महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-131, verse-4

सर्वरत्नसमाकीर्णे पुंसां देशे मनोरमे ।
इत्येवं धृतराष्ट्रस्य वचनाच्चक्रिरे कथाः ॥४॥

4. sarvaratnasamākīrṇe puṁsāṁ deśe manorame ,
ityevaṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya vacanāccakrire kathāḥ.

4. sarvaratnasamākīrṇe puṃsām deśe manorame iti
evam dhṛtarāṣṭrasya vacanāt cakrire kathāḥ

4. In a delightful land, adorned with all kinds of jewels, a place fit for men – this is how, at Dhṛtarāṣṭra's command, they narrated the tales.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वरत्नसमाकीर्णे (sarvaratnasamākīrṇe) - adorned with all kinds of jewels (filled with all jewels, adorned with all gems)

• पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - for men (of men, for men)

• देशे (deśe) - in a land / region (in the country, in the region, in the place)

• मनोरमे (manorame) - delightful (delightful, pleasing, charming)

• इति (iti) - this is how (thus, so, in this manner)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

• धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

• वचनात् (vacanāt) - at the command (from the word, by the command, on account of the saying)

• चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they narrated (in conjunction with kathāḥ) (they did, they made)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - these stories / tales (stories, tales, narratives)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वरत्नसमाकीर्णे (sarvaratnasamākīrṇe) - adorned with all kinds of jewels (filled with all jewels, adorned with all gems)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of sarvaratnasamākīrṇa

sarvaratnasamākīrṇa - filled with all jewels, abounding in all gems

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sarvaratna+samākīrṇa)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (neuter)
• ratna – jewel, gem, precious stone
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rā (class 2)
• samākīrṇa – strewn, filled, covered, crowded
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root kīr (to scatter) with prefixes sam and ā
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: kīr (class 6)

Note: Agrees with deśe.

पुंसाम् (puṁsām) - for men (of men, for men)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṃs

puṁs - man, male, person, soul, virile agent

Note: Qualifies deśe.

देशे (deśe) - in a land / region (in the country, in the region, in the place)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of deśa

deśa - country, region, place, spot

Root: diś (class 6)

मनोरमे (manorame) - delightful (delightful, pleasing, charming)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of manorama

manorama - delightful, pleasing, charming, beautiful

derived from manas (mind) + rama (pleasing)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manas+rama)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought, heart
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• rama – pleasing, delighting
  adjective (neuter)
  derived from root ram (to delight)
  Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with deśe.

इति (iti) - this is how (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

धृतराष्ट्रस्य (dhṛtarāṣṭrasya) - of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra, name of the blind king, father of the Kauravas

Note: Qualifies vacanāt.

वचनात् (vacanāt) - at the command (from the word, by the command, on account of the saying)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, command

derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Denotes cause or source.

चक्रिरे (cakrire) - they narrated (in conjunction with kathāḥ) (they did, they made)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense, 3rd person plural (ātmanepada)

From root kṛ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - these stories / tales (stories, tales, narratives)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - tale, story, narrative, conversation

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Object of the periphrastic perfect verb cakrire kathāḥ.