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.

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.