महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-85, verse-2

ब्राह्मणानुमतान्पुण्यानाश्रमान्भरतर्षभ ।
दिशस्तीर्थानि शैलांश्च शृणु मे गदतो नृप ॥२॥

2. brāhmaṇānumatānpuṇyānāśramānbharatarṣabha ,
diśastīrthāni śailāṁśca śṛṇu me gadato nṛpa.

2. brāhmaṇānumatān puṇyān āśramān bharatarṣabha
diśaḥ tīrthāni śailān ca śṛṇu me gadataḥ nṛpa

2. O best of Bhāratas, O King, listen to me as I speak of the sacred hermitages (āśrama) approved by the Brahmins, the directions, the holy places (tīrtha), and the mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणानुमतान् (brāhmaṇānumatān) - approved by Brahmins, sanctioned by Brahmins

• पुण्यान् (puṇyān) - sacred, holy, virtuous

• आश्रमान् (āśramān) - hermitages, spiritual retreats (āśrama)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. (O best of Bhāratas)

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, sacred bathing places (tīrtha)

• शैलान् (śailān) - mountains, hills

• च (ca) - and, also

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• मे (me) - from me, as I speak (to me, my)

• गदतः (gadataḥ) - as I (Dhaumya) speak (speaking, telling)

• नृप (nṛpa) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. (O King)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणानुमतान् (brāhmaṇānumatān) - approved by Brahmins, sanctioned by Brahmins

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇānumata

brāhmaṇānumata - approved or sanctioned by Brahmins

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brāhmaṇa+anumata)

• brāhmaṇa – a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class
  noun (masculine)
• anumata – approved, sanctioned, agreed upon
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √man (to think) with prefix anu-.
  Prefix: anu
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with āśramān.

पुण्यान् (puṇyān) - sacred, holy, virtuous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of puṇya

puṇya - sacred, holy, meritorious, virtuous

Note: Agrees with āśramān.

आश्रमान् (āśramān) - hermitages, spiritual retreats (āśrama)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, stage of life, effort

From root √śram (to toil, exert) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of the verb śṛṇu.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. (O best of Bhāratas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bhāratas, best of the Bhāratas

Compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata clan
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, quarters

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, point of the compass

From root √diś (to point out).

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of śṛṇu.

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, sacred bathing places (tīrtha)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, bathing place, holy place, sacred spot, place of pilgrimage

From root √tṝ (to cross).

Root: tṝ (class 1)

Note: Object of śṛṇu.

शैलान् (śailān) - mountains, hills

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, hill, born of a rock

From śilā (rock) + aṇ suffix.

Note: Object of śṛṇu.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

Note: Connects 'mountains' with previous items.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

imperative mood

From root √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - from me, as I speak (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Dative/genitive form of 1st person pronoun.

Note: Used with gadataḥ to mean "from me, speaking".

गदतः (gadataḥ) - as I (Dhaumya) speak (speaking, telling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gadat

gadat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

From root √gad (to speak).

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Used with 'me' in a genitive absolute-like construction, or simply modifying an implicit 'speaker'.

नृप (nṛpa) - Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira. (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

Compound: nṛ (man) + pā (protector).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pā)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pā – protector, preserver
  noun (masculine)
  From root √pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.