महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-30, verse-15

ज्येष्ठः पुत्रो धृतराष्ट्रस्य मन्दो मूर्खः शठः संजय पापशीलः ।
प्रशास्ता वै पृथिवी येन सर्वा सुयोधनं कुशलं तात पृच्छेः ॥१५॥

15. jyeṣṭhaḥ putro dhṛtarāṣṭrasya mando; mūrkhaḥ śaṭhaḥ saṁjaya pāpaśīlaḥ ,
praśāstā vai pṛthivī yena sarvā; suyodhanaṁ kuśalaṁ tāta pṛccheḥ.

15. jyeṣṭhaḥ putraḥ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya
mandaḥ mūrkhaḥ śaṭhaḥ saṃjaya pāpaśīlaḥ
praśāstā vai pṛthivī yena
sarvā suyodhanaṃ kuśalaṃ tāta pṛccheḥ

15. O Sanjaya, Dhritarashtra's eldest son is dull-witted, foolish, deceitful, and sinful by nature. He is indeed the one by whom all the earth is ruled. O dear one, you should inquire about Suyodhana's well-being.

Words meanings summery:

• ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - Dhritarashtra's eldest son (eldest, chief, principal)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra

• मन्दः (mandaḥ) - dull-witted, slow, foolish

• मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - foolish, ignorant, stupid

• शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - deceitful, cunning, wicked

• संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

• पापशीलः (pāpaśīlaḥ) - sinful by nature, wicked

• प्रशास्ता (praśāstā) - ruler, governor, controller

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground, world

• येन (yena) - by whom, by which

• सर्वा (sarvā) - all, every, whole

• सुयोधनं (suyodhanaṁ) - Suyodhana (another name for Duryodhana)

• कुशलं (kuśalaṁ) - welfare, well-being, prosperity

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of address, often from elder to younger, or affectionate) (O dear one, father, son)

• पृच्छेः (pṛccheḥ) - you should inquire/ask

Words meanings and morphology

ज्येष्ठः (jyeṣṭhaḥ) - Dhritarashtra's eldest son (eldest, chief, principal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, greatest, best, chief

Superlative degree from 'praśasya' (good)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son, child

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child, descendant

धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhritarashtra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (name of a king)

मन्दः (mandaḥ) - dull-witted, slow, foolish

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manda

manda - dull, slow, sluggish, foolish, lazy

मूर्खः (mūrkhaḥ) - foolish, ignorant, stupid

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mūrkha

mūrkha - foolish, ignorant, stupid, blockhead

शठः (śaṭhaḥ) - deceitful, cunning, wicked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaṭha

śaṭha - deceitful, wicked, cunning, rogue

संजय (saṁjaya) - O Sanjaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (name of a charioteer and narrator of the Mahabharata)

पापशीलः (pāpaśīlaḥ) - sinful by nature, wicked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpaśīla

pāpaśīla - wicked, sinful by nature, of bad disposition

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāpa+śīla)

• pāpa – evil, wicked, sin, vice
  noun (neuter)
• śīla – nature, character, habit, disposition, good conduct
  noun (neuter)

प्रशास्ता (praśāstā) - ruler, governor, controller

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praśāstṛ

praśāstṛ - ruler, governor, preceptor, trainer

Agent noun from root śās with prefix pra

Derived from pra-√śās (to rule, govern)

Prefix: pra

Root: śās (class 2)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

पृथिवी (pṛthivī) - earth, ground, world

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land, world

येन (yena) - by whom, by which

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what, that

सर्वा (sarvā) - all, every, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

सुयोधनं (suyodhanaṁ) - Suyodhana (another name for Duryodhana)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suyodhana

suyodhana - Suyodhana (a name for Duryodhana, meaning 'good fighter')

कुशलं (kuśalaṁ) - welfare, well-being, prosperity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuśala

kuśala - well-being, welfare, prosperity, health, clever, skillful

तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of address, often from elder to younger, or affectionate) (O dear one, father, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear, darling (used as a term of address)

पृच्छेः (pṛccheḥ) - you should inquire/ask

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of pṛcch

Root: prach (class 6)