महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-13, verse-6

सूत उवाच ।
इतिहासमिमं वृद्धाः पुराणं परिचक्षते ।
कृष्णद्वैपायनप्रोक्तं नैमिषारण्यवासिनः ॥६॥

6. sūta uvāca ,
itihāsamimaṁ vṛddhāḥ purāṇaṁ paricakṣate ,
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaproktaṁ naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ.

6. sūta uvāca itihāsam imam vṛddhāḥ purāṇam paricakṣate
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaproktam naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ

6. Sūta said: The elders living in Naimiṣāraṇya refer to this ancient history, narrated by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, as a Purāṇa.

Words meanings summery:

• सूत (sūta) - Sūta (Ugraśravas, the narrator) (charioteer, bard, Sūta (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - this epic narrative (history, legend, epic)

• इमम् (imam) - this (history) (this, this one)

• वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - the elders (sages) (old, aged; elders)

• पुराणम् (purāṇam) - an ancient text, a Purāṇa (ancient, old; a Purāṇa)

• परिचक्षते (paricakṣate) - they declare, refer to as (they tell, relate, declare, describe, call)

• कृष्णद्वैपायनप्रोक्तम् (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaproktam) - composed/narrated by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa) (proclaimed by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana)

• नैमिषारण्यवासिनः (naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ) - those residing in Naimiṣāraṇya (dwellers of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Words meanings and morphology

सूत (sūta) - Sūta (Ugraśravas, the narrator) (charioteer, bard, Sūta (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, minstrel; a mixed caste; proper name

From root sū (to impel) or a derived noun.

Root: sū (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - this epic narrative (history, legend, epic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - tradition, history, legend, epic poem (literally 'thus it was')

Compound of 'iti-ha-āsa' (thus-indeed-it was)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (iti+ha+āsa)

• iti – thus, in this manner, so says
  indeclinable
• ha – indeed, verily (particle)
  indeclinable
• āsa – it was, existed
  verb
  past tense
  3rd person singular imperfect of 'as' (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'paricakṣate'.

इमम् (imam) - this (history) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'.

वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - the elders (sages) (old, aged; elders)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown; elder, experienced person

past passive participle

P.P.P. of root 'vṛdh' (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'paricakṣate'.

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - an ancient text, a Purāṇa (ancient, old; a Purāṇa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old; a class of sacred texts

From 'purā' (formerly, in ancient times)

Note: Predicate accusative of 'itihāsam', meaning 'as a Purāṇa'.

परिचक्षते (paricakṣate) - they declare, refer to as (they tell, relate, declare, describe, call)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of paricakṣ

From root 'cakṣ' (to see, to say) with prefix 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

कृष्णद्वैपायनप्रोक्तम् (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaproktam) - composed/narrated by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa) (proclaimed by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaproktam

kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaproktam - proclaimed/narrated by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

Compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛṣṇadvaipāyana+prokta)

• kṛṣṇadvaipāyana – Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of Kṛṣṇa (dark) and Dvaipāyana (island-born)
• prokta – spoken, said, proclaimed, narrated
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  P.P.P. of root 'vac' (to speak) with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'.

नैमिषारण्यवासिनः (naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ) - those residing in Naimiṣāraṇya (dwellers of Naimiṣāraṇya)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of naimiṣāraṇyavāsin

naimiṣāraṇyavāsin - dweller in Naimiṣāraṇya (Naimiṣa forest)

Compound of 'Naimiṣāraṇya' and 'vāsin' (dweller).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naimiṣāraṇya+vāsin)

• naimiṣāraṇya – Naimiṣa forest (a sacred forest)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: Naimiṣa + araṇya (forest)
• vāsin – dweller, resident, inhabitant
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root 'vas' (to dwell) with 'ṇin' suffix
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛddhāḥ'.