महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-7, verse-1

धृतराष्ट्र उवाच ।
उक्तो द्वीपस्य संक्षेपो विस्तरं ब्रूहि संजय ।
यावद्भूम्यवकाशोऽयं दृश्यते शशलक्षणे ।
तस्य प्रमाणं प्रब्रूहि ततो वक्ष्यसि पिप्पलम् ॥१॥

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca ,
ukto dvīpasya saṁkṣepo vistaraṁ brūhi saṁjaya ,
yāvadbhūmyavakāśo'yaṁ dṛśyate śaśalakṣaṇe ,
tasya pramāṇaṁ prabrūhi tato vakṣyasi pippalam.

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca uktaḥ dvīpasya saṃkṣepaḥ
vistaram brūhi saṃjaya yāvat
bhūmyavakāśaḥ ayam dṛśyate śaśalakṣaṇe tasya
pramāṇam prabrūhi tataḥ vakṣyasi pippalam

1. dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca saṃjaya dvīpasya
saṃkṣepaḥ uktaḥ vistaram brūhi yāvat ayam
bhūmyavakāśaḥ śaśalakṣaṇe dṛśyate tasya
pramāṇam prabrūhi tataḥ pippalam vakṣyasi

1. Dhṛtarāṣṭra said: "The summary of the island (dvīpa) has been described. Now, Saṃjaya, tell me the full details. Describe the measure of this land expanse that is seen on the moon (śaśalakṣaṇa). Thereafter, you will tell me about Pippala."

Words meanings summery:

• धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra, the blind king, speaking to Sanjaya (Dhritarashtra)

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

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - has been said / described (said, spoken, described)

• द्वीपस्य (dvīpasya) - of the island (dvīpa) (of the island, of the continent)

• संक्षेपः (saṁkṣepaḥ) - the brief account or summary (summary, abridgement, brief account)

• विस्तरम् (vistaram) - the detailed account (expansion, extent, detailed account)

• ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me) (speak, tell, declare (imperative))

• संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya, addressed by Dhritarashtra (Sanjaya)

• यावत् (yāvat) - as far as (in terms of spatial extent) (as much as, as long as, as far as)

• भूम्यवकाशः (bhūmyavakāśaḥ) - this extent of land/space (expanse of land, space of earth)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (expanse of land) (this, this one)

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears)

• शशलक्षणे (śaśalakṣaṇe) - on the moon (referring to the marks visible on the moon's surface) (on the moon (lit. 'in that which has the mark of a hare'))

• तस्य (tasya) - of its (referring to the land expanse) (of that, its)

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - the measure or extent (measure, extent, dimension)

• प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - describe (its measure) (declare, tell fully, describe (imperative))

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then (thence, then, afterwards)

• वक्ष्यसि (vakṣyasi) - you will tell (me) (you will say, you will tell)

• पिप्पलम् (pippalam) - Pippala (likely refers to a specific place or entity in the geographical description) (the fig tree (Ficus religiosa); a berry/seed)

Words meanings and morphology

धृतराष्ट्र (dhṛtarāṣṭra) - Dhritarashtra, the blind king, speaking to Sanjaya (Dhritarashtra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhritarashtra (lit. 'he who holds the kingdom')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, country
  noun (neuter)

Note: Speaker's name.

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

(verb)

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

perfect tense form

Root vac, irregular perfect stem uvāc-

Root: vac (class 2)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - has been said / described (said, spoken, described)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared; a saying, speech

Past Passive Participle

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'saṃkṣepaḥ'.

द्वीपस्य (dvīpasya) - of the island (dvīpa) (of the island, of the continent)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dvīpa

dvīpa - island, continent, division of the earth

संक्षेपः (saṁkṣepaḥ) - the brief account or summary (summary, abridgement, brief account)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkṣepa

saṁkṣepa - condensation, abridgement, summary, brief description

From root kṣip with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: kṣip (class 6)

Note: Subject of 'uktaḥ'.

विस्तरम् (vistaram) - the detailed account (expansion, extent, detailed account)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extent, expansion, detailed description, elaboration

From root stṛ with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Object of 'brūhi'.

ब्रूहि (brūhi) - tell (me) (speak, tell, declare (imperative))

(verb)

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

imperative form

Irregular imperative 2nd person singular of root brū

Root: brū (class 2)

संजय (saṁjaya) - Sanjaya, addressed by Dhritarashtra (Sanjaya)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Sanjaya (lit. 'complete victory')

यावत् (yāvat) - as far as (in terms of spatial extent) (as much as, as long as, as far as)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a clause indicating extent.

भूम्यवकाशः (bhūmyavakāśaḥ) - this extent of land/space (expanse of land, space of earth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūmyavakāśa

bhūmyavakāśa - earth's space, extent of land

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+avakāśa)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• avakāśa – space, room, opportunity
  noun (masculine)
  From root kāś with prefix ava
  Prefix: ava
  Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dṛśyate'.

अयम् (ayam) - this (expanse of land) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'bhūmyavakāśaḥ'.

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen (is seen, appears)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present tense form, passive voice

Present passive form of root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

शशलक्षणे (śaśalakṣaṇe) - on the moon (referring to the marks visible on the moon's surface) (on the moon (lit. 'in that which has the mark of a hare'))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of śaśalakṣaṇa

śaśalakṣaṇa - having the mark of a hare; the moon

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śaśa+lakṣaṇa)

• śaśa – hare, rabbit
  noun (masculine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the moon.

तस्य (tasya) - of its (referring to the land expanse) (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to the `bhūmyavakāśaḥ`.

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - the measure or extent (measure, extent, dimension)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, extent, dimension, proof, standard

From root mā (to measure) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'prabrūhi'.

प्रब्रूहि (prabrūhi) - describe (its measure) (declare, tell fully, describe (imperative))

(verb)

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

imperative form

Imperative 2nd person singular of root brū with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter, then (thence, then, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

From tad, ablative suffix.

Note: Adverbial.

वक्ष्यसि (vakṣyasi) - you will tell (me) (you will say, you will tell)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

future tense form

Future 2nd person singular of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

पिप्पलम् (pippalam) - Pippala (likely refers to a specific place or entity in the geographical description) (the fig tree (Ficus religiosa); a berry/seed)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pippala

pippala - the holy fig tree (Ficus religiosa), a berry, seed

Note: Object of 'vakṣyasi'.