महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-5, verse-2

पुराणे हि कथा दिव्या आदिवंशाश्च धीमताम् ।
कथ्यन्ते ताः पुरास्माभिः श्रुताः पूर्वं पितुस्तव ॥२॥

2. purāṇe hi kathā divyā ādivaṁśāśca dhīmatām ,
kathyante tāḥ purāsmābhiḥ śrutāḥ pūrvaṁ pitustava.

2. purāṇe hi kathāḥ divyāḥ ādivanśāḥ ca dhīmatām
kathyante tāḥ purā asmābhiḥ śrutāḥ pūrvam pituḥ tava

2. Indeed, the Purāṇa recounts divine narratives and the ancient lineages of the wise. We previously heard those (stories and lineages) from your father.

Words meanings summery:

• पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Purāṇa (text) (in the ancient text, in the Purāṇa)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (story, tale, narrative)

• दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine (describing the stories) (divine, celestial, heavenly, wonderful)

• आदिवन्शाः (ādivanśāḥ) - primordial lineages (primordial lineages, ancient dynasties)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise (beings whose lineages are told) (of the wise, of the intelligent, of the thoughtful)

• कथ्यन्ते (kathyante) - are recounted (are told, are narrated, are spoken)

• ताः (tāḥ) - those (stories and lineages) (those)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in ancient times, before)

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• श्रुताः (śrutāḥ) - heard (heard, listened to, renowned)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, previously, formerly)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - from your father (from the father, of the father)

• तव (tava) - your (possessive) (your, of you)

Words meanings and morphology

पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Purāṇa (text) (in the ancient text, in the Purāṇa)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old; an ancient tale, a Purāṇa (a class of sacred Hindu texts)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (story, tale, narrative)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative

दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine (describing the stories) (divine, celestial, heavenly, wonderful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, wonderful

आदिवन्शाः (ādivanśāḥ) - primordial lineages (primordial lineages, ancient dynasties)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādivanśa

ādivanśa - primordial race or lineage, ancient dynasty

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādi+vanśa)

• ādi – beginning, primeval, first
  noun (masculine)
• vanśa – family, lineage, race, dynasty
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

धीमताम् (dhīmatām) - of the wise (beings whose lineages are told) (of the wise, of the intelligent, of the thoughtful)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, thoughtful

possessive suffix mat-

Note: Governs 'ādivanśāḥ'.

कथ्यन्ते (kathyante) - are recounted (are told, are narrated, are spoken)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, passive, present (laṭ) of kath

Root: kath (class 10)

ताः (tāḥ) - those (stories and lineages) (those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of tad

tad - that, this

पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in ancient times, before)

(indeclinable)

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in passive construction 'śrutāḥ'.

श्रुताः (śrutāḥ) - heard (heard, listened to, renowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śruta

śruta - heard, listened to, renowned

past participle

from root śru-

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'tāḥ' (stories and lineages).

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, previously, formerly)

(indeclinable)

पितुः (pituḥ) - from your father (from the father, of the father)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Can be genitive or ablative. 'Heard from' suggests ablative.

तव (tava) - your (possessive) (your, of you)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you