महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-30

या बभूवुः कथाश्चित्रा येष्वर्थेषु यथातथम् ।
त्वत्त इच्छामहे श्रोतुं सौते त्वं वै विचक्षणः ॥३०॥

30. yā babhūvuḥ kathāścitrā yeṣvartheṣu yathātatham ,
tvatta icchāmahe śrotuṁ saute tvaṁ vai vicakṣaṇaḥ.

30. yāḥ babhūvuḥ kathāḥ citrāḥ yeṣu artheṣu yathātatham
tvattaḥ icchāmahe śrotum saute tvam vai vicakṣaṇaḥ

30. We desire to hear from you, O Sūta, those fascinating stories that truly occurred in connection with those matters, for you are indeed discerning.

Words meanings summery:

• याः (yāḥ) - which

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - occurred, happened, were

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories

• चित्राः (citrāḥ) - fascinating, wonderful, varied

• येषु (yeṣu) - in which

• अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in the matters, in the subjects

• यथातथम् (yathātatham) - as it truly was, exactly

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

• इच्छामहे (icchāmahe) - we desire, we wish

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• सौते (saute) - O Sūta

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning, wise, clever

Words meanings and morphology

याः (yāḥ) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, what, who

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - occurred, happened, were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, conversation

चित्राः (citrāḥ) - fascinating, wonderful, varied

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of citra

citra - variegated, wonderful, strange, fascinating, clear

येषु (yeṣu) - in which

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, what

अर्थेषु (artheṣu) - in the matters, in the subjects

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, matter, subject, wealth

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - as it truly was, exactly

(indeclinable)

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

ablative suffix -tas

इच्छामहे (icchāmahe) - we desire, we wish

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

Root: śru (class 5)

सौते (saute) - O Sūta

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, Sūta (a specific class/caste, also a proper name)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

yuṣmad - you

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

विचक्षणः (vicakṣaṇaḥ) - discerning, wise, clever

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicakṣaṇa

vicakṣaṇa - discerning, clever, wise, intelligent, expert

agent noun

from root cakṣ

Prefix: vi

Root: cakṣ (class 2)