महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-49, verse-35

बृहदश्व उवाच ।
यद्ब्रवीषि महाराज न मत्तो विद्यते क्वचित् ।
अल्पभाग्यतरः कश्चित्पुमानस्तीति पाण्डव ॥३५॥

35. bṛhadaśva uvāca ,
yadbravīṣi mahārāja na matto vidyate kvacit ,
alpabhāgyataraḥ kaścitpumānastīti pāṇḍava.

35. bṛhadaśvaḥ uvāca yat bravīṣi mahārāja na mattaḥ vidyate
kvacit alpa-bhāgyataraḥ kaścit pumān asti iti pāṇḍava

35. Bṛhadaśva said: "O great king (mahārāja), O Pāṇḍava, you claim that there is no man anywhere more unfortunate (alpa-bhāgyatara) than yourself."

Words meanings summery:

• बृहदश्वः (bṛhadaśvaḥ) - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - that (which), what

• ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you say, you tell

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king, great ruler

• न (na) - not, no

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me, than me

• विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists

• क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, at some time

• अल्प-भाग्यतरः (alpa-bhāgyataraḥ) - more unfortunate, having less fortune

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, some, a certain one

• पुमान् (pumān) - man, person

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle used to indicate quoted speech or thought

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O son of Pāṇḍu, O Pāṇḍava

Words meanings and morphology

बृहदश्वः (bṛhadaśvaḥ) - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhadaśva

bṛhadaśva - Bṛhadaśva (proper noun, name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Irregular perfect form from 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - that (which), what

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you say, you tell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of brū

Present Tense

2nd person singular, parasmaipada. From root 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king, great ruler

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor, sovereign

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'rājan' (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Yudhishthira.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me, than me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Note: Used for comparison, meaning 'than me'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Present Tense

3rd person singular, ātmanepada. From root 'vid'.

Root: vid (class 4)

क्वचित् (kvacit) - anywhere, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

From interrogative 'kva' (where) + particle 'cid'.

अल्प-भाग्यतरः (alpa-bhāgyataraḥ) - more unfortunate, having less fortune

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of alpa-bhāgyatara

alpa-bhāgyatara - more unfortunate, having less good fortune (comparative degree of alpa-bhāgya)

Comparative suffix '-tara' applied to 'alpa-bhāgya'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (alpa+bhāgya+tara)

• alpa – little, small, few
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāgya – fortune, destiny, luck
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhaj (class 1)
• tara – more, greater (comparative suffix)
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating comparative degree.

Note: Adjective in comparative degree, qualifying 'pumān'.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - any, some, a certain one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, any, a certain

Formed from interrogative 'kim' + particle 'cid'

Note: Indefinite pronoun, nominative singular masculine.

पुमान् (pumān) - man, person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pums

pums - man, male, human being, person

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of as

Present Tense

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, a particle used to indicate quoted speech or thought

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a thought or statement.

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O son of Pāṇḍu, O Pāṇḍava

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava (proper noun)

From 'Pāṇḍu' with suffix '-a'.

Note: Addressed to Yudhishthira.