महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-4

सूत उवाच ।
महदाख्यानमास्तीकं यत्रैतत्प्रोच्यते द्विज ।
सर्वमेतदशेषेण शृणु मे वदतां वर ॥४॥

4. sūta uvāca ,
mahadākhyānamāstīkaṁ yatraitatprocyate dvija ,
sarvametadaśeṣeṇa śṛṇu me vadatāṁ vara.

4. sūta uvāca mahat ākhyānam āstīkam yatra etat procyate
dvija sarvam etat aśeṣeṇa śṛṇu me vadatām vara

4. Sūta said: 'O twice-born one, O best among speakers, listen to me completely about this great narrative of Āstīka, within which all of this is recounted.'

Words meanings summery:

• सूत (sūta) - Sūta (Sūta (proper name/caste))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said

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

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative (narrative, story, account)

• आस्तीकम् (āstīkam) - of Āstīka (referring to the story) (relating to Āstīka)

• यत्र (yatra) - within which (narrative) (where, in which, in which case)

• एतत् (etat) - this (story/matter) (this)

• प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is recounted (is told, is declared)

• द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born one

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, everything)

• एतत् (etat) - of this (this)

• अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely (completely, without remainder)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

• मे (me) - to me (from my words) (to me, from me, my)

• वदताम् (vadatām) - among speakers (of those who speak/tell)

• वर (vara) - O best (O best, O excellent one)

Words meanings and morphology

सूत (sūta) - Sūta (Sūta (proper name/caste))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer; bard, reciter of Puranas; Sūta (proper name)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect of √vac.

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

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, mighty, important, extensive

Note: Modifies ākhyānam.

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative (narrative, story, account)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale

action noun

from √khyā with ā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of śṛṇu (implicitly).

आस्तीकम् (āstīkam) - of Āstīka (referring to the story) (relating to Āstīka)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āstīka

āstīka - Āstīka; relating to Āstīka

derived from proper noun Āstīka

Note: Modifies ākhyānam.

यत्र (yatra) - within which (narrative) (where, in which, in which case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a subordinate clause.

एतत् (etat) - this (story/matter) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Subject of procyate.

प्रोच्यते (procyate) - is recounted (is told, is declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of √vac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Passive form of pra-√vac.

द्विज (dvija) - O twice-born one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth

compound dvi+ja

Note: Addressed to Śaunaka.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Object of procyate.

एतत् (etat) - of this (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Modifies sarvam (all of this).

अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely (completely, without remainder)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - complete, whole, without remainder

negative compound: a (not) + śeṣa (remainder)

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, un-
  prefix
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, excess
  noun (masculine)
  from √śiṣ
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Adverbial use, meaning 'fully' or 'without omitting anything'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of √śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Addressed to Śaunaka.

मे (me) - to me (from my words) (to me, from me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Indirect object of śṛṇu.

वदताम् (vadatām) - among speakers (of those who speak/tell)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, telling

present participle

present participle of √vad

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Used substantively.

वर (vara) - O best (O best, O excellent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, suitor

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Addressed to Śaunaka, qualifying vadatām.