महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-44, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
सनत्सुजात यदिमां परार्थां ब्राह्मीं वाचं प्रवदसि विश्वरूपाम् ।
परां हि कामेषु सुदुर्लभां कथां तद्ब्रूहि मे वाक्यमेतत्कुमार ॥१॥

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
sanatsujāta yadimāṁ parārthāṁ; brāhmīṁ vācaṁ pravadasi viśvarūpām ,
parāṁ hi kāmeṣu sudurlabhāṁ kathāṁ; tadbrūhi me vākyametatkumāra.

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca sanatsujāta yadi imām
parārthām brāhmīm vācam pravadasi
viśvarūpām parām hi kāmeṣu sudurlabhām
kathām tat brūhi me vākyam etat kumāra

1. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: 'O Sanatsujāta, if you are speaking this supreme, all-encompassing divine (brāhmī) speech (vāc) that pertains to the ultimate reality, a discourse truly difficult to obtain among human desires (kāma), then please explain this statement to me, O Youth.'

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• उवाच (uvāca) - Said, spoke.

• सनत्सुजात (sanatsujāta) - Sanatsujāta

• यदि (yadi) - If.

• इमाम् (imām) - This (feminine).

• परार्थाम् (parārthām) - Pertaining to the ultimate reality or highest purpose.

• ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm) - Divine, relating to Brahman.

• वाचम् (vācam) - Speech, word, voice.

• प्रवदसि (pravadasi) - You speak, you declare.

• विश्वरूपाम् (viśvarūpām) - All-pervading, having all forms.

• पराम् (parām) - Supreme, ultimate, highest (feminine).

• हि (hi) - Indeed, surely, for.

• कामेषु (kāmeṣu) - Among desires, concerning desires.

• सुदुर्लभाम् (sudurlabhām) - Very difficult to obtain (feminine).

• कथाम् (kathām) - Story, discourse, narrative.

• तत् (tat) - Then, therefore, that.

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - Speak, tell.

• मे (me) - To me, my.

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Statement, sentence.

• एतत् (etat) - This (neuter).

• कुमार (kumāra) - O Youth, O Boy.

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Name of the king of Hastinapura, father of the Kauravas.

Compound of dhṛta (held) and rāṣṭra (kingdom).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – Held, supported, borne.
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhṛ (to hold) + kta suffix.
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – Kingdom, realm, country.
  noun (neuter)

उवाच (uvāca) - Said, spoke.

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सनत्सुजात (sanatsujāta) - Sanatsujāta

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sanatsujāta

sanatsujāta - Name of a sage, a mind-born son of Brahmā, a spiritual teacher.

यदि (yadi) - If.

(indeclinable)

इमाम् (imām) - This (feminine).

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - This, this one.

परार्थाम् (parārthām) - Pertaining to the ultimate reality or highest purpose.

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of parārtha

parārtha - Highest good, ultimate reality, supreme object.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+artha)

• para – Supreme, ultimate, highest, other.
  adjective
• artha – Aim, purpose, meaning, wealth, object.
  noun (masculine)

ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm) - Divine, relating to Brahman.

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of brāhmī

brāhmī - Relating to Brahman, divine, sacred.

Feminine form of brāhma (derived from brahman).

वाचम् (vācam) - Speech, word, voice.

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - Speech, word, voice, language.

प्रवदसि (pravadasi) - You speak, you declare.

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-vad

Prefix: pra

Root: vad (class 1)

विश्वरूपाम् (viśvarūpām) - All-pervading, having all forms.

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of viśvarūpa

viśvarūpa - Having all forms, all-pervading, universal.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viśva+rūpa)

• viśva – All, every, universal.
  adjective
• rūpa – Form, shape, appearance.
  noun (neuter)

पराम् (parām) - Supreme, ultimate, highest (feminine).

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of para

para - Supreme, ultimate, highest, other.

हि (hi) - Indeed, surely, for.

(indeclinable)

कामेषु (kāmeṣu) - Among desires, concerning desires.

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - Desire, wish, longing, sensual pleasure.

सुदुर्लभाम् (sudurlabhām) - Very difficult to obtain (feminine).

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sudurlabha

sudurlabha - Very difficult to obtain, very rare.

Derived from su (very, good) + dur (difficult) + labh (to obtain).

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (su+dur+labha)

• su – Good, well, very, easily.
  indeclinable
• dur – Bad, difficult, ill, hard to.
  indeclinable
• labha – Attainable, gain, obtaining.
  adjective (masculine)
  From root labh (to obtain) + a suffix.
  Root: labh (class 1)

कथाम् (kathām) - Story, discourse, narrative.

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - Story, tale, narrative, discourse.

तत् (tat) - Then, therefore, that.

(indeclinable)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - Speak, tell.

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

मे (me) - To me, my.

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - Statement, sentence.

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - Statement, sentence, speech.

एतत् (etat) - This (neuter).

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - This, this one.

कुमार (kumāra) - O Youth, O Boy.

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - Youth, boy, son, prince.