महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-31

सूत उवाच ।
कर्मान्तरेष्वकथयन्द्विजा वेदाश्रयाः कथाः ।
व्यासस्त्वकथयन्नित्यमाख्यानं भारतं महत् ॥३१॥

31. sūta uvāca ,
karmāntareṣvakathayandvijā vedāśrayāḥ kathāḥ ,
vyāsastvakathayannityamākhyānaṁ bhārataṁ mahat.

31. sūtaḥ uvāca karmāntareṣu akathayan dvijāḥ vedāśrayāḥ
kathāḥ vyāsaḥ tu akathayat nityam ākhyānam bhāratam mahat

31. Sūta said: During the intervals of the sacrificial rituals, the Brahmins would narrate stories based on the Vedas. However, Vyāsa, for his part, always recited the great epic Mahābhārata.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (proper name) (Sūta (a bard, charioteer))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• कर्मान्तरेषु (karmāntareṣu) - during the intervals of the sacrificial rituals (in the intervals of actions/rites)

• अकथयन् (akathayan) - would narrate (they told, they narrated)

• द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the Brahmins (twice-born ones)

• वेदाश्रयाः (vedāśrayāḥ) - based on the Vedas (resting on the Vedas, based on the Vedas)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (stories, tales)

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (proper name)

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

• अकथयत् (akathayat) - always recited (he told, he narrated)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (constantly, always, eternally)

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - epic (narrative, tale, epic)

• भारतम् (bhāratam) - Bhārata (referring to the Mahābhārata) (relating to Bharata; descendant of Bharata; the Mahābhārata (epic))

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (proper name) (Sūta (a bard, charioteer))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, Sūta (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कर्मान्तरेषु (karmāntareṣu) - during the intervals of the sacrificial rituals (in the intervals of actions/rites)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of karmāntara

karmāntara - interval of a rite, interval between actions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karman+antara)

• karman – action, deed, ritual, fate
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  Derived from root kṛ
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• antara – interval, middle, difference, space between
  noun (neuter)

अकथयन् (akathayan) - would narrate (they told, they narrated)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kath

Root: kath (class 10)

द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - the Brahmins (twice-born ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jan – to be born, to produce
  verb_base
  Root: jan (class 4)

वेदाश्रयाः (vedāśrayāḥ) - based on the Vedas (resting on the Vedas, based on the Vedas)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedāśraya

vedāśraya - resting on the Vedas, based on the Vedas, Vedic authority

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+āśraya)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• āśraya – shelter, support, basis, dependence
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  Derived from root śri with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śri (class 1)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories (stories, tales)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (proper name)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (name of a celebrated sage), compiler, arrangement

तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अकथयत् (akathayat) - always recited (he told, he narrated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kath

Root: kath (class 10)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (constantly, always, eternally)

(indeclinable)

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - epic (narrative, tale, epic)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, tale, story, epic

action noun

Derived from root khyā with prefix ā and suffix ana

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

भारतम् (bhāratam) - Bhārata (referring to the Mahābhārata) (relating to Bharata; descendant of Bharata; the Mahābhārata (epic))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhārata

bhārata - relating to Bharata, a descendant of Bharata, India, the Mahābhārata

patronymic/derivative

Derived from Bharata

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, important