महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-4, verse-2

पौराणिकः पुराणे कृतश्रमः स तान्कृताञ्जलिरुवाच ।
किं भवन्तः श्रोतुमिच्छन्ति ।
किमहं ब्रुवाणीति ॥२॥

2. paurāṇikaḥ purāṇe kṛtaśramaḥ sa tānkṛtāñjaliruvāca ,
kiṁ bhavantaḥ śrotumicchanti ,
kimahaṁ bruvāṇīti.

2. paurāṇikaḥ purāṇe kṛtaśramaḥ saḥ tān kṛtāñjaliḥ uvāca
kim bhavantaḥ śrotum icchanti kim aham bruvāṇi iti

2. That Puranic scholar, proficient in the Puranas, spoke to them with folded hands: 'What do you wish to hear? What should I narrate?'

Words meanings summery:

• पौराणिकः (paurāṇikaḥ) - reciter of Puranas (reciter of Puranas, Puranic scholar)

• पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Puranas (in the Purana, in ancient lore)

• कृतश्रमः (kṛtaśramaḥ) - proficient (in them) (one who has exerted effort, accomplished, proficient)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• तान् (tān) - to them (those, them)

• कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (having made an añjali (folded hands gesture))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he said)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what? why?)

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you, sirs (you (honorific plural))

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - wish (they wish, desire)

• किम् (kim) - what? (what? why?)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• ब्रुवाणि (bruvāṇi) - should I narrate (should I speak, let me speak)

• इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so)

Words meanings and morphology

पौराणिकः (paurāṇikaḥ) - reciter of Puranas (reciter of Puranas, Puranic scholar)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paurāṇika

paurāṇika - relating to ancient times or Puranas; an expert in Puranas, a Puranic reciter

derived from purāṇa with ṭhak suffix

पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Puranas (in the Purana, in ancient lore)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old; an ancient tale, legend, Purana (sacred text)

कृतश्रमः (kṛtaśramaḥ) - proficient (in them) (one who has exerted effort, accomplished, proficient)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtaśrama

kṛtaśrama - one who has accomplished effort, assiduous, diligent, proficient

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+śrama)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root kṛ 'to do, make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śrama – effort, exertion, labor, fatigue
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तान् (tān) - to them (those, them)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृताञ्जलिः (kṛtāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands (having made an añjali (folded hands gesture))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtāñjali

kṛtāñjali - one who has made an añjali; with folded hands (in reverence)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+añjali)

• kṛta – done, made, performed
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root kṛ 'to do, make'
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• añjali – the cavity formed by hollowing the palms and joining them; a reverential gesture with folded hands
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he spoke (he said)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what? (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you, sirs (you (honorific plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your worship, your honor; present participle of bhū (being, existing)

present participle

used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(verb)

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - wish (they wish, desire)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

किम् (kim) - what? (what? why?)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

ब्रुवाणि (bruvāṇi) - should I narrate (should I speak, let me speak)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, so)

(indeclinable)