महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-32, verse-1

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
वल्गु चित्रपदं श्लक्ष्णं याज्ञसेनि त्वया वचः ।
उक्तं तच्छ्रुतमस्माभिर्नास्तिक्यं तु प्रभाषसे ॥१॥

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
valgu citrapadaṁ ślakṣṇaṁ yājñaseni tvayā vacaḥ ,
uktaṁ tacchrutamasmābhirnāstikyaṁ tu prabhāṣase.

1. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca valgu citrapadam ślakṣṇam yājñaseni tvayā
vacaḥ uktam tat śrutam asmābhiḥ nāstikyam tu prabhāṣase

1. Yudhishthira said: "O Yajñaseni, your speech is charming, adorned with various words, and smooth. We have heard what you said, but you are speaking of materialism or nihilism (nāstikya)."

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• वल्गु (valgu) - charming (beautiful, charming, pleasant, agreeable)

• चित्रपदम् (citrapadam) - adorned with various words (having variegated or beautiful words, eloquent, figurative)

• श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - smooth (smooth, soft, polished, fine)

• याज्ञसेनि (yājñaseni) - O Yajñaseni (Draupadi) (O daughter of Yajñasena (Drupada), O Draupadi)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• वचः (vacaḥ) - speech (speech, word, saying)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - that which has been spoken (said, spoken, uttered, mentioned)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - has been heard (heard, listened, revealed)

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• नास्तिक्यम् (nāstikyam) - materialism or nihilism (nāstikya) (atheism, nihilism, disbelief in a future life/retribution of deeds)

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

• प्रभाषसे (prabhāṣase) - you are speaking (you speak, you declare)

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhishthira (Yudhishthira (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pandavas)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of yudh (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular perfect active, from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वल्गु (valgu) - charming (beautiful, charming, pleasant, agreeable)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of valgu

valgu - beautiful, charming, pleasant, agreeable

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'

चित्रपदम् (citrapadam) - adorned with various words (having variegated or beautiful words, eloquent, figurative)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of citrapada

citrapada - having variegated or beautiful words, eloquent, figurative

Compound: citra (varied, wonderful) + pada (word, foot)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (citra+pada)

• citra – variegated, diverse, wonderful, bright
  adjective
• pada – foot, step, word, place
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'

श्लक्ष्णम् (ślakṣṇam) - smooth (smooth, soft, polished, fine)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ślakṣṇa

ślakṣṇa - smooth, soft, polished, delicate, fine

Note: Agrees with 'vacaḥ'

याज्ञसेनि (yājñaseni) - O Yajñaseni (Draupadi) (O daughter of Yajñasena (Drupada), O Draupadi)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of yājñasenī

yājñasenī - daughter of Yajñasena (Drupada), i.e., Draupadi

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to Draupadi

वचः (vacaḥ) - speech (speech, word, saying)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - speech, word, saying, voice

उक्तम् (uktam) - that which has been spoken (said, spoken, uttered, mentioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, uttered, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Functions as a pronoun referring to 'vacaḥ' or 'that which was said'

तत् (tat) - that (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'uktam'

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - has been heard (heard, listened, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (as in Vedas)

Past Passive Participle

from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Predicate adjective, referring to 'uktam tat'

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to Yudhishthira and his brothers/listeners

नास्तिक्यम् (nāstikyam) - materialism or nihilism (nāstikya) (atheism, nihilism, disbelief in a future life/retribution of deeds)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāstikya

nāstikya - atheism, nihilism, disbelief in Vedas, disbelief in a future world or retribution of deeds

Derived from nāstika (one who says 'nāsti' or 'it is not')

Note: Object of 'prabhāṣase'

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, yet, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunctive particle

प्रभाषसे (prabhāṣase) - you are speaking (you speak, you declare)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prabhāṣase

Present Middle Indicative

2nd person singular present middle, with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Yajñaseni (Draupadi)