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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-5, verse-15

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा स राजानं धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम् ।
प्रचक्रमे निधानाय शस्त्राणां भरतर्षभ ॥१५॥
15. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamuktvā sa rājānaṁ dharmātmānaṁ yudhiṣṭhiram ,
pracakrame nidhānāya śastrāṇāṁ bharatarṣabha.
15. vaiśampāyanaḥ uvāca | evam uktvā sa rājānam dharmātmānam
yudhiṣṭhiram pracakrame nidhānāya śastrāṇām bharatarṣabha
15. Vaiśampāyana said: Having thus spoken to King Yudhiṣṭhira, whose inner self (ātman) was devoted to righteousness (dharma), he (Arjuna), the foremost of the Bhāratas, then began the task of depositing the weapons.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
  • उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken
  • (sa) - referring to Arjuna (implied from context) (he, that)
  • राजानम् (rājānam) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king)
  • धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - King Yudhiṣṭhira, whose inner self (ātman) was devoted to righteousness (dharma) (one whose self is righteousness, righteous-souled)
  • युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira
  • प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - he began, he undertook
  • निधानाय (nidhānāya) - for depositing the weapons (for depositing, for placing)
  • शस्त्राणाम् (śastrāṇām) - of weapons, of arms
  • भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bhāratas (a respectful address, often used for Yudhiṣṭhira or other prominent Kuru princes) (O best of the Bhāratas)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - The sage Vaiśampāyana, narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana
vaiśampāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect tense form from root vac
Root: vac (class 2)
एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so
(indeclinable)
उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Absolutive (gerund) form from root vac
Root: vac (class 2)
(sa) - referring to Arjuna (implied from context) (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
राजानम् (rājānam) - King Yudhiṣṭhira (king)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, sovereign
धर्मात्मानम् (dharmātmānam) - King Yudhiṣṭhira, whose inner self (ātman) was devoted to righteousness (dharma) (one whose self is righteousness, righteous-souled)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharmātman
dharmātman - one whose nature is righteousness, righteous-souled
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+ātman)
  • dharma – righteousness, natural law, constitution, duty
    noun (masculine)
    Root: dhṛ (class 1)
  • ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
    noun (masculine)
    Root: an (class 2)
युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhiṣṭhira
(proper noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira - steadfast in battle, name of the eldest Pāṇḍava
प्रचक्रमे (pracakrame) - he began, he undertook
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kram
Perfect tense form from root kram with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: kram (class 1)
निधानाय (nidhānāya) - for depositing the weapons (for depositing, for placing)
(noun)
Dative, neuter, singular of nidhāna
nidhāna - depositing, placing, a treasure, a receptacle
verbal noun
Derived from root dhā with prefix ni
Prefix: ni
Root: dhā (class 3)
शस्त्राणाम् (śastrāṇām) - of weapons, of arms
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of śastra
śastra - weapon, arm, tool
Root: śas (class 2)
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bhāratas (a respectful address, often used for Yudhiṣṭhira or other prominent Kuru princes) (O best of the Bhāratas)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull among Bhāratas, best of the Bhāratas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
  • bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of an ancient king, name of a tribe/dynasty
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
    noun (masculine)