महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-122, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
भगवन्नेवमेवैतद्यथा वदसि नारद ।
इच्छामि चाहमप्येवं न त्वीशो भगवन्नहम् ॥१॥

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
bhagavannevamevaitadyathā vadasi nārada ,
icchāmi cāhamapyevaṁ na tvīśo bhagavannaham.

1. dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ uvāca bhagavan evam eva etat yathā vadasi
nārada icchāmi ca aham api evam na tu īśaḥ bhagavan aham

1. Dhritarashtra said: "O venerable Nārada, this is exactly as you say. I, too, wish for it to be so, but O venerable one, I am not the master."

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - The blind king, father of the Kauravas (Dhritarashtra)

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

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Nārada (O venerable one, O divine one, O illustrious one)

• एवम् (evam) - Referring to Nārada's statement (thus, in this manner, so)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizing the truth of Nārada's statement (indeed, just, precisely, only)

• एतत् (etat) - Referring to Nārada's discourse (this)

• यथा (yathā) - "as you say" (as, just as, according to)

• वदसि (vadasi) - Nārada, to whom Dhritarashtra is speaking, says (you speak, you say)

• नारद (nārada) - Dhritarashtra addresses Nārada (O Nārada)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - Dhritarashtra wishes (I wish, I desire)

• च (ca) - Connecting the two statements (and, also)

• अहम् (aham) - Dhritarashtra referring to himself (I)

• अपि (api) - "I also wish" (also, even)

• एवम् (evam) - "wish for it to be so" (thus, in this manner, so)

• न (na) - Negating his control (not, no)

• तु (tu) - Contrasting his wish with his lack of power (but, indeed, however)

• ईशः (īśaḥ) - Dhritarashtra is not the master of the situation/his sons (lord, master, ruler, powerful)

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Nārada again (O venerable one, O divine one, O illustrious one)

• अहम् (aham) - Dhritarashtra referring to himself (I)

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - The blind king, father of the Kauravas (Dhritarashtra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (proper name), 'he who holds the kingdom'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, supported, borne, maintained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhṛ + kta suffix
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country, nation
  noun (neuter)

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

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd singular

From root vac (2nd class), perfect tense, reduplicated stem.

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Nārada (O venerable one, O divine one, O illustrious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, illustrious, prosperous, venerable, Lord, God

Possessive suffix -vat from bhaga.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

एवम् (evam) - Referring to Nārada's statement (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial indeclinable.

एव (eva) - Emphasizing the truth of Nārada's statement (indeed, just, precisely, only)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

एतत् (etat) - Referring to Nārada's discourse (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Here, nominative as the subject.

यथा (yathā) - "as you say" (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

वदसि (vadasi) - Nārada, to whom Dhritarashtra is speaking, says (you speak, you say)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of vad

Present active 2nd singular

From root vad (1st class), present tense, parasmaipada.

Root: vad (class 1)

नारद (nārada) - Dhritarashtra addresses Nārada (O Nārada)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - Dhritarashtra wishes (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Present active 1st singular

From root iṣ (6th class), desiderative stem formation + present ending. The desiderative stem is icch-.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

च (ca) - Connecting the two statements (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अहम् (aham) - Dhritarashtra referring to himself (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Gender not specified for first and second person pronouns.

अपि (api) - "I also wish" (also, even)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

एवम् (evam) - "wish for it to be so" (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial indeclinable.

न (na) - Negating his control (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Negative particle.

तु (tu) - Contrasting his wish with his lack of power (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction/particle of contrast.

ईशः (īśaḥ) - Dhritarashtra is not the master of the situation/his sons (lord, master, ruler, powerful)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśa

īśa - lord, master, ruler, powerful, capable of

From root īś 'to be master of'.

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Predicate to 'aham'.

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Nārada again (O venerable one, O divine one, O illustrious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - glorious, divine, illustrious, prosperous, venerable, Lord, God

Possessive suffix -vat from bhaga.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - Dhritarashtra referring to himself (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

Note: Reinforces 'īśaḥ' as predicate for 'aham'.