महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-12, verse-3

ऋषिरुवाच ।
श्रोष्यसि त्वं रुरो सर्वमास्तीकचरितं महत् ।
ब्राह्मणानां कथयतामित्युक्त्वान्तरधीयत ॥३॥

3. ṛṣiruvāca ,
śroṣyasi tvaṁ ruro sarvamāstīkacaritaṁ mahat ,
brāhmaṇānāṁ kathayatāmityuktvāntaradhīyata.

3. ṛṣiḥ uvāca | śroṣyasi tvam ruro sarvam āstīkacaritam
mahat | brāhmaṇānām kathayatām iti uktvā antaradhīyata

3. The Rishi said: 'O Ruru, you will hear the entire great story of Āstīka as it is narrated by Brāhmaṇas.' Having said this, he disappeared.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - the sage (a sage, seer)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• श्रोष्यसि (śroṣyasi) - you will hear

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Ruru) (you)

• रुरो (ruro) - O Ruru

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (all, entire)

• आस्तीकचरितम् (āstīkacaritam) - the story of Āstīka (the story/deed of Āstīka)

• महत् (mahat) - great, extensive (great, large)

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - by the Brahmins (who will narrate) (of Brahmins)

• कथयताम् (kathayatām) - while they narrate, as narrated by (while narrating, of those narrating)

• इति (iti) - thus, having said (thus, so, saying)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (having said, spoken)

• अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - the sage (a sage, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रोष्यसि (śroṣyasi) - you will hear

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Verb for 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Ruru) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yusmad

yusmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'śroṣyasi'.

रुरो (ruro) - O Ruru

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ruru

ruru - Ruru (proper name of a sage, grandson of Cyavana)

Note: Addressed by the Rishi.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the entire (all, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Modifies 'āstīkacaritam'.

आस्तीकचरितम् (āstīkacaritam) - the story of Āstīka (the story/deed of Āstīka)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āstīkacarita

āstīkacarita - Āstīka's story, deeds of Āstīka

Compound type : tatpurusha (āstīka+carita)

• āstīka – Āstīka (proper name of a sage)
  noun (masculine)
• carita – deed, conduct, life-story, narrative
  noun (neuter)
  past passive participle (nominalized)
  from root car (to move, act)
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of 'śroṣyasi'.

महत् (mahat) - great, extensive (great, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Modifies 'āstīkacaritam'.

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - by the Brahmins (who will narrate) (of Brahmins)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

Note: Part of the genitive absolute construction 'brāhmaṇānāṃ kathayatām'.

कथयताम् (kathayatām) - while they narrate, as narrated by (while narrating, of those narrating)

(nominal form)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kathayat

kath - to tell, narrate, relate

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Part of the genitive absolute construction 'brāhmaṇānāṃ kathayatām'.

इति (iti) - thus, having said (thus, so, saying)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of the Rishi's speech.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (having said, spoken)

(verb)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Precedes 'antaradhīyata'.

अन्तरधीयत (antaradhīyata) - disappeared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of antaradhā

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Subject is 'Rishi'.