महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-53, verse-36

तज्जुषस्वोत्तममते कथ्यमानं मया द्विज ।
शंसितुं तन्मनोहर्षो ममापीह प्रवर्तते ॥३६॥

36. tajjuṣasvottamamate kathyamānaṁ mayā dvija ,
śaṁsituṁ tanmanoharṣo mamāpīha pravartate.

36. tat juṣasva uttamamate kathyāmanam mayā dvija
śaṃsituṃ tat manoharṣaḥ mama api iha pravartate

36. O best-minded brahmin, please listen to what I am narrating. Indeed, a great joy arises in my mind here to tell this story.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the story) (that, therefore)

• जुषस्व (juṣasva) - please listen (to it) (enjoy, listen to, attend to, serve)

• उत्तममते (uttamamate) - O best-minded one (vocative for the brahmin) (O best-minded one)

• कथ्यामनम् (kathyāmanam) - that which is being narrated (by me) (being told, being narrated)

• मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)

• द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin (vocative for the listener) (O brahmin, O twice-born)

• शंसितुं (śaṁsituṁ) - to narrate (the story) (to narrate, to praise, to tell)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the narration/story) (that)

• मनोहर्षः (manoharṣaḥ) - joy in my mind (joy of mind, mental delight)

• मम (mama) - my (joy of mind) (my, of me)

• अपि (api) - also, indeed (also, even, too)

• इह (iha) - here (in this context, regarding this narration) (here, in this matter, now)

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, begins (proceeds, arises, takes place, begins)

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the story) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Can also be interpreted as an indeclinable 'therefore'. In context, it refers to the story.

जुषस्व (juṣasva) - please listen (to it) (enjoy, listen to, attend to, serve)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of juṣ

Root: juṣ (class 1)

उत्तममते (uttamamate) - O best-minded one (vocative for the brahmin) (O best-minded one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of uttamamati

uttamamati - best-minded, having excellent intellect

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (uttama+mati)

• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective
  superlative of ud (ut)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, intention
  noun (feminine)
  Root: man

कथ्यामनम् (kathyāmanam) - that which is being narrated (by me) (being told, being narrated)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kathyāmāna

kathyāmāna - being told, being spoken, being narrated

present passive participle

root kath (to speak/tell) + ya (passive) + māna (present participle suffix)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'tat'.

मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in passive construction 'kathyāmanam mayā'.

द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin (vocative for the listener) (O brahmin, O twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kshatriya, or vaishya; specifically a brahmin in most contexts), a bird, a tooth

dvi (twice) + jan (to be born) + ḍa (suffix)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+jan)

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

शंसितुं (śaṁsituṁ) - to narrate (the story) (to narrate, to praise, to tell)

(verb)

infinitive of śaṃs

infinitive

root śaṃs + tumun (infinitive suffix)

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Expresses purpose 'in order to narrate'.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the narration/story) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Governed by śaṃsituṃ.

मनोहर्षः (manoharṣaḥ) - joy in my mind (joy of mind, mental delight)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manoharṣa

manoharṣa - joy of mind, mental delight

manas (mind) + harṣa (joy)

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+harṣa)

• manas – mind, intellect, spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: man (class 4)
• harṣa – joy, delight, pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'pravartate'.

मम (mama) - my (joy of mind) (my, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Possessive, qualifying 'manoharṣaḥ'.

अपि (api) - also, indeed (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'mama'.

इह (iha) - here (in this context, regarding this narration) (here, in this matter, now)

(indeclinable)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - arises, begins (proceeds, arises, takes place, begins)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravṛt

pra (forward, forth) + vṛt (to turn)

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)