महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-56, verse-11

एतदाचक्ष्व मे सर्वं यथावृत्तं तपोधन ।
यद्यच्च कृतवन्तस्ते तत्र तत्र महारथाः ॥११॥

11. etadācakṣva me sarvaṁ yathāvṛttaṁ tapodhana ,
yadyacca kṛtavantaste tatra tatra mahārathāḥ.

11. etat ācakṣva me sarvam yathāvṛttam tapodhana
yat yat ca kṛtavantas te tatra tatra mahārathāḥ

11. O ascetic, tell me all this exactly as it happened, and also whatever those great warriors did at various places.

11. ספר לי, הו בעל עוצמה רוחנית, את כל זה כפי שהתרחש, ואת כל אשר עשו שם בכל מקום לוחמי המרכבות הדגולים.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - all these events (this, this (matter))

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - please narrate (tell, relate, describe)

• मे (me) - to me (dative) (to me, for me, my)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (that happened) (all, whole, entire)

• यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - exactly as it transpired (as it happened, as it occurred)

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O venerable sage (addressing Vaiśaṃpāyana) (O ascetic, O rich in austerity)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

• यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कृतवन्तस् (kṛtavantas) - whatever they did (having done, performed)

• ते (te) - those (great warriors) (they)

• तत्र (tatra) - in those various places (there, in that place)

• तत्र (tatra) - in those various places (there, in that place)

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - the great charioteers (heroes of the war) (great warriors, mighty charioteers)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - all these events (this, this (matter))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Object of `ācakṣva`.

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - please narrate (tell, relate, describe)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (Loṭ) of ācakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

मे (me) - to me (dative) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything (that happened) (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every, entire

Note: Agrees with `etat` and `yathāvṛttam`.

यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - exactly as it transpired (as it happened, as it occurred)

(indeclinable)

compound: yathā (as) + vṛtta (happened)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, past event
  participle/noun (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root vṛt (to be, exist, happen)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying `ācakṣva`.

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O venerable sage (addressing Vaiśaṃpāyana) (O ascetic, O rich in austerity)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity, ascetic, sage

compound: tapas (austerity) + dhana (wealth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to a sage, likely Vaiśaṃpāyana.

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: Repeated as `yat yat` for "whatever".

यत् (yat) - whatever (which, what, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, whoever, whatever

Note: Repeated as `yat yat` for "whatever".

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins the clauses.

कृतवन्तस् (kṛtavantas) - whatever they did (having done, performed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtavant

kṛtavant - having done, performed

perfect active participle

From root kṛ (to do, make), perfect active participle, masculine

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with `te mahārathāḥ`.

ते (te) - those (great warriors) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it, they

Note: Agrees with `mahārathāḥ`.

तत्र (tatra) - in those various places (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis ("in various places").

तत्र (tatra) - in those various places (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repeated for emphasis ("in various places").

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - the great charioteers (heroes of the war) (great warriors, mighty charioteers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, mighty charioteer

compound: mahā (great) + ratha (chariot/warrior)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ratha – chariot, warrior (who fights from a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the main heroes of the Mahabharata.

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