महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-66, verse-6

भूयो भूयो हि यद्राजन्पृच्छसे पाण्डवान्प्रति ।
सारासारबलं ज्ञातुं तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥६॥

6. bhūyo bhūyo hi yadrājanpṛcchase pāṇḍavānprati ,
sārāsārabalaṁ jñātuṁ tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu.

6. bhūyaḥ bhūyaḥ hi yat rājan pṛcchase pāṇḍavān
prati sārāsārablalaṃ jñātuṃ tat me nigadataḥ śṛṇu

6. O King, since you repeatedly ask about the Pāṇḍavas in order to know their essential and non-essential strength, listen to me as I speak of it.

Words meanings summery:

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - Used twice to mean "again and again" or "repeatedly". (again, repeatedly)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - Used twice to mean "again and again" or "repeatedly". (again, repeatedly)

• हि (hi) - Introduces the reason for the request. (indeed, for, because)

• यत् (yat) - Connects the preceding clause (the reason) to the main imperative clause. (that, which)

• राजन् (rājan) - Vocative address to a king, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king)

• पृच्छसे (pṛcchase) - you ask

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Refers to the five sons of Pāṇḍu, the protagonists of the Mahābhārata. (Pāṇḍavas)

• प्रति (prati) - "Concerning the Pāṇḍavas". Governs accusative. (towards, concerning, regarding)

• सारासारब्ललं (sārāsārablalaṁ) - Their true strength and weakness. (the strength of the essential and non-essential, strength and weakness)

• ज्ञातुं (jñātuṁ) - to know, to ascertain

• तत् (tat) - Refers to the matter being spoken about. (that, therefore)

• मे (me) - Dative/Genitive of 'I'. Here, "from me" or "my" (in relation to speaking). (from me, by me)

• निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - Genitive singular of the present active participle "nigadat" (from √gad + ni-). (of one who is speaking/telling)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - Used twice to mean "again and again" or "repeatedly". (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of "bhūyo bhūyo" (repeatedly).

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - Used twice to mean "again and again" or "repeatedly". (again, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of "bhūyo bhūyo" (repeatedly).

हि (hi) - Introduces the reason for the request. (indeed, for, because)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - Connects the preceding clause (the reason) to the main imperative clause. (that, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what, that

Note: Here acts as a conjunction, 'since' or 'because'.

राजन् (rājan) - Vocative address to a king, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

पृच्छसे (pṛcchase) - you ask

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of prach

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Thematic root with 'a' suffix and middle voice ending.

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - Refers to the five sons of Pāṇḍu, the protagonists of the Mahābhārata. (Pāṇḍavas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

patronymic from Pāṇḍu

प्रति (prati) - "Concerning the Pāṇḍavas". Governs accusative. (towards, concerning, regarding)

(indeclinable)

Note: Preposition governing the accusative case (pāṇḍavān).

सारासारब्ललं (sārāsārablalaṁ) - Their true strength and weakness. (the strength of the essential and non-essential, strength and weakness)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sārāsārablala

sārāsārablala - strength of the essential and non-essential, strength and weakness

Compound type : dvandva (sāra+asāra+bala)

• sāra – essence, essential part, strength, true
  noun (neuter)
• asāra – non-essential, worthless, weak
  adjective (neuter)
  negated sāra
  Prefix: a
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Compound of 'sāra' (essential), 'asāra' (non-essential), and 'bala' (strength).

ज्ञातुं (jñātuṁ) - to know, to ascertain

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive of root √jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose.

तत् (tat) - Refers to the matter being spoken about. (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Object of śṛṇu.

मे (me) - Dative/Genitive of 'I'. Here, "from me" or "my" (in relation to speaking). (from me, by me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Here in a genitive sense with nigadataḥ.

निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - Genitive singular of the present active participle "nigadat" (from √gad + ni-). (of one who is speaking/telling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nigadat

nigadat - speaking, narrating, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √gad (to speak) with prefix ni- and suffix -śatṛ

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular masculine of nigadat.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)