महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-34, verse-1

उत्तर उवाच ।
अद्याहमनुगच्छेयं दृढधन्वा गवां पदम् ।
यदि मे सारथिः कश्चिद्भवेदश्वेषु कोविदः ॥१॥

1. uttara uvāca ,
adyāhamanugaccheyaṁ dṛḍhadhanvā gavāṁ padam ,
yadi me sārathiḥ kaścidbhavedaśveṣu kovidaḥ.

1. uttaraḥ uvāca adya aham anugaccheyam dṛḍhadhanvā gavām
padam yadi me sārathiḥ kaścit bhavet aśveṣu kovidaḥ

1. Uttara said: 'Today I would pursue the cows' path, being a strong bowman, if only I had a charioteer who is expert with horses.'

Words meanings summery:

• उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - Uttara (proper name of a prince) (Uttara (proper noun), northern, later, superior)

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

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अनुगच्छेयम् (anugaccheyam) - I would pursue (I would follow, I would go after)

• दृढधन्वा (dṛḍhadhanvā) - a strong bowman (firm-bowed, having a strong bow, strong bowman)

• गवाम् (gavām) - of the cows (of cows)

• पदम् (padam) - path (step, foot, place, path, track)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• मे (me) - for me, I had (for me, to me, my)

• सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, some (someone, anyone, a certain)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - were there, he had (he might be, there should be, he would be)

• अश्वेषु (aśveṣu) - with horses (in horses, among horses)

• कोविदः (kovidaḥ) - expert (skilled, expert, conversant with)

Words meanings and morphology

उत्तरः (uttaraḥ) - Uttara (proper name of a prince) (Uttara (proper noun), northern, later, superior)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - Uttara (a proper name), northern, later, superior

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

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अनुगच्छेयम् (anugaccheyam) - I would pursue (I would follow, I would go after)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of gam

Optative, 1st person singular

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

दृढधन्वा (dṛḍhadhanvā) - a strong bowman (firm-bowed, having a strong bow, strong bowman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛḍhadhanvan

dṛḍhadhanvan - firm-bowed, having a strong bow

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dṛḍha+dhanvan)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, hard
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛṃh (to make firm)
  Root: dṛṃh (class 1)
• dhanvan – bow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the speaker, aham.

गवाम् (gavām) - of the cows (of cows)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle, ray of light

पदम् (padam) - path (step, foot, place, path, track)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, place, path, track, word

Note: Object of anugaccheyam.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for me, I had (for me, to me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

सारथिः (sārathiḥ) - charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sārathi

sārathi - charioteer

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, some (someone, anyone, a certain)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit

kaścit - someone, anyone, a certain, some

भवेत् (bhavet) - were there, he had (he might be, there should be, he would be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

Optative, 3rd person singular

Root: bhū (class 1)

अश्वेषु (aśveṣu) - with horses (in horses, among horses)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of aśva

aśva - horse

कोविदः (kovidaḥ) - expert (skilled, expert, conversant with)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kovida

kovida - skilled, expert, conversant with

Note: Agrees with sārathiḥ.