महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-171, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
ततोऽहं भरतश्रेष्ठ मातरं वीरमातरम् ।
अभिगम्योपसंगृह्य दाशेयीमिदमब्रुवम् ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tato'haṁ bharataśreṣṭha mātaraṁ vīramātaram ,
abhigamyopasaṁgṛhya dāśeyīmidamabruvam.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | tataḥ aham bharataśreṣṭha mātaram
vīramātaram abhigamya upasaṅgṛhya dāśeyīm idam abruvam

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca: bharataśreṣṭha,
tataḥ aham mātaram vīramātaram dāśeyīm abhigamya upasaṅgṛhya idam abruvam

1. Bhishma said: 'Thereupon, O best of Bharatas, having approached and greeted Mother, the mother of heroes, Dāśeyī (Satyavatī), I said this.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The speaker of the verses (Bhishma (name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - after the previous actions (conquering kings and bringing princesses) (thereupon, then, from that)

• अहम् (aham) - Bhishma (I)

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - Address to Dhritarashtra or Vidura (O best of Bharatas)

• मातरम् (mātaram) - Satyavatī, Bhishma's stepmother (mother)

• वीरमातरम् (vīramātaram) - Satyavatī, who gave birth to Vichitravirya and Chitrangada. (mother of heroes)

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - Bhishma having approached Satyavatī (having approached)

• उपसङ्गृह्य (upasaṅgṛhya) - Bhishma respectfully greeting Satyavatī (having greeted, having embraced, having taken hold of respectfully)

• दाशेयीम् (dāśeyīm) - Satyavatī, daughter of a fisherman (dāśa) (Dāśeyī (name))

• इदम् (idam) - the following words (the next verse) (this)

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - Bhishma said (I said, I spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The speaker of the verses (Bhishma (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a prominent character in Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - after the previous actions (conquering kings and bringing princesses) (thereupon, then, from that)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - Bhishma (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - Address to Dhritarashtra or Vidura (O best of Bharatas)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best among the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective
  superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Note: Vocative form.

मातरम् (mātaram) - Satyavatī, Bhishma's stepmother (mother)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Object of 'abhigamya'.

वीरमातरम् (vīramātaram) - Satyavatī, who gave birth to Vichitravirya and Chitrangada. (mother of heroes)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīramātṛ

vīramātṛ - mother of heroes

Compound type : tatpurusha (vīra+mātṛ)

• vīra – hero, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)

Note: Appositive to 'mātaram'.

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - Bhishma having approached Satyavatī (having approached)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from abhi-√gam (to approach)

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

उपसङ्गृह्य (upasaṅgṛhya) - Bhishma respectfully greeting Satyavatī (having greeted, having embraced, having taken hold of respectfully)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

from upa-sam-√grah (to seize, embrace, greet)

Prefixes: upa+sam

Root: grah (class 9)

दाशेयीम् (dāśeyīm) - Satyavatī, daughter of a fisherman (dāśa) (Dāśeyī (name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dāśeyī

dāśeyī - Dāśeyī (name of Satyavatī, daughter of a Dāśa or fisherman)

Note: Appositive to 'mātaram'.

इदम् (idam) - the following words (the next verse) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Object of 'abruvam'.

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - Bhishma said (I said, I spoke)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)