महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-55, verse-3

श्रोतुं पात्रं च राजंस्त्वं प्राप्येमां भारतीं कथाम् ।
गुरोर्वक्तुं परिस्पन्दो मुदा प्रोत्साहतीव माम् ॥३॥

3. śrotuṁ pātraṁ ca rājaṁstvaṁ prāpyemāṁ bhāratīṁ kathām ,
gurorvaktuṁ parispando mudā protsāhatīva mām.

3. śrotum pātram ca rājan tvam prāpya imām bhāratīm kathām
guroḥ vaktum parispandaḥ mudā protsāhati iva mām

3. O King, since you are a worthy recipient to hear this narrative of Bhārata, the urge to speak of my guru's teachings encourages me with joy, as it were.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• पात्रम् (pātram) - a worthy recipient (a vessel, a recipient, a worthy person)

• च (ca) - and, indeed (emphatic, often not translated directly but contributes to flow) (and, also)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (Janamejaya) (O king)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to King Janamejaya) (you)

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained (the narrative) (having obtained, having reached)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (Bharati narrative) (this (feminine))

• भारतीम् (bhāratīm) - the Bhārata (narrative, i.e., Mahābhārata) (relating to Bharata, Indian)

• कथाम् (kathām) - the story/narrative (story, narrative, tale)

• गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the guru (Vyāsa's teachings) (of the guru, of the teacher)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak (the teachings) (to speak, to say)

• परिस्पन्दः (parispandaḥ) - the impulse or urge (to speak) (movement, vibration, impulse, throbbing)

• मुदा (mudā) - with joy (with joy, happily)

• प्रोत्साहति (protsāhati) - encourages, stimulates (encourages, excites)

• इव (iva) - as if, as it were (suggests a natural, almost personified urge) (as if, like, as)

• माम् (mām) - me (Vaiśampāyana) (me)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(verb)

infinitive

infinitive from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

पात्रम् (pātram) - a worthy recipient (a vessel, a recipient, a worthy person)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pātra

pātra - vessel, recipient, worthy person, capable

च (ca) - and, indeed (emphatic, often not translated directly but contributes to flow) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (Janamejaya) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

त्वम् (tvam) - you (referring to King Janamejaya) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having obtained (the narrative) (having obtained, having reached)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

absolutive/gerund from root āp with pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

इमाम् (imām) - this (Bharati narrative) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

भारतीम् (bhāratīm) - the Bhārata (narrative, i.e., Mahābhārata) (relating to Bharata, Indian)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāratī

bhāratī - relating to Bharata, a narrative of Bharata, name of the Mahābhārata

feminine form of 'bhārata'

कथाम् (kathām) - the story/narrative (story, narrative, tale)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

गुरोः (guroḥ) - of the guru (Vyāsa's teachings) (of the guru, of the teacher)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, respected person

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak (the teachings) (to speak, to say)

(verb)

infinitive

infinitive from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

परिस्पन्दः (parispandaḥ) - the impulse or urge (to speak) (movement, vibration, impulse, throbbing)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parispanda

parispanda - vibration, throbbing, movement, impulse

action noun

from root spad with pari

Prefix: pari

Root: spad (class 1)

मुदा (mudā) - with joy (with joy, happily)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, pleasure

प्रोत्साहति (protsāhati) - encourages, stimulates (encourages, excites)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of sah

Prefixes: pra+ut

Root: sah (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, as it were (suggests a natural, almost personified urge) (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me (Vaiśampāyana) (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I