महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-116, verse-27

न हि जानामि वृत्तान्तं धर्मराजस्य केशव ।
सात्वतेन विहीनः स यदि जीवति वा न वा ॥२७॥

27. na hi jānāmi vṛttāntaṁ dharmarājasya keśava ,
sātvatena vihīnaḥ sa yadi jīvati vā na vā.

27. na hi jānāmi vṛttāntam dharmarājasya keśava
sātvatena vihīnaḥ sa yadi jīvati vā na vā

27. keśava hi dharmarājasya vṛttāntam na jānāmi.
sātvatena vihīnaḥ sa yadi vā na vā jīvati.

27. Indeed, O Keśava, I do not know the condition of King Yudhishthira (dharma-rāja). Is he alive or not, deprived as he is of Sātvata (Sātyaki)?

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I understand

• वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - news, account, condition, report

• धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of King Yudhishthira (dharma-rāja) (of the king of dharma, of Yudhishthira)

• केशव (keśava) - O Keśava (an epithet of Krishna)

• सात्वतेन (sātvatena) - by Sātvata (Sātyaki) (by Sātvata, by Sātyaki)

• विहीनः (vihīnaḥ) - deprived of, bereft of, without

• स (sa) - he, that

• यदि (yadi) - if, whether

• जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive

• वा (vā) - or

• न (na) - not, no

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

जानामि (jānāmi) - I know, I understand

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jñā

Present Indicative, 1st Person Singular

Root verb jñā (9th class) with suffix -mi for 1st person singular present active

Root: jñā (class 9)

वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - news, account, condition, report

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛttānta

vṛttānta - news, account, condition, report, story

धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of King Yudhishthira (dharma-rāja) (of the king of dharma, of Yudhishthira)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of dharma, Yudhishthira

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

केशव (keśava) - O Keśava (an epithet of Krishna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - having beautiful hair, slayer of Keśin, an epithet of Krishna

सात्वतेन (sātvatena) - by Sātvata (Sātyaki) (by Sātvata, by Sātyaki)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sātvata

sātvata - a descendant of Satvata, a name of Sātyaki, a Yadava warrior

विहीनः (vihīnaḥ) - deprived of, bereft of, without

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vihīna

vihīna - deprived of, bereft of, without, wanting

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hā (to abandon) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'sa'.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Dharmarāja.

यदि (yadi) - if, whether

(indeclinable)

जीवति (jīvati) - lives, is alive

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jīv

Present Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Root verb jīv (1st class) with suffix -ti for 3rd person singular present active

Root: jīv (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)