महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-38, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
संस्मृत्य मुनिसंदेशमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
kasyacittvatha kālasya dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
saṁsmṛtya munisaṁdeśamidaṁ vacanamabravīt.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca kasya cit tu atha kālasya dharmarājaḥ
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ saṃsmṛtya munisaṃdeśam idam vacanam abravīt

1. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then, after some time, King Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of dharma (dharma), remembering well the sage's message, spoke these words.

1. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, כעבור זמן מה, יוּדְהִישְׁתְהִירַה מלך היושר נזכר בהוראת הקדוש ואמר את הדברים האלה,

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (Vaiśaṃpāyana (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• कस्य (kasya) - of some (of whom, of what, of some)

• चित् (cit) - (indefinite particle, renders 'some') (indeed, just, some)

• तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, however, then)

• अथ (atha) - then (now, then, moreover)

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time (of time, of a period)

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King of dharma (dharma) (king of righteousness, king of dharma)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

• संस्मृत्य (saṁsmṛtya) - remembering well (having remembered, recollecting)

• मुनिसंदेशम् (munisaṁdeśam) - the sage's message

• इदम् (idam) - this (this, these)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (Vaiśaṃpāyana (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

3rd person singular active, Parasmaipada. Irregular perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

कस्य (kasya) - of some (of whom, of what, of some)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which, some

चित् (cit) - (indefinite particle, renders 'some') (indeed, just, some)

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - then (but, indeed, however, then)

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then (now, then, moreover)

(indeclinable)

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time (of time, of a period)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

Note: kasya cit kālasya' means 'after some time'.

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - King of dharma (dharma) (king of righteousness, king of dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness, a just king; name of Yudhiṣṭhira, Yama

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, constitution (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

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

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

संस्मृत्य (saṁsmṛtya) - remembering well (having remembered, recollecting)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

From sam + root smṛ (to remember) with lyap suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: smṛ (class 1)

मुनिसंदेशम् (munisaṁdeśam) - the sage's message

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munisaṃdeśa

munisaṁdeśa - message of a sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+saṃdeśa)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• saṃdeśa – message, communication
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + root diś (to point, indicate).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: diś (class 6)

इदम् (idam) - this (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular active, Parasmaipada.

Root: brū (class 2)

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