महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-48, verse-3

सर्वं विस्तरतस्तात भवाञ्शंसितुमर्हति ।
सर्पसत्रविधानज्ञा विज्ञेयास्ते हि सूतज ॥३॥

3. sarvaṁ vistaratastāta bhavāñśaṁsitumarhati ,
sarpasatravidhānajñā vijñeyāste hi sūtaja.

3. sarvam vistarataḥ tāta bhavān śaṃsitum arhati
sarpasatra-vidhānajñāḥ vijñeyāḥ te hi sūataja

3. O dear one, you should narrate everything in detail, for those who understood the procedures of that snake sacrifice, O Sūta's son, are indeed worthy of being known.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, every, whole)

• विस्तरतः (vistarataḥ) - in detail (in detail, at length)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (dear father, dear one)

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (respectful), your honor)

• शंसितुम् (śaṁsitum) - to narrate (to tell, to praise, to announce)

• अर्हति (arhati) - you ought (to narrate) (he is able, he ought, he deserves)

• सर्पसत्र-विधानज्ञाः (sarpasatra-vidhānajñāḥ) - those who knew the procedures of the snake sacrifice (knowers of the rules/procedures of the snake sacrifice)

• विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - are worthy of being known (to be known, should be known, worthy of being known)

• ते (te) - they

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

• सूअतज (sūataja) - O Sūta's son (O son of Sūta)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (all, every, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Used substantively.

विस्तरतः (vistarataḥ) - in detail (in detail, at length)

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'vistara' (expansion, detail) with suffix '-tas'

तात (tāta) - O dear one (dear father, dear one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment, often used by younger to older, or respectful address)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (you (respectful), your honor)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you, your honor (respectful second person pronoun)

Present participle of √bhū, used as a respectful pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Takes 3rd person verb form despite referring to 2nd person.

शंसितुम् (śaṁsitum) - to narrate (to tell, to praise, to announce)

(verb)

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

अर्हति (arhati) - you ought (to narrate) (he is able, he ought, he deserves)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `bhavān` (3rd person form for respectful 2nd person address).

सर्पसत्र-विधानज्ञाः (sarpasatra-vidhānajñāḥ) - those who knew the procedures of the snake sacrifice (knowers of the rules/procedures of the snake sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarpasatra-vidhānajña

sarpasatra-vidhānajña - knower of the rules of the snake sacrifice

agent noun

Compound of 'sarpasatra-vidhāna' (procedure of snake sacrifice) and 'jña' (knower)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarpasatra-vidhāna+jña)

• sarpa – snake
  noun (masculine)
• satra – sacrifice
  noun (neuter)
• vidhāna – rule, procedure, arrangement
  noun (neuter)
  Prefixes: vi+dhā
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• jña – knower, understanding
  adjective/agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from √jñā
  Root: jñā (class 9)

विज्ञेयाः (vijñeyāḥ) - are worthy of being known (to be known, should be known, worthy of being known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vijñeya

vijñeya - to be known, knowable, comprehensible, worthy of being known

future passive participle (kṛtya)

Future passive participle of √jñā with prefix 'vi-'

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `te` and `sarpasatra-vidhānajñāḥ`.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to the 'knowers of the snake sacrifice procedures'.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, certainly, because)

(indeclinable)

सूअतज (sūataja) - O Sūta's son (O son of Sūta)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūataja

sūataja - son of Sūta

Compound 'Sūta' + 'ja' (born from)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūta+ja)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, herald (name of a specific class)
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective/agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from √jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Address to Ugraśravas, who is a Sūta.