महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-58, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
यदब्रूतां महात्मानौ वासुदेवधनंजयौ ।
तन्मे ब्रूहि महाप्राज्ञ शुश्रूषे वचनं तव ॥१॥

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
yadabrūtāṁ mahātmānau vāsudevadhanaṁjayau ,
tanme brūhi mahāprājña śuśrūṣe vacanaṁ tava.

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca yat abrūtām mahātmānau vāsudevadhanaṃjayau
tat me brūhi mahāprājña śuśrūṣe vacanam tava

1. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: O greatly wise one, relate to me what the two great souls (mahātmanau), Vāsudeva and Dhanaṃjaya, conversed about. I desire to hear your words.

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - The blind king of Hastinapura, father of the Kauravas. (Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यत् (yat) - The subject matter of the conversation. (what, which, that)

• अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - Refers to Vāsudeva and Dhanaṃjaya. (they two spoke, they two said)

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - Refers to Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) and Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya). (the two great-souled ones, the two noble ones)

• वासुदेवधनंजयौ (vāsudevadhanaṁjayau) - The two principal speakers of the Bhagavad Gītā. (Vāsudeva and Dhanaṃjaya (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna))

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the conversation between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. (that)

• मे (me) - my, of me, to me

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - An instruction from Dhṛtarāṣṭra to Sañjaya. (speak, tell, relate)

• महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - Vocative address to Sañjaya. (O greatly wise one, O most intelligent one)

• शुश्रूषे (śuśrūṣe) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra's eager request to Sañjaya. (I desire to hear, I wish to listen)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - Sañjaya's narration. (word, speech, saying)

• तव (tava) - Referring to Sañjaya's words. (your, of you)

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - The blind king of Hastinapura, father of the Kauravas. (Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king of the Kurus)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person, Singular

Irregular perfect form from √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

यत् (yat) - The subject matter of the conversation. (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that, who

अब्रूताम् (abrūtām) - Refers to Vāsudeva and Dhanaṃjaya. (they two spoke, they two said)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Tense, 3rd Person, Dual

Root √brū, augment 'a' for imperfect.

Root: brū (class 2)

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - Refers to Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) and Arjuna (Dhanaṃjaya). (the two great-souled ones, the two noble ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (a great personality, a sage)

Compound of mahā (great) + ātman (soul, self).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul (ātman), individual spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

वासुदेवधनंजयौ (vāsudevadhanaṁjayau) - The two principal speakers of the Bhagavad Gītā. (Vāsudeva and Dhanaṃjaya (Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vāsudevadhanaṃjaya

vāsudevadhanaṁjaya - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) and Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna)

Dvandva compound of two names.

Compound type : dvandva (vāsudeva+dhanaṃjaya)

• vāsudeva – Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa, son of Vasudeva)
  proper noun (masculine)
• dhanaṃjaya – Dhanaṃjaya (Arjuna, 'conqueror of wealth')
  proper noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - Refers to the conversation between Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मे (me) - my, of me, to me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me (first person pronoun)

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - An instruction from Dhṛtarāṣṭra to Sañjaya. (speak, tell, relate)

(verb)

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

Imperative Mood, 2nd Person, Singular

Root √brū.

Root: brū (class 2)

महाप्राज्ञ (mahāprājña) - Vocative address to Sañjaya. (O greatly wise one, O most intelligent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - greatly wise, very intelligent

Compound of mahā (great) + prājña (wise).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, extensive
  adjective
• prājña – wise, discerning, intelligent
  adjective (masculine)

शुश्रूषे (śuśrūṣe) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra's eager request to Sañjaya. (I desire to hear, I wish to listen)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of śuśrūṣ

Desiderative, Present Tense, 1st Person, Singular

Desiderative form of root √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

वचनम् (vacanam) - Sañjaya's narration. (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, utterance

From root √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śuśrūṣe'.

तव (tava) - Referring to Sañjaya's words. (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)