महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-196, verse-17

श्रूयते हि पुरा कश्चिदम्बुवीच इति श्रुतः ।
आसीद्राजगृहे राजा मागधानां महीक्षिताम् ॥१७॥

17. śrūyate hi purā kaścidambuvīca iti śrutaḥ ,
āsīdrājagṛhe rājā māgadhānāṁ mahīkṣitām.

17. śrūyate hi purā kaścit ambuvīca iti śrutaḥ
āsīt rājagṛhe rājā māgadhānām mahīkṣitām

17. Indeed, it is heard that long ago, there was a certain king named Ambuvīca in Rājagṛha, among the rulers of Magadha.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, is listened

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain person

• अम्बुवीच (ambuvīca) - Ambuvīca (a proper name)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (indicating quotation)

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - known (as Ambuvīca) (heard, known, famous)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• राजगृहे (rājagṛhe) - in Rājagṛha (name of a city)

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• मागधानाम् (māgadhānām) - of the Magadhas (people of Magadha kingdom)

• महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of kings, of rulers of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

श्रूयते (śrūyate) - is heard, is listened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of śrū

Present Passive

Root: śru (class 5)

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - someone, a certain person

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, a certain person, anything

अम्बुवीच (ambuvīca) - Ambuvīca (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ambuvīca

ambuvīca - Ambuvīca (a proper name)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (indicating quotation)

(indeclinable)

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - known (as Ambuvīca) (heard, known, famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, known, famous

Past Passive Participle

Root: śru (class 5)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

राजगृहे (rājagṛhe) - in Rājagṛha (name of a city)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of rājagṛha

rājagṛha - Rājagṛha (name of a city, lit. 'king's house')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+gṛha)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• gṛha – house, abode, dwelling
  noun (neuter)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

मागधानाम् (māgadhānām) - of the Magadhas (people of Magadha kingdom)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of māgadha

māgadha - belonging to Magadha, a resident of Magadha, a king of Magadha

महीक्षिताम् (mahīkṣitām) - of kings, of rulers of the earth

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahīkṣit

mahīkṣit - ruler of the earth, king, sovereign

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahī+kṣit)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• kṣit – ruling, inhabiting; ruler, inhabitant
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṣi (to rule, to dwell)
  Root: kṣi (class 2)