महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-42, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततो राजा धृतराष्ट्रो मनीषी संपूज्य वाक्यं विदुरेरितं तत् ।
सनत्सुजातं रहिते महात्मा पप्रच्छ बुद्धिं परमां बुभूषन् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tato rājā dhṛtarāṣṭro manīṣī; saṁpūjya vākyaṁ vidureritaṁ tat ,
sanatsujātaṁ rahite mahātmā; papraccha buddhiṁ paramāṁ bubhūṣan.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tataḥ rājā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ
manīṣī saṃpūjya vākyam vidureritam
tat sanatsujātam rahite mahātmā
papraccha buddhim paramām bubhūṣan

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Then King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the wise and great-souled one, having duly revered that speech uttered by Vidura, privately questioned Sanatsujāta, aspiring to attain the highest wisdom.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• राजा (rājā) - King (king, ruler)

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• मनीषी (manīṣī) - the wise one (wise, intelligent, sagacious)

• संपूज्य (saṁpūjya) - having duly revered (having honored, having worshipped)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech (speech, word, statement)

• विदुरेरितम् (vidureritam) - uttered by Vidura (spoken by Vidura, uttered by Vidura)

• तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that)

• सनत्सुजातम् (sanatsujātam) - Sanatsujāta (Sanatsujāta (proper noun))

• रहिते (rahite) - privately, in a secluded place (in a solitary place, in private)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (great-souled, noble-minded)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - questioned (he asked, he questioned)

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - wisdom, knowledge (intellect, understanding, wisdom)

• परमाम् (paramām) - highest (highest, supreme, ultimate)

• बुभूषन् (bubhūṣan) - aspiring to attain/know (desiring to be, wishing to become, aspiring to)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit) third singular active

Root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - King (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Root: rāj (class 1)

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (proper name, the blind king of Hastināpura)

मनीषी (manīṣī) - the wise one (wise, intelligent, sagacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious, a sage

From 'manīṣā' (intellect)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Used substantively, referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

संपूज्य (saṁpūjya) - having duly revered (having honored, having worshipped)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund (with prefix)

Root 'pūj' with prefix 'sam'

Prefix: sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech (speech, word, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

From 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

विदुरेरितम् (vidureritam) - uttered by Vidura (spoken by Vidura, uttered by Vidura)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidurerita

vidurerita - spoken/uttered by Vidura

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidura+īrita)

• vidura – Vidura
  proper noun (masculine)
• īrita – spoken, uttered, sent
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'īr'
  Root: īr (class 1)

Note: Modifying 'vākyam'.

तत् (tat) - that (speech) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सनत्सुजातम् (sanatsujātam) - Sanatsujāta (Sanatsujāta (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sanatsujāta

sanatsujāta - Sanatsujāta (name of a sage)

Note: Object of 'papraccha'.

रहिते (rahite) - privately, in a secluded place (in a solitary place, in private)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of rahita

rahita - solitary, secluded, empty, deserted

Past Passive Participle

From root 'rah'

Root: rah (class 1)

Note: Functions adverbially here.

महात्मा (mahātmā) - the great-souled one (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (great-souled, noble-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great person (mahātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Used substantively, referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - questioned (he asked, he questioned)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit) third singular active

Root 'prach'

Root: prach (class 6)

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - wisdom, knowledge (intellect, understanding, wisdom)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, perception, understanding, wisdom

From root 'budh'

Root: budh (class 1)

परमाम् (paramām) - highest (highest, supreme, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - highest, supreme, ultimate, excellent

Superlative of 'para'

Note: Modifying 'buddhim'.

बुभूषन् (bubhūṣan) - aspiring to attain/know (desiring to be, wishing to become, aspiring to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bubhūṣat

bhū - to be, exist, become

Present Active Participle (Śatṛ) of Desiderative

Desiderative stem of root 'bhū'

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective modifying the subject Dhṛtarāṣṭra.