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

सूत उवाच ।
शुश्रूषा यदि वो विप्रा ब्रुवतश्च कथाः शुभाः ।
समन्तपञ्चकाख्यं च श्रोतुमर्हथ सत्तमाः ॥२॥

2. sūta uvāca ,
śuśrūṣā yadi vo viprā bruvataśca kathāḥ śubhāḥ ,
samantapañcakākhyaṁ ca śrotumarhatha sattamāḥ.

2. sūtaḥ uvāca śuśrūṣā yadi vaḥ viprāḥ bruvataḥ ca kathāḥ
śubhāḥ samantapañcakākhyam ca śrotum arhatha sattamāḥ

2. Sūta said: 'O learned ones, if you desire to listen to the auspicious stories that I am narrating, then, O best among men, you should certainly hear the account known as Samantapañcaka.'

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (Sūta (a charioteer/bard))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

• शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) - desire to listen (desire to hear, obedience)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (to you, your (plural))

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O learned ones (O Brahmins, O learned ones)

• ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - of me who is speaking (genitive singular of present participle) (of speaking, of one speaking)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - the stories (stories, narratives)

• शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious (auspicious, good, beautiful)

• समन्तपञ्चकाख्यम् (samantapañcakākhyam) - the account known as Samantapañcaka (named Samantapañcaka)

• च (ca) - and (here, implying 'then') (and, also)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• अर्हथ (arhatha) - you should (certainly) (you ought, you are able)

• सत्तमाः (sattamāḥ) - O best among men (O best ones, O most excellent)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (Sūta (a charioteer/bard))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, herald

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) - desire to listen (desire to hear, obedience)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣā

śuśrūṣā - desire to hear, desire to learn, obedience

desiderative noun

Derived from the desiderative stem of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case that)

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - to you (to you, your (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Can also be genitive; here dative 'to you' fits context.

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O learned ones (O Brahmins, O learned ones)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - inspired, wise, Brahmin, learned man

ब्रुवतः (bruvataḥ) - of me who is speaking (genitive singular of present participle) (of speaking, of one speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, telling

present active participle

Derived from root bru with śatṛ suffix

Root: bru (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - the stories (stories, narratives)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, speech

शुभाः (śubhāḥ) - auspicious (auspicious, good, beautiful)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, propitious, good, beautiful

समन्तपञ्चकाख्यम् (samantapañcakākhyam) - the account known as Samantapañcaka (named Samantapañcaka)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of samantapañcakākhya

samantapañcakākhya - named Samantapañcaka, relating to Samantapañcaka

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (samantapañcaka+ākhya)

• samantapañcaka – name of a region
  noun (neuter)
• ākhya – named, called, designated
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root khyā with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

च (ca) - and (here, implying 'then') (and, also)

(indeclinable)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form ending in -tum

Root: śru (class 5)

अर्हथ (arhatha) - you should (certainly) (you ought, you are able)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

सत्तमाः (sattamāḥ) - O best among men (O best ones, O most excellent)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, plural of sattama

sattama - best, most excellent, pre-eminent

Superlative form of 'sat' (good, existent)

Root: as (class 2)