महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-51, verse-15

बृहदश्व उवाच ।
नारदस्य वचः श्रुत्वा पप्रच्छ बलवृत्रहा ।
धर्मज्ञाः पृथिवीपालास्त्यक्तजीवितयोधिनः ॥१५॥

15. bṛhadaśva uvāca ,
nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā papraccha balavṛtrahā ,
dharmajñāḥ pṛthivīpālāstyaktajīvitayodhinaḥ.

15. bṛhadaśvaḥ uvāca nāradasya vacaḥ śrutvā papraccha
balavṛtrahā dharmajñāḥ pṛthivīpālāḥ tyaktajīvitayodhinaḥ

15. Bṛhadaśva said: Having heard Nārada's words, Indra, the killer of Bala and Vṛtra, then inquired about the kings, who are knowers of natural law (dharma) and warriors willing to sacrifice their lives.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उवाच (uvāca) - Bṛhadaśva said (he said, spoke)

• नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

• वचः (vacaḥ) - Nārada's words (word, speech, saying)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Indra having heard (having heard)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - Indra asked (he asked, inquired)

• बलवृत्रहा (balavṛtrahā) - an epithet for Indra (killer of Bala and Vṛtra)

• धर्मज्ञाः (dharmajñāḥ) - kings who understand natural law (dharma) (knowers of law, righteous)

• पृथिवीपालाः (pṛthivīpālāḥ) - protectors of the earth, kings

• त्यक्तजीवितयोधिनः (tyaktajīvitayodhinaḥ) - warriors who have abandoned their lives, self-sacrificing fighters

Words meanings and morphology

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhadaśva

bṛhadaśva - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage, narrator of Mahābhārata stories)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bṛhat+aśva)

• bṛhat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - Bṛhadaśva said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Singular

Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular, from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada, a divine sage

वचः (vacaḥ) - Nārada's words (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

root vac (to speak) + as suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Also nominative singular.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - Indra having heard (having heard)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root śru (to hear) + tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - Indra asked (he asked, inquired)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Singular

Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person Singular, from root prach

Root: prach (class 6)

बलवृत्रहा (balavṛtrahā) - an epithet for Indra (killer of Bala and Vṛtra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of balavṛtrahan

balavṛtrahan - killer of Bala and Vṛtra (Indra)

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa-upapada (bala+vṛtra+han)

• bala – strength, power; name of an Asura
  proper noun (masculine)
• vṛtra – encompasser, coverer; name of a demon (Asura) slain by Indra
  proper noun (masculine)
• han – killer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  root han (to strike, kill) + kvip suffix
  Root: han (class 2)

धर्मज्ञाः (dharmajñāḥ) - kings who understand natural law (dharma) (knowers of law, righteous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dharmajña

dharmajña - knower of natural law (dharma), righteous, virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+jña)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  root dhṛ (to uphold) + man suffix
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• jña – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  root jñā (to know) + a suffix
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'pṛthivīpālāḥ'.

पृथिवीपालाः (pṛthivīpālāḥ) - protectors of the earth, kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pṛthivīpāla

pṛthivīpāla - protector of the earth, king, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pāla)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  root pā (to protect) + a suffix
  Root: pā (class 2)

त्यक्तजीवितयोधिनः (tyaktajīvitayodhinaḥ) - warriors who have abandoned their lives, self-sacrificing fighters

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tyaktajīvitayodhin

tyaktajīvitayodhin - warriors who have abandoned their lives, self-sacrificing fighters

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tyaktajīvita+yodhin)

• tyaktajīvita – one whose life is abandoned or sacrificed
  adjective (neuter)
• tyakta – abandoned, forsaken, given up
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root tyaj (to abandon) + kta suffix
  Root: tyaj (class 1)
• jīvita – life, living, alive
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  root jīv (to live) + kta suffix
  Root: jīv (class 1)
• yodhin – fighter, warrior
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  root yudh (to fight) + ṇin suffix
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'pṛthivīpālāḥ'.