनमृषिभिः परिवारितम् ॥५॥

5. athābravīdbako dālbhyo dharmarājaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram ,
saṁdhyāṁ kaunteyamāsīnamṛṣibhiḥ parivāritam.

5. atha abravīt bakaḥ dālbhyaḥ dharmarājam yudhiṣṭhiram
sandhyām kaunteyam āsīnam ṛṣibhiḥ parivāritam

5. Then Baka Dalbhya spoke to Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of righteousness (dharma) and son of Kuntī (Kaunteya), as he sat, surrounded by sages (ṛṣibhiḥ), during his evening (sandhyā) prayers.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• बकः (bakaḥ) - Baka (proper name)

• दाल्भ्यः (dālbhyaḥ) - Dalbhya (proper name, son of Dalbha)

• धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - to Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of righteousness (dharma) (to the king of righteousness)

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - to Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name)

• सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - during the evening prayers (twilight, evening, time of junction (prayers))

• कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - to Yudhiṣṭhira, who is the son of Kuntī (to the son of Kuntī)

• आसीनम् (āsīnam) - sitting, seated

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages

• परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded, encompassed

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect

Derived from root brū (to speak, say). Imp. 3rd singular active voice.

Root: brū (class 2)

बकः (bakaḥ) - Baka (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of baka

baka - a crane; name of a sage or demon

दाल्भ्यः (dālbhyaḥ) - Dalbhya (proper name, son of Dalbha)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dālbhya

dālbhya - descendant of Dalbha, name of a sage

Patronymic from Dalbha.

धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - to Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of righteousness (dharma) (to the king of righteousness)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness, king of dharma

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - to Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle; name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother

Compound type : aluk-samāsa (or tatpuruṣa) (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle).
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)

सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - during the evening prayers (twilight, evening, time of junction (prayers))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sandhyā

sandhyā - twilight (morning, noon, evening), junction, conjunction, prayer performed at these times

Note: Used here adverbially, 'at twilight'.

कौन्तेयम् (kaunteyam) - to Yudhiṣṭhira, who is the son of Kuntī (to the son of Kuntī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī (e.g., Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma, Arjuna)

Patronymic from Kuntī.

आसीनम् (āsīnam) - sitting, seated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āsīna

āsīna - sitting, seated, staying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root ās (to sit).

Root: ās (class 2)

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

परिवारितम् (parivāritam) - surrounded, encompassed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parivārita

parivārita - surrounded, encompassed, escorted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛ (to cover, enclose) with prefix pari (around).

Prefix: pari

Root: vṛ (class 9)