महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-200, verse-23

एतत्सर्वं यथावृत्तं विस्तरेण तपोधन ।
श्रोतुमिच्छामहे विप्र परं कौतूहलं हि नः ॥२३॥

23. etatsarvaṁ yathāvṛttaṁ vistareṇa tapodhana ,
śrotumicchāmahe vipra paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ.

23. etat sarvam yathāvṛttam vistareṇa tapodhana
śrotum icchāmahe vipra param kautūhalam hi naḥ

23. O ascetic (tapodhana), O Brahmin, we indeed wish to hear all of this account in detail, as it transpired, for our curiosity is immense.

23. הו בעל עוצמה רוחנית, הו בְּרַהְמִין, אנו רוצים לשמוע את כל זה בפירוט, כפי שאירע, כי סקרנותנו גדולה.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

• यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, exactly as it transpired, the entire account

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic, O sage (tapodhana)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

• इच्छामहे (icchāmahe) - we wish, we desire

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O sage

• परम् (param) - great, exceedingly, very

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness, wonder

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(adjective)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.

यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, exactly as it transpired, the entire account

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, transpired, occurred
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root vṛt (class 1).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to modify 'hear'.

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - detail, extent, elaboration

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic, O sage (tapodhana)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is asceticism; ascetic, sage

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, austerity (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, treasure
  noun (neuter)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

(verb)

active, infinitive (tumun) of śru

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root śru (class 5).

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामहे (icchāmahe) - we wish, we desire

(verb)

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

Present tense, Middle

From root iṣ (class 6), ātmanepada, present tense, 1st person plural.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin, O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, inspired, learned

परम् (param) - great, exceedingly, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to intensify 'curiosity'.

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness, wonder

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, wonder, longing

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - our, to us, for us

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (pronoun)

Note: Contextually functions as a genitive ('our').

Previous Verse