महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-165, verse-2

गन्धर्व उवाच ।
इदं वासिष्ठमाख्यानं पुराणं परिचक्षते ।
पार्थ सर्वेषु लोकेषु यथावत्तन्निबोध मे ॥२॥

2. gandharva uvāca ,
idaṁ vāsiṣṭhamākhyānaṁ purāṇaṁ paricakṣate ,
pārtha sarveṣu lokeṣu yathāvattannibodha me.

2. gandharva uvāca idam vāsiṣṭham ākhyānam purāṇam
paricakṣate pārtha sarveṣu lokeṣu yathāvat tat nibodha me

2. The Gandharva said: "O Pārtha, this ancient narrative (purāṇa ākhyāna) of Vasiṣṭha is recounted in all the worlds (lokas). Hear it properly from me."

Words meanings summery:

• गन्धर्व (gandharva) - a celestial musician, a Gandharva

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इदम् (idam) - this, here

• वासिष्ठम् (vāsiṣṭham) - related to Vasiṣṭha, Vasiṣṭha's

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story, tale

• पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient, old; a traditional narrative (purāṇa)

• परिचक्षते (paricakṣate) - they speak about, they relate, they describe

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha, son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna

• सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, in the realms (lokas)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, rightly, exactly, according to truth

• तत् (tat) - that

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, perceive, learn

• मे (me) - from me, to me

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धर्व (gandharva) - a celestial musician, a Gandharva

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharva

gandharva - a celestial musician, a Gandharva

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this, here

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

वासिष्ठम् (vāsiṣṭham) - related to Vasiṣṭha, Vasiṣṭha's

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāsiṣṭha

vāsiṣṭha - related to Vasiṣṭha, Vasiṣṭha's

derived from Vasiṣṭha + aṇ

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story, tale

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale

from ā + khyā + ana (suffix)

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - ancient, old; a traditional narrative (purāṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old; a traditional narrative (purāṇa)

परिचक्षते (paricakṣate) - they speak about, they relate, they describe

(verb)

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

Present Middle

3rd person plural Present middle

Prefix: pari

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha, son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), Arjuna

derived from pṛthā + aṇ

सर्वेषु (sarveṣu) - in all

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds, in the realms (lokas)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people (loka)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - properly, rightly, exactly, according to truth

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, perceive, learn

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of nibudh

Imperative Active

2nd person singular Imperative active

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

मे (me) - from me, to me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here functions as a dative or genitive of source ('from me').