महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-54, verse-18

कुरूणां पाण्डवानां च भवान्प्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान् ।
तेषां चरितमिच्छामि कथ्यमानं त्वया द्विज ॥१८॥

18. kurūṇāṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ ca bhavānpratyakṣadarśivān ,
teṣāṁ caritamicchāmi kathyamānaṁ tvayā dvija.

18. kurūṇām pāṇḍavānām ca bhavān pratyakṣadarśivān
teṣām caritam icchāmi kathyamānam tvayā dvija

18. O brahmin, you were a direct witness to both the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas. I wish to hear their history recounted by you.

Words meanings summery:

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• प्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान् (pratyakṣadarśivān) - you were a direct witness (one who has seen directly)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (history) (of them)

• चरितम् (caritam) - history/deeds (conduct, history, deeds)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (to hear) (I wish, I desire)

• कथ्यमानम् (kathyamānam) - to be recounted (being narrated, being told)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin (Vyāsa) (O brahmin, O twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king and his descendants)

Note: Refers to the Kuru lineage, including both the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu.

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, Pāṇḍava

patronymic from Pāṇḍu

Note: Refers to the sons of Pāṇḍu.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (respectful); being, present

present participle

root bhū + śatṛ

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Used as an honorific second-person pronoun to address Vyāsa.

प्रत्यक्षदर्शिवान् (pratyakṣadarśivān) - you were a direct witness (one who has seen directly)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratyakṣadarśivat

pratyakṣadarśivat - one who has seen with his own eyes, an eyewitness

compound of pratyakṣa (direct perception) and darśin (seeing) + matup suffix

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pratyakṣa+darśin)

• pratyakṣa – perceptible, evident, direct perception
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: prati
• darśin – seeing, knowing, perceiving
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  root dṛś + ṇini
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'bhavān'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (history) (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Refers to Kurus and Pāṇḍavas.

चरितम् (caritam) - history/deeds (conduct, history, deeds)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - done, performed, conduct, history, life, deeds

past passive participle (nominalized)

root car + kta

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of 'icchāmi'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (to hear) (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: The speaker is Janamejaya.

कथ्यमानम् (kathyamānam) - to be recounted (being narrated, being told)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kathyamāna

kathyamāna - being told, being narrated

present passive participle

root kath + śānac

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'caritam'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'kathyamānam'.

द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin (Vyāsa) (O brahmin, O twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya; also bird, tooth)

Note: Refers to Vyāsa.