महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-80, verse-6

उवाच च महात्मानं धर्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
ब्रूहि धर्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ केनार्थः किं ददामि ते ॥६॥

6. uvāca ca mahātmānaṁ dharmarājaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram ,
brūhi dharmabhṛtāṁ śreṣṭha kenārthaḥ kiṁ dadāmi te.

6. uvāca ca mahātmānam dharmarājam yudhiṣṭhiram |
brūhi dharmabhṛtām śreṣṭha kena arthaḥ kim dadāmi te

6. And he said to the great-souled Yudhishthira, the king who embodies righteousness (dharma): "O best among those who uphold natural law (dharma), tell me, what is your need? What may I give to you?"

Words meanings summery:

• उवाच (uvāca) - Narada said. (he said, he spoke)

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - Referring to Yudhishthira. (the great-souled one)

• धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Referring to Yudhishthira. (the king of righteousness (dharma))

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - Narada asks Yudhishthira to speak. (tell!, say!)

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - Yudhishthira is addressed as the best among them. (among the upholders of dharma (natural law))

• श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - Vocative, addressing Yudhishthira. (O best one, most excellent)

• केन (kena) - by what, with what

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - What is your need or desire? (purpose, need, meaning, wealth)

• किम् (kim) - what

• ददामि (dadāmi) - Narada asks what he should give. (I give)

• ते (te) - Dative case, referring to Yudhishthira. (to you)

Words meanings and morphology

उवाच (uvāca) - Narada said. (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Strong form of the root 'vac' in the perfect tense (P. 3.4.78).

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - Referring to Yudhishthira. (the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual soul (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'uvāca', modifying 'yudhiṣṭhiram'.

धर्मराजम् (dharmarājam) - Referring to Yudhishthira. (the king of righteousness (dharma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness, king who embodies natural law (dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja)

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

Note: Object of 'uvāca', in apposition to 'yudhiṣṭhiram'.

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name, 'steadfast in battle')

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of 'yudh' (battle).
• sthira – firm, steady, steadfast
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'sthā' (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'uvāca'.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - Narada asks Yudhishthira to speak. (tell!, say!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Imperative

2nd person singular imperative of root 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - Yudhishthira is addressed as the best among them. (among the upholders of dharma (natural law))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of dharma, righteous person

From 'dharma' and root 'bhṛ' (to bear, to uphold).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, natural law, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, upholding, maintaining
  adjective (masculine)
  Substantivized agent noun from root 'bhṛ'.
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Used with 'śreṣṭha' (best among).

श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha) - Vocative, addressing Yudhishthira. (O best one, most excellent)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

Superlative

Superlative form of 'praśasya' (excellent).

केन (kena) - by what, with what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Instrumental, implying 'what is needed by you?'.

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - What is your need or desire? (purpose, need, meaning, wealth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, object, meaning, wealth, need

From root 'ṛ' (to go, to reach).

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for an implied 'what is it?'.

किम् (kim) - what

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, who, which

Note: Direct object of 'dadāmi'.

ददामि (dadāmi) - Narada asks what he should give. (I give)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dā

Present indicative

1st person singular present indicative of root 'dā'. Reduplicated root.

Root: dā (class 3)

ते (te) - Dative case, referring to Yudhishthira. (to you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative singular to denote receiver.