महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-160, verse-4

गन्धर्व उवाच ।
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि कथामेतां मनोरमाम् ।
यथावदखिलां पार्थ धर्म्यां धर्मभृतां वर ॥४॥

4. gandharva uvāca ,
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi kathāmetāṁ manoramām ,
yathāvadakhilāṁ pārtha dharmyāṁ dharmabhṛtāṁ vara.

4. gandharvaḥ uvāca hanta te kathayiṣyāmi kathām etām
manoramām yathāvat akhilām pārtha dharmyām dharmabhṛtām vara

4. The Gandharva said: Well then, O Pārtha, O best among the upholders of natural law (dharma), I will narrate to you this charming story, completely and accurately, a story that concerns natural law (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - The celestial musician Gandharva Citraratha. (Gandharva)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• हन्त (hanta) - An introductory particle indicating commencement of speech or a wish ('well then'). (well then, oh, alas)

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will narrate

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

• एताम् (etām) - this

• मनोरमाम् (manoramām) - charming, delightful, beautiful

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, accurately, completely, exactly

• अखिलाम् (akhilām) - complete, entire, whole

• पार्थ (pārtha) - Arjuna, addressed as the son of Kuntī. (Pārtha (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī))

• धर्म्याम् (dharmyām) - A story that concerns or is in accordance with natural law (dharma). (righteous, lawful, pertaining to natural law (dharma))

• धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - Of those who embody and maintain righteous conduct and natural law (dharma). (of those who uphold natural law (dharma))

• वर (vara) - O best one, used as an address. (best, excellent one, boon)

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - The celestial musician Gandharva Citraratha. (Gandharva)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharva

gandharva - a Gandharva (a class of celestial beings, often musicians or divine singers)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: vac (class 2)

हन्त (hanta) - An introductory particle indicating commencement of speech or a wish ('well then'). (well then, oh, alas)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will narrate

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kathaya

Causative stem of katha

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice (parasmaipada).

Root: kath (class 10)

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

एताम् (etām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

मनोरमाम् (manoramām) - charming, delightful, beautiful

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of manorama

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

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, accurately, completely, exactly

(indeclinable)

अखिलाम् (akhilām) - complete, entire, whole

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akhila

akhila - entire, whole, complete, without gaps (a + khila)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+khila)

• a – not, non, un- (negation prefix)
  indeclinable
• khila – gap, vacant ground, lacking
  noun (neuter)

पार्थ (pārtha) - Arjuna, addressed as the son of Kuntī. (Pārtha (son of Pṛthā/Kuntī))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī); a name for Arjuna

Derived from Pṛthā (Kuntī).

धर्म्याम् (dharmyām) - A story that concerns or is in accordance with natural law (dharma). (righteous, lawful, pertaining to natural law (dharma))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dharmya

dharmya - lawful, righteous, pertaining to natural law (dharma), just

Derived from dharma.

धर्मभृताम् (dharmabhṛtām) - Of those who embody and maintain righteous conduct and natural law (dharma). (of those who uphold natural law (dharma))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dharmabhṛt

dharmabhṛt - upholder of natural law (dharma), maintaining righteousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+bhṛt)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• bhṛt – bearing, carrying, supporting, upholding (from root bhṛ)
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/suffix -t
  Derived from the root 'bhṛ' (to bear, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)

वर (vara) - O best one, used as an address. (best, excellent one, boon)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, chief; a boon, a wish; a bridegroom

Root: vṛ (class 5)