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.

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)