महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-162, verse-18

तमुवाच महातेजा विवस्वान्मुनिसत्तमम् ।
महर्षे स्वागतं तेऽस्तु कथयस्व यथेच्छसि ॥१८॥

18. tamuvāca mahātejā vivasvānmunisattamam ,
maharṣe svāgataṁ te'stu kathayasva yathecchasi.

18. tam uvāca mahātejāḥ vivasvān munisattamam
maharṣe svāgatam te astu kathayasva yathā icchasi

18. The greatly effulgent Vivasvān said to that best of sages. "Great sage, welcome to you. Please speak what you desire."

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - to him, that

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, highly effulgent

• विवस्वान् (vivasvān) - Vivasvān (the Sun god)

• मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - to the best of sages

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage

• स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome

• ते (te) - to you, your

• अस्तु (astu) - may it be

• कथयस्व (kathayasva) - speak, tell

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to, how

• इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - to him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, highly effulgent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly effulgent, of great splendor

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy
  noun (neuter)

विवस्वान् (vivasvān) - Vivasvān (the Sun god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivasvat

vivasvat - Vivasvān, the sun, radiant

मुनिसत्तमम् (munisattamam) - to the best of sages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best of sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative suffix -tama

महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

स्वागतम् (svāgatam) - welcome

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, well-come

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+āgata)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• āgata – come, arrived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root gam- (to go) with upasarga ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

अस्तु (astu) - may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

कथयस्व (kathayasva) - speak, tell

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of kathay

denominative

Denominative verb from kathā (story)

यथा (yathā) - as, according to, how

(indeclinable)

इच्छसि (icchasi) - you wish, you desire

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)