महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-159, verse-4

नारदप्रभृतीनां च देवर्षीणां मया श्रुतम् ।
गुणान्कथयतां वीर पूर्वेषां तव धीमताम् ॥४॥

4. nāradaprabhṛtīnāṁ ca devarṣīṇāṁ mayā śrutam ,
guṇānkathayatāṁ vīra pūrveṣāṁ tava dhīmatām.

4. nāradaprabhṛtīnām ca devarṣīṇām mayā śrutam |
guṇān kathayatām vīra pūrveṣām tava dhīmatām

4. O hero (vīra), I have heard from divine sages (devarṣīṇām) like Nārada and others, who were recounting the virtues of your wise ancestors.

Words meanings summery:

• नारदप्रभृतीनाम् (nāradaprabhṛtīnām) - of Nārada and others, of those beginning with Nārada

• च (ca) - and

• देवर्षीणाम् (devarṣīṇām) - of the divine sages

• मया (mayā) - by me

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

• कथयताम् (kathayatām) - of those narrating, recounting

• वीर (vīra) - O hero

• पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the former ones, of the ancestors

• तव (tava) - your

• धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise, of the intelligent

Words meanings and morphology

नारदप्रभृतीनाम् (nāradaprabhṛtīnām) - of Nārada and others, of those beginning with Nārada

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nāradaprabhṛti

nāradaprabhṛti - Nārada and others, those beginning with Nārada

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārada+prabhṛti)

• nārada – Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prabhṛti – beginning, starting with, and so on, others
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

देवर्षीणाम् (devarṣīṇām) - of the divine sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, divine, celestial
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I (first person pronoun)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (past passive participle)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Used here predicatively, 'it was heard by me', meaning 'I heard'.

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues, attributes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, property, excellence

कथयताम् (kathayatām) - of those narrating, recounting

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kathayat

kathayat - narrating, telling, recounting (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kathay

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with devarṣīṇām and nāradaprabhṛtīnām.

वीर (vīra) - O hero

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the former ones, of the ancestors

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, previous, eastern, first

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise, of the intelligent

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sensible

Possessive suffix -mat