महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-51, verse-25

समन्तपञ्चकद्वारात्ततो निष्क्रम्य माधवः ।
पप्रच्छर्षिगणान्रामः कुरुक्षेत्रस्य यत्फलम् ॥२५॥

25. samantapañcakadvārāttato niṣkramya mādhavaḥ ,
papraccharṣigaṇānrāmaḥ kurukṣetrasya yatphalam.

25. samantapañcakadvārāt tataḥ niṣkramya mādhavaḥ
rāmaḥ papraccha ṛṣigaṇān kurukṣetrasya yat phalam

25. tataḥ samantapañcakadvārāt niṣkramya rāmaḥ mādhavaḥ
ṛṣigaṇān kurukṣetrasya yat phalam papraccha

25. Then, having exited through the gate of Samantapañcaka, Balarāma (Mādhava) asked the groups of sages about the merit (phala) of Kurukṣetra.

Words meanings summery:

• समन्तपञ्चकद्वारात् (samantapañcakadvārāt) - from the gate of Samantapañcaka

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having exited, having come out

• माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Balarāma (Balarāma (or Kṛṣṇa))

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Balarāma (Rāma, Balarāma)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

• ऋषिगणान् (ṛṣigaṇān) - groups of sages

• कुरुक्षेत्रस्य (kurukṣetrasya) - of Kurukṣetra

• यत् (yat) - what (in interrogative sense) (what, which, that)

• फलम् (phalam) - merit (religious benefit) (fruit, result, consequence, merit)

Words meanings and morphology

समन्तपञ्चकद्वारात् (samantapañcakadvārāt) - from the gate of Samantapañcaka

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of samantapañcakadvāra

samantapañcakadvāra - the gate/door of Samantapañcaka (a holy place)

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samantapañcaka+dvāra)

• samantapañcaka – Samantapañcaka (a holy region near Kurukṣetra)
  proper noun (neuter)
• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

निष्क्रम्य (niṣkramya) - having exited, having come out

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from niṣ-kram + ya suffix (when prefixed)

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

माधवः (mādhavaḥ) - Balarāma (Balarāma (or Kṛṣṇa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mādhava

mādhava - descendant of Madhu; an epithet of Kṛṣṇa or Balarāma; lord of knowledge

Derived from Madhu + a (patronymic suffix)

Note: Subject of 'papraccha'.

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Balarāma (Rāma, Balarāma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - name of several mythical persons (e.g. Rāmacandra, Paraśurāma, Balarāma)

Note: Subject of 'papraccha'.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - he asked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of prach

Perfect active 3rd person singular

Perfect form of √prach (class 6 verb)

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Subject is Balarāma.

ऋषिगणान् (ṛṣigaṇān) - groups of sages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛṣigaṇa

ṛṣigaṇa - a multitude of sages, a group of rishis

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+gaṇa)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'papraccha'.

कुरुक्षेत्रस्य (kurukṣetrasya) - of Kurukṣetra

(proper noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra

kurukṣetra - Kurukṣetra, a famous battlefield and holy pilgrimage site

Compound meaning 'field of the Kurus'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kṣetra)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣetra – field, ground, territory, holy place
  noun (neuter)

यत् (yat) - what (in interrogative sense) (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'phalam'.

फलम् (phalam) - merit (religious benefit) (fruit, result, consequence, merit)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward, benefit, merit

Note: Object of 'papraccha' (indirect object 'yat phalam').