महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-59, verse-2

संजय उवाच ।
वासुदेवोऽपि तद्युक्तं पर्यपृच्छद्युधिष्ठिरम् ।
ततः क्षत्ता प्रकृतयो न्यवेदयदुपस्थिताः ॥२॥

2. saṁjaya uvāca ,
vāsudevo'pi tadyuktaṁ paryapṛcchadyudhiṣṭhiram ,
tataḥ kṣattā prakṛtayo nyavedayadupasthitāḥ.

2. saṃjayaḥ uvāca vāsudevaḥ api tat yuktam paryapṛcchat
yudhiṣṭhiram tataḥ kṣattā prakṛtayaḥ nyavedayat upasthitāḥ

2. saṃjayaḥ uvāca vāsudevaḥ api tat yuktam yudhiṣṭhiram
paryapṛcchat tataḥ kṣattā upasthitāḥ prakṛtayaḥ nyavedayat

2. Sanjaya said: 'Vasudeva (Krishna) in his turn questioned Yudhishthira appropriately. Then, the chamberlain announced that the subjects had arrived and were present.'

Words meanings summery:

• संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Sanjaya (name of Dhritarashtra's charioteer)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - referring to Krishna (Vasudeva (an epithet of Krishna))

• अपि (api) - in turn or likewise (also, even, too)

• तत् (tat) - in that manner, appropriately (when combined with yuktam) (that, thus)

• युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriately (referring to the questioning) (appropriate, suitable, proper)

• पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - asked, questioned

• युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - doorkeeper, chamberlain, charioteer (often a mixed caste)

• प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - subjects, people (subjects, populace, citizens, (original) nature (prakṛti))

• न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - announced, reported, informed

• उपस्थिताः (upasthitāḥ) - present, standing near, assembled

Words meanings and morphology

संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Sanjaya (name of Dhritarashtra's charioteer)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - victory, triumphant, Sanjaya

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - referring to Krishna (Vasudeva (an epithet of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, an epithet of Krishna

patronymic from Vasudeva

अपि (api) - in turn or likewise (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - in that manner, appropriately (when combined with yuktam) (that, thus)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Used adverbially or as direct object referring to the act of questioning. Often combined with yuktam to form an adverbial phrase.

युक्तम् (yuktam) - appropriately (referring to the questioning) (appropriate, suitable, proper)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yukta

yukta - joined, endowed with, suitable, proper, engaged in (yoga)

Past Passive Participle

derived from root yuj

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with tat.

पर्यपृच्छत् (paryapṛcchat) - asked, questioned

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pari-praś

Prefix: pari

Root: praś (class 6)

युधिष्ठिरम् (yudhiṣṭhiram) - Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle, Yudhishthira

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  locative of yudh
• sthira – firm, steady
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

क्षत्ता (kṣattā) - doorkeeper, chamberlain, charioteer (often a mixed caste)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣattṛ

kṣattṛ - doorkeeper, chamberlain, charioteer

agent noun from kṣad (to cut, to divide, hence to arrange)

Root: kṣad (class 1)

प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - subjects, people (subjects, populace, citizens, (original) nature (prakṛti))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature (prakṛti), origin, primary matter, subjects, citizens

derived from root kṛ with pra- prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Here refers to the people/subjects of the kingdom.

न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - announced, reported, informed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of ni-vid

causative

root vid with ni- prefix, causative suffix -i, then imperfect ending

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 1)

Note: Causative form.

उपस्थिताः (upasthitāḥ) - present, standing near, assembled

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of upasthita

upasthita - standing near, present, arrived, assembled

Past Passive Participle

derived from root sthā with upa- prefix

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with prakṛtayaḥ.