महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-23, verse-8

पितामहो नः स्थविरो मनस्वी महाप्राज्ञः सर्वधर्मोपपन्नः ।
स कौरव्यः कुशली तात भीष्मो यथापूर्वं वृत्तिरप्यस्य कच्चित् ॥८॥

8. pitāmaho naḥ sthaviro manasvī; mahāprājñaḥ sarvadharmopapannaḥ ,
sa kauravyaḥ kuśalī tāta bhīṣmo; yathāpūrvaṁ vṛttirapyasya kaccit.

8. pitāmahaḥ naḥ sthaviraḥ manasvī
mahāprājñaḥ sarvadharmopapannaḥ saḥ
kauravyaḥ kuśalī tāta bhīṣmaḥ
yathāpūrvam vṛttiḥ api asya kaccit

8. O dear one, is our grandfather Bhīṣma, who is elderly, intelligent, greatly wise, and endowed with all aspects of (dharma), well? And is his livelihood (vṛtti) as it was before?

Words meanings summery:

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - our grandfather (Bhīṣma) (grandfather, paternal grandfather)

• नः (naḥ) - our (grandfather) (our, to us, us)

• स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - elderly (old, aged, ancient, firm)

• मनस्वी (manasvī) - intelligent (person) (intelligent, wise, high-minded, spirited)

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

• सर्वधर्मोपपन्नः (sarvadharmopapannaḥ) - endowed with all (dharma) (natural law/intrinsic nature)

• सः (saḥ) - that (Bhīṣma) (that, he)

• कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - that Kaurava (Bhīṣma) (a descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava)

• कुशली (kuśalī) - in good health (well, healthy, skillful)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address) (O dear one, father, son)

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (Bhīṣma (proper name), terrible, formidable)

• यथापूर्वम् (yathāpūrvam) - as before, as formerly

• वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - livelihood (livelihood, conduct, mode of life, existence)

• अपि (api) - and (also) (also, even, too)

• अस्य (asya) - his (Bhīṣma's) (his, of him, of this)

• कच्चित् (kaccit) - Is it true that...? (asking hopefully) (I hope that... (interrogative particle implying hope/doubt))

Words meanings and morphology

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - our grandfather (Bhīṣma) (grandfather, paternal grandfather)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, paternal grandfather

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma.

नः (naḥ) - our (grandfather) (our, to us, us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Genitive plural of asmad (us, our).

स्थविरः (sthaviraḥ) - elderly (old, aged, ancient, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthavira

sthavira - old, aged, ancient, firm

Root: sthā (class 1)

मनस्वी (manasvī) - intelligent (person) (intelligent, wise, high-minded, spirited)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manasvin

manasvin - intelligent, wise, high-minded, spirited

Possessive suffix -vin added to manas.

Root: man (class 4)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - greatly wise, very intelligent

(compound adjective)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  From pra + jñā (to know).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

सर्वधर्मोपपन्नः (sarvadharmopapannaḥ) - endowed with all (dharma) (natural law/intrinsic nature)

(compound adjective)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+dharma+upapanna)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• dharma – natural law (dharma), intrinsic nature (dharma), duty, righteousness, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• upapanna – endowed with, furnished with, fit, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From upa + pad (to attain, to go).
  Prefix: upa
  Root: pad (class 4)

सः (saḥ) - that (Bhīṣma) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to Bhīṣma.

कौरव्यः (kauravyaḥ) - that Kaurava (Bhīṣma) (a descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauravya

kauravya - a descendant of Kuru, a Kaurava

Formed with patronymic suffix.

Note: Another reference to Bhīṣma.

कुशली (kuśalī) - in good health (well, healthy, skillful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśalin

kuśalin - well, healthy, skillful

Possessive suffix -in.

Note: Predicate adjective.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (an affectionate address) (O dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment), son

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (Bhīṣma (proper name), terrible, formidable)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper name), terrible, formidable

यथापूर्वम् (yathāpūrvam) - as before, as formerly

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound (yathā + pūrvam).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+pūrva)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• pūrva – former, prior, earlier
  adjective

वृत्तिः (vṛttiḥ) - livelihood (livelihood, conduct, mode of life, existence)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - livelihood, conduct, mode of life, existence

From root vṛt (to exist, to turn).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अपि (api) - and (also) (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (Bhīṣma's) (his, of him, of this)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Genitive singular of idam.

कच्चित् (kaccit) - Is it true that...? (asking hopefully) (I hope that... (interrogative particle implying hope/doubt))

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle indicating a hopeful question.

Note: Forms a question.