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

ऋषय ऊचुः ।
समन्तपञ्चकमिति यदुक्तं सूतनन्दन ।
एतत्सर्वं यथान्यायं श्रोतुमिच्छामहे वयम् ॥१॥

1. ṛṣaya ūcuḥ ,
samantapañcakamiti yaduktaṁ sūtanandana ,
etatsarvaṁ yathānyāyaṁ śrotumicchāmahe vayam.

1. ṛṣayaḥ ūcuḥ samantapañcakam iti yat uktam sūtanandana
etat sarvam yathānyāyam śrotum icchāmahe vayam

1. The sages said: 'O son of Sūta, we wish to hear in full detail all that has been told about Samantapañcaka.'

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages (sages, seers)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said (they said, they spoke)

• समन्तपञ्चकम् (samantapañcakam) - about Samantapañcaka (the region named Samantapañcaka)

• इति (iti) - thus (introducing a quoted statement) (thus, so, in this way)

• यत् (yat) - all that which (which, that which)

• उक्तम् (uktam) - has been told (said, spoken)

• सूतनन्दन (sūtanandana) - O son of Sūta (son of Sūta (a charioteer/bard))

• एतत् (etat) - all this (this, this here)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole)

• यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - in full detail (properly) (according to rule, properly, justly)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• इच्छामहे (icchāmahe) - we wish (we desire, we wish)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - the sages (sages, seers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - seer, sage, inspired poet

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

समन्तपञ्चकम् (samantapañcakam) - about Samantapañcaka (the region named Samantapañcaka)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samantapañcaka

samantapañcaka - name of a region

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samanta+pañcaka)

• samanta – all-around, entire, neighboring
  adjective
• pañcaka – a group of five
  noun (neuter)

इति (iti) - thus (introducing a quoted statement) (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - all that which (which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what (relative pronoun)

उक्तम् (uktam) - has been told (said, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

past passive participle

Derived from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सूतनन्दन (sūtanandana) - O son of Sūta (son of Sūta (a charioteer/bard))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūtanandana

sūtanandana - son of a Sūta (charioteer/bard)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+nandana)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, herald
  noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delighting
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root nand (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - all this (this, this here)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (all, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

यथान्यायम् (yathānyāyam) - in full detail (properly) (according to rule, properly, justly)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+nyāya)

• yathā – as, according to, in which manner
  indeclinable
• nyāya – rule, method, justice, logic
  noun (masculine)
  Root: i (class 2)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form ending in -tum

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामहे (icchāmahe) - we wish (we desire, we wish)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)