महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-195, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु कौन्तेयः सर्वान्भ्रातॄनुपह्वरे ।
आहूय भरतश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
etacchrutvā tu kaunteyaḥ sarvānbhrātṝnupahvare ,
āhūya bharataśreṣṭha idaṁ vacanamabravīt.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca etat śrutvā tu kaunteyaḥ sarvān
bhrātṝn upahvare āhūya bharataśreṣṭha idam vacanam abravīt

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca kaunteyaḥ etat śrutvā tu sarvān
bhrātṝn upahvare āhūya bharataśreṣṭha idam vacanam abravīt

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard this, the son of Kuntī (Yudhiṣṭhira) then called all his brothers apart into a secluded place, and, O best of Bharatas (Janamejaya), spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to Bhīṣma's words) (this)

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• तु (tu) - indeed, then (but, indeed, however)

• कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (as the eldest son of Kuntī in this context) (son of Kuntī, Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - his (Yudhiṣṭhira's) brothers (brothers)

• उपह्वरे (upahvare) - in a secluded place (away from others) (in a secret place, in a secluded place, apart)

• आहूय (āhūya) - having called, after calling

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas (addressing King Janamejaya) (O best of Bharatas)

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Name of a sage

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to Bhīṣma's words) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Object of śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root śru- with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - indeed, then (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

कौन्तेयः (kaunteyaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (as the eldest son of Kuntī in this context) (son of Kuntī, Arjuna or Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaunteya

kaunteya - son of Kuntī (Arjuna, Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīma)

Note: Subject of abravīt.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

Note: Modifies bhrātṝn.

भ्रातॄन् (bhrātṝn) - his (Yudhiṣṭhira's) brothers (brothers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Object of āhūya.

उपह्वरे (upahvare) - in a secluded place (away from others) (in a secret place, in a secluded place, apart)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of upahvara

upahvara - secluded place, secret place

Note: Used adverbially.

आहूय (āhūya) - having called, after calling

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From √hvā (to call) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - O best of Bharatas (addressing King Janamejaya) (O best of Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata (name of a king or clan)
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya.

Note: Vocative addressing the listener, King Janamejaya.

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Modifies vacanam.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, statement

Note: Object of abravīt.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)