महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-5

शौनक उवाच ।
श्रोतुमिच्छाम्यशेषेण कथामेतां मनोरमाम् ।
आस्तीकस्य पुराणस्य ब्राह्मणस्य यशस्विनः ॥५॥

5. śaunaka uvāca ,
śrotumicchāmyaśeṣeṇa kathāmetāṁ manoramām ,
āstīkasya purāṇasya brāhmaṇasya yaśasvinaḥ.

5. śaunaka uvāca śrotum icchāmi aśeṣeṇa kathām etām
manoramām āstīkasya purāṇasya brāhmaṇasya yaśasvinaḥ

5. Śaunaka said: I wish to hear this delightful and ancient story of the glorious brahmin Āstīka in its entirety.

Words meanings summery:

• शौनक (śaunaka) - Śaunaka (the sage who is speaking) (Śaunaka (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, for hearing)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

• अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - in its entirety, completely (completely, without remainder, entirely)

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

• एताम् (etām) - this (story) (this, this one)

• मनोरमाम् (manoramām) - charming, delightful (charming, beautiful, delightful)

• आस्तीकस्य (āstīkasya) - of Āstīka (proper name) (of Āstīka)

• पुराणस्य (purāṇasya) - of the ancient (brahmin/story) (of the ancient, of the Purāṇa)

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the brahmin (referring to Āstīka) (of the brahmin)

• यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - of the glorious (Āstīka) (of the glorious, famous, illustrious)

Words meanings and morphology

शौनक (śaunaka) - Śaunaka (the sage who is speaking) (Śaunaka (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaunaka

śaunaka - Name of a famous sage, descendant of Śunaka

Patronymic from Śunaka

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, for hearing)

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Formed with 'tumun' suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - in its entirety, completely (completely, without remainder, entirely)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - complete, entire, without remainder

Negative compound (nañ-tatpuruṣa)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• śeṣa – remainder, rest, remnant
  noun (masculine)
  From root śiṣ (to leave, to remain)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Instrumental singular, used adverbially.

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, speech

From root kath (to tell, to speak)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Object of 'icchāmi śrotum'.

एताम् (etām) - this (story) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'kathām'.

मनोरमाम् (manoramām) - charming, delightful (charming, beautiful, delightful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of manorama

manorama - charming, beautiful, pleasing to the mind, delightful

From 'manas' (mind) and root 'ram' (to delight)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+rama)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• rama – delighting, pleasing, charming
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/participial formation
  From root ram (to delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kathām'.

आस्तीकस्य (āstīkasya) - of Āstīka (proper name) (of Āstīka)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of āstīka

āstīka - Name of a sage, son of Jaratkāru and Manasā (sister of Vāsuki)

Patronymic from Astika

Note: Possessive, describing the story.

पुराणस्य (purāṇasya) - of the ancient (brahmin/story) (of the ancient, of the Purāṇa)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old; a class of sacred texts, a Purāṇa

From 'purā' (formerly, in ancient times)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇasya'.

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the brahmin (referring to Āstīka) (of the brahmin)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priest, belonging to Brahmā, relating to the Vedas

From 'brahman' (sacred knowledge, supreme reality)

Note: Possessive, refers to Āstīka.

यशस्विनः (yaśasvinaḥ) - of the glorious (Āstīka) (of the glorious, famous, illustrious)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, illustrious, renowned, possessing fame

Possessive suffix 'vin' added to 'yaśas' (fame)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇasya'.