महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-168, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
पाञ्चालराजस्य सुतो राजन्परपुरंजयः ।
शिखण्डी रथमुख्यो मे मतः पार्थस्य भारत ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
pāñcālarājasya suto rājanparapuraṁjayaḥ ,
śikhaṇḍī rathamukhyo me mataḥ pārthasya bhārata.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca pāñcālarājasya sutaḥ rājan parapuramjayaḥ
śikhaṇḍī rathamukhyaḥ me mataḥ pārthasya bhārata

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca rājan bhārata pāñcālarājasya sutaḥ
parapuramjayaḥ śikhaṇḍī me pārthasya rathamukhyaḥ mataḥ

1. Bhishma said: 'O King, O Bhārata, Śikhaṇḍī, the son of the king of Pañcāla and conqueror of enemy cities, is considered by me to be Arjuna's (Pārtha's) foremost charioteer.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of Pañcāla

• सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• परपुरम्जयः (parapuramjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities

• शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī (proper name)

• रथमुख्यः (rathamukhyaḥ) - foremost charioteer, chief charioteer

• मे (me) - by me (to me, by me, my)

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, regarded

• पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna (Pārtha) (of Pārtha, of Arjuna)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name, 'the terrible')

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense (Lit Laṭ)

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

पाञ्चालराजस्य (pāñcālarājasya) - of the king of Pañcāla

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pāñcālarāja

pāñcālarāja - king of Pañcāla

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāñcāla+rāja)

• pāñcāla – belonging to the Pañcālas (a tribe/country)
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

सुतः (sutaḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring, child

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sū (to bear, produce)

Root: sū (class 2)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

परपुरम्जयः (parapuramjayaḥ) - conqueror of enemy cities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parapuraṃjaya

parapuraṁjaya - conqueror of enemy cities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+puraṃjaya)

• para – other, enemy, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
• puraṃjaya – conqueror of cities
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

शिखण्डी (śikhaṇḍī) - Śikhaṇḍī (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śikhaṇḍin

śikhaṇḍin - Śikhaṇḍī (proper name, 'crested')

रथमुख्यः (rathamukhyaḥ) - foremost charioteer, chief charioteer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rathamukhya

rathamukhya - chief charioteer, excellent charioteer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ratha+mukhya)

• ratha – chariot
  noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

मे (me) - by me (to me, by me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I, me (pronoun)

मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, regarded

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - considered, thought, regarded, opinion, doctrine

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root man (to think, believe)

Root: man (class 4)

पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna (Pārtha) (of Pārtha, of Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kunti), a name for Arjuna

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name for Dhṛtarāṣṭra