महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-84, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
भ्रातॄणां मतमाज्ञाय नारदस्य च धीमतः ।
पितामहसमं धौम्यं प्राह राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
bhrātṝṇāṁ matamājñāya nāradasya ca dhīmataḥ ,
pitāmahasamaṁ dhaumyaṁ prāha rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca | bhrātṝṇām matam ājñāya nāradasya ca
dhīmataḥ | pitāmahasamam dhaumyam pra āha rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

1. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Having understood the opinion of his brothers and of the wise Nārada, King Yudhiṣṭhira spoke to Dhaumya, who was like his grandfather (Brahmā).

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya. (Vaiśampayana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• भ्रातॄणाम् (bhrātṝṇām) - of his (Yudhiṣṭhira's) brothers (of the brothers)

• मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought)

• आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood (having known, having understood, having learned)

• नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (of the wise, intelligent, sagacious)

• पितामहसमम् (pitāmahasamam) - who was like his grandfather (Brahmā) (like a grandfather, like Brahmā)

• धौम्यम् (dhaumyam) - to Dhaumya (the family priest of the Pāṇḍavas) (to Dhaumya)

• प्र (pra) - (part of the compound verb 'prāha') (forth, forward, very, excellent)

• आह (āha) - spoke (said, spoke)

• राजा (rājā) - King

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava brother) (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya. (Vaiśampayana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampayana (a proper name, the narrator of the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Perfect 3rd singular active.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From root 'vac' (to speak).

भ्रातॄणाम् (bhrātṝṇām) - of his (Yudhiṣṭhira's) brothers (of the brothers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

मतम् (matam) - opinion (opinion, view, thought)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, view, thought, doctrine

past passive participle (from man)

Derived from root 'man' (to think) as a past passive participle, used here as a neuter noun.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Also functions as a past passive participle 'thought, considered'.

आज्ञाय (ājñāya) - having understood (having known, having understood, having learned)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive (gerund) form from root 'jñā' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Absolutive formed with prefix ā.

नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise (of the wise, intelligent, sagacious)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious

Possessive suffix -mat added to dhī (intellect).

Note: Qualifies Nārada (nāradasya).

पितामहसमम् (pitāmahasamam) - who was like his grandfather (Brahmā) (like a grandfather, like Brahmā)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmahasama

pitāmahasama - like a grandfather, equal to a grandfather, like Brahmā

Compound formed with 'sama' (like, equal to).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitāmaha+sama)

• pitāmaha – grandfather, Brahmā
  noun (masculine)
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Dhaumya.

धौम्यम् (dhaumyam) - to Dhaumya (the family priest of the Pāṇḍavas) (to Dhaumya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhaumya

dhaumya - Dhaumya (a proper name, the priest of the Pāṇḍavas)

Note: Object of the verb 'prāha'.

प्र (pra) - (part of the compound verb 'prāha') (forth, forward, very, excellent)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preverb with 'āha'.

आह (āha) - spoke (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

perfect tense

Perfect 3rd singular active. Also considered a defective verb, only occurring in perfect.

Root: ah

Note: Used with 'pra' to form 'prāha'.

राजा (rājā) - King

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

Note: Subject of the verb 'prāha'.

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the eldest Pāṇḍava brother) (Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name, eldest of the Pāṇḍavas)

Compound 'yudhi' (in battle) + 'sthira' (firm).

Compound type : aluk-tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'prāha'.