महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-46, verse-28

मन्त्रिण ऊचुः ।
शृणु राजन्यथास्माकं येनैतत्कथितं पुरा ।
समागमं द्विजेन्द्रस्य पन्नगेन्द्रस्य चाध्वनि ॥२८॥

28. mantriṇa ūcuḥ ,
śṛṇu rājanyathāsmākaṁ yenaitatkathitaṁ purā ,
samāgamaṁ dvijendrasya pannagendrasya cādhvani.

28. mantriṇaḥ ūcuḥ śṛṇu rājan yathā asmākam yena etat kathitam
purā samāgamam dvijendrasya pannagendrasya ca adhvanī

28. The ministers said: "Listen, O King, to how this story was told to us before, concerning the meeting of the chief of Brahmins and the chief of serpents on the road."

Words meanings summery:

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - the ministers (ministers)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said (they said)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear (imperative))

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how)

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - to us (of us, to us)

• येन (yena) - by whom (by whom, with which)

• एतत् (etat) - this (story) (this)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - was told (told, narrated)

• पुरा (purā) - before (formerly, previously, before)

• समागमम् (samāgamam) - regarding the meeting (meeting, encounter)

• द्विजेन्द्रस्य (dvijendrasya) - of the chief of Brahmins (of the chief of Brahmins, of the chief of twice-born)

• पन्नगेन्द्रस्य (pannagendrasya) - of the chief of serpents

• च (ca) - and

• अध्वनी (adhvanī) - on the path (on the path, on the road)

Words meanings and morphology

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - the ministers (ministers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - minister, counselor

Derived from mantr (to advise)

Root: mantr

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said (they said)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj

यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how)

(indeclinable)

Adverb

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - to us (of us, to us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of aham

aham - I, me

First person pronoun

Note: Can also be dative plural 'to us'.

येन (yena) - by whom (by whom, with which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yat

yat - which, what, who

Relative pronoun

एतत् (etat) - this (story) (this)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of 'kathitam'.

कथितम् (kathitam) - was told (told, narrated)

(nominal form)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kath

kath - to tell, to narrate, to relate

Denominative verb from katha (story)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Adjectival use, modifying 'etat'.

पुरा (purā) - before (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time

समागमम् (samāgamam) - regarding the meeting (meeting, encounter)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - coming together, meeting, conjunction

action noun

From sam + ā + gam (to go)

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Object of the implied verb 'regarding' or 'about'.

द्विजेन्द्रस्य (dvijendrasya) - of the chief of Brahmins (of the chief of Brahmins, of the chief of twice-born)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dvijendra

dvijendra - chief of the twice-born (Brahmins), chief of birds

Compound of dvija (twice-born, Brahmin) and indra (chief)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+indra)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin, bird
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from dvi (two) + jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra (deity)
  noun (masculine)

पन्नगेन्द्रस्य (pannagendrasya) - of the chief of serpents

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pannagendra

pannagendra - chief of serpents

Compound of pannaga (serpent) and indra (chief)

Compound type : tatpurusha (pannaga+indra)

• pannaga – serpent, snake
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  From pan (to go) + ga (going), one that moves on its belly
  Root: pan (class 1)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra (deity)
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अध्वनी (adhvanī) - on the path (on the path, on the road)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of adhvan

adhvan - road, path, journey

n-stem