महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-46, verse-24

एतद्दृष्टं श्रुतं चापि यथावन्नृपसत्तम ।
अस्माभिर्निखिलं सर्वं कथितं ते सुदारुणम् ॥२४॥

24. etaddṛṣṭaṁ śrutaṁ cāpi yathāvannṛpasattama ,
asmābhirnikhilaṁ sarvaṁ kathitaṁ te sudāruṇam.

24. etat dṛṣṭam śrutam ca api yathāvat nṛpasattama
asmābhiḥ nikhilam sarvam kathitam te sudāruṇam

24. All of this, which was seen and heard by us exactly as it happened, this entire extremely dreadful account has been related to you, O best of kings.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (story/event) (this, that)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - (which was) seen (by us) (seen)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - (which was) heard (by us) (heard)

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also (also, even)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - accurately, just as it happened (exactly, precisely, as it was)

• नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings (Janamejaya) (best of kings)

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us (the speakers) (by us)

• निखिलम् (nikhilam) - the entire (story) (whole, entire, complete)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - the whole (story) (all, whole, every)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - (has been) told (to you) (told, narrated, spoken)

• ते (te) - to you (Janamejaya) (to you, your)

• सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - the extremely dreadful (story) (very dreadful, exceedingly fierce)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (story/event) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the story/events described, acting as the subject of 'kathitam'.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - (which was) seen (by us) (seen)

(nominal form)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

past passive participle

from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat' (this story).

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - (which was) heard (by us) (heard)

(nominal form)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, learned

past passive participle

from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'etat' (this story).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - accurately, just as it happened (exactly, precisely, as it was)

(indeclinable)

नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best of kings (Janamejaya) (best of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpasattama

nṛpasattama - best of kings

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+sattama)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective
  superlative suffix -tama

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us (the speakers) (by us)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - we

निखिलम् (nikhilam) - the entire (story) (whole, entire, complete)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nikhila

nikhila - whole, entire, complete

negative prefix ni- with khila (gap, deficiency)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (ni+khila)

• ni – not, without
  prefix
• khila – gap, deficiency, waste land
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'sarvam kathitam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - the whole (story) (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'kathitam' and 'sudāruṇam'.

कथितम् (kathitam) - (has been) told (to you) (told, narrated, spoken)

(nominal form)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken

past passive participle

from root kath (denominative from katha)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.

ते (te) - to you (Janamejaya) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

सुदारुणम् (sudāruṇam) - the extremely dreadful (story) (very dreadful, exceedingly fierce)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sudāruṇa

sudāruṇa - very dreadful, exceedingly fierce, very cruel

intensifier su- with dāruṇa

Compound type : prādi samāsa (su+dāruṇa)

• su – good, well, very
  prefix
• dāruṇa – dreadful, terrible, fierce, cruel
  adjective

Note: Agrees with 'etat' / 'sarvam kathitam'.