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.

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').