महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-173, verse-4

कथितं ते मया पूर्वं यथा शप्तः स पार्थिवः ।
शक्तिना भरतश्रेष्ठ वासिष्ठेन महात्मना ॥४॥

4. kathitaṁ te mayā pūrvaṁ yathā śaptaḥ sa pārthivaḥ ,
śaktinā bharataśreṣṭha vāsiṣṭhena mahātmanā.

4. kathitam te mayā pūrvam yathā śaptaḥ sa pārthivaḥ
śaktinā bharataśreṣṭha vāsiṣṭhena mahātmanā

4. O best of the Bhāratas, I have already told you previously how that king was cursed by Śakti, the great soul (mahātman) and son of Vasiṣṭha.

Words meanings summery:

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated

• ते (te) - to you

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

• यथा (yathā) - as, how, in which manner

• शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed

• स (sa) - that, he

• पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, earthly ruler

• शक्तिना (śaktinā) - by Śakti

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - Epithet for Arjuna (O best of the Bhāratas)

• वासिष्ठेन (vāsiṣṭhena) - by Vāsiṣṭha (son of Vasiṣṭha)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul (mahātman)

Words meanings and morphology

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, said, narrated

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `kath` (root) + `kta` suffix

Root: kath (class 10)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Here dative sense: 'to you'

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially

यथा (yathā) - as, how, in which manner

(indeclinable)

शप्तः (śaptaḥ) - cursed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śapta

śapta - cursed, reviled

Past Passive Participle

Formed from `śap` (root) + `kta` suffix

Root: śap (class 1)

स (sa) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पार्थिवः (pārthivaḥ) - king, earthly ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, king, prince

शक्तिना (śaktinā) - by Śakti

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakti

śakti - power, energy, Śakti (divine feminine power), a proper name (including the term śakti)

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - Epithet for Arjuna (O best of the Bhāratas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best among the Bharatas (epithet of Arjuna)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – Bharata, descendent of Bharata
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

वासिष्ठेन (vāsiṣṭhena) - by Vāsiṣṭha (son of Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vāsiṣṭha

vāsiṣṭha - descendant of Vasiṣṭha

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great soul (mahātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble, magnanimous (including the term ātman)

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (including the term ātman)
  noun (masculine)