महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-164, verse-96

तस्मात्तं परिपप्रच्छ नान्यं कंचिद्विशेषतः ।
तस्मिंस्तस्य हि सत्याशा बाल्यात्प्रभृति पाण्डवे ॥९६॥

96. tasmāttaṁ paripapraccha nānyaṁ kaṁcidviśeṣataḥ ,
tasmiṁstasya hi satyāśā bālyātprabhṛti pāṇḍave.

96. tasmāt tam paripapraccha na anyam kaṃcit viśeṣataḥ
tasmin tasya hi satyāśā bālyāt prabhṛti pāṇḍave

96. tasmāt tam paripapraccha na anyam kaṃcit viśeṣataḥ
hi tasya satyāśā tasmin pāṇḍave bālyāt prabhṛti

96. Therefore, he particularly questioned Yudhishthira and no one else, for indeed, Drona had placed his hope for truth (satyāśā) in that Pāṇḍava from his childhood onwards.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• तम् (tam) - Yudhishthira (him, that)

• परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - asked, questioned thoroughly

• न (na) - not

• अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

• कंचित् (kaṁcit) - someone, anyone (often used with 'na' for 'no one')

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in Yudhishthira (in him, in that)

• तस्य (tasya) - Drona's (his, of him, of that)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely

• सत्याशा (satyāśā) - hope for truth, belief in truth

• बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, onwards, since

• पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - in Yudhishthira (Pāṇḍava) (in the son of Pandu)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तम् (tam) - Yudhishthira (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - asked, questioned thoroughly

(verb)

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

Compound verb formed with prefix 'pari-' (around, thoroughly) and root 'prac' (to ask).

Prefix: pari

Root: prac (class 6)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अन्यम् (anyam) - another, other

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

कंचित् (kaṁcit) - someone, anyone (often used with 'na' for 'no one')

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kaṃcit

kaṁcit - someone, anyone, a certain

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from 'viśeṣa' (distinction, particularity).

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in Yudhishthira (in him, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तस्य (tasya) - Drona's (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

हि (hi) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

सत्याशा (satyāśā) - hope for truth, belief in truth

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of satyāśā

satyāśā - hope for truth, expectation of truth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (satya+āśā)

• satya – truth, truthful, real
  noun (neuter)
• āśā – hope, expectation, desire
  noun (feminine)

बाल्यात् (bālyāt) - from childhood

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bālya

bālya - childhood, infancy, childishness

Derived from 'bāla' (child).

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, onwards, since

(indeclinable)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

पाण्डवे (pāṇḍave) - in Yudhishthira (Pāṇḍava) (in the son of Pandu)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pandu, son of Pandu

Patronymic from 'Paṇḍu'.