महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-206, verse-3

कथकाश्चापरे राजञ्श्रमणाश्च वनौकसः ।
दिव्याख्यानानि ये चापि पठन्ति मधुरं द्विजाः ॥३॥

3. kathakāścāpare rājañśramaṇāśca vanaukasaḥ ,
divyākhyānāni ye cāpi paṭhanti madhuraṁ dvijāḥ.

3. kathakāḥ ca apare rājan śramaṇāḥ ca vanaukasaḥ
divyākhyānāni ye ca api paṭhanti madhuram dvijāḥ

3. O King, others who followed included storytellers, ascetics, and forest-dwellers, as well as those twice-born (dvija) who melodiously recite divine narratives.

Words meanings summery:

• कथकाः (kathakāḥ) - storytellers, narrators

• च (ca) - and

• अपरे (apare) - others

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Janamejaya (addressed by Vaiśampāyana) (O King)

• श्रमणाः (śramaṇāḥ) - ascetics, renunciants, recluses

• च (ca) - and

• वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers, hermits

• दिव्याख्यानानि (divyākhyānāni) - divine narratives, sacred stories

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• पठन्ति (paṭhanti) - recite, read, speak

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly, melodiously

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - twice-born (Brahmins) (twice-born; a Brahmin, a bird, a snake, a tooth)

Words meanings and morphology

कथकाः (kathakāḥ) - storytellers, narrators

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kathaka

kathaka - storyteller, narrator

derived from √kath (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Subject (plural nominative).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

अपरे (apare) - others

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent

Note: Refers to other groups of people.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Janamejaya (addressed by Vaiśampāyana) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Addressed to Janamejaya by Vaiśampāyana.

श्रमणाः (śramaṇāḥ) - ascetics, renunciants, recluses

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śramaṇa

śramaṇa - ascetic, recluse, Buddhist or Jain monk

derived from √śram (to toil, exert)

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Subject (plural nominative).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

वनौकसः (vanaukasaḥ) - forest-dwellers, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vanaukas

vanaukas - forest-dweller, hermit (vana: forest, okas: dwelling)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vana+okas)

• vana – forest, wood
  noun (neuter)
• okas – dwelling, house, abode
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject (plural nominative).

दिव्याख्यानानि (divyākhyānāni) - divine narratives, sacred stories

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of divyākhyāna

divyākhyāna - divine narrative, sacred tale (divya: divine, ākhyāna: narrative)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (divya+ākhyāna)

• divya – divine, heavenly
  adjective (neuter)
• ākhyāna – narrative, tale, story
  noun (neuter)
  derived from √khyā (to tell) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'paṭhanti'.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun referring to 'dvijāḥ'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic/additive particle.

पठन्ति (paṭhanti) - recite, read, speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of paṭh

Present Active

Present 3rd person plural, Class 1 (bhvādi)

Root: paṭh (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'dvijāḥ'.

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly, melodiously

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhura

madhura - sweet, charming, melodious

Note: Adverbial usage, describing how they recite.

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - twice-born (Brahmins) (twice-born; a Brahmin, a bird, a snake, a tooth)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born; a Brahmin, a bird, a snake, a tooth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'paṭhanti'.