महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-56, verse-2

कथां त्वनघ चित्रार्थामिमां कथयति त्वयि ।
विस्तरश्रवणे जातं कौतूहलमतीव मे ॥२॥

2. kathāṁ tvanagha citrārthāmimāṁ kathayati tvayi ,
vistaraśravaṇe jātaṁ kautūhalamatīva me.

2. kathām tu anagha citrārthām imām kathayati
tvayi vistara-śravaṇe jātam kautūhalam atīva me

2. O sinless one, as you narrate this story of varied and wonderful meanings, a very great curiosity has arisen in me to hear it in full detail.

2. הו נקי מכל חטא, כשאתה מספר את הסיפור המופלא הזה, התעורר בי סקרנות רבה לשמוע אותו בהרחבה.

Words meanings summery:

• कथाम् (kathām) - this story (story, tale, narrative)

• तु (tu) - as for, indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, yet)

• अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Vaiśampāyana) (sinless, faultless, O sinless one)

• चित्रार्थाम् (citrārthām) - of varied and wonderful meanings (of varied meaning, having wonderful sense)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (story) (this)

• कथयति (kathayati) - while you narrate (when narrating, while narrating)

• त्वयि (tvayi) - while you (are narrating) (in you, upon you, by you)

• विस्तर-श्रवणे (vistara-śravaṇe) - for hearing in full detail (in hearing in detail, for hearing in detail)

• जातम् (jātam) - has arisen (arisen, born, happened)

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, spectacle)

• अतीव (atīva) - very great (very much, exceedingly, extremely)

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

Words meanings and morphology

कथाम् (kathām) - this story (story, tale, narrative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, fable

action noun

from root kath 'to tell'

Root: kath (class 10)

तु (tu) - as for, indeed (emphatic) (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

अनघ (anagha) - O sinless one (addressing Vaiśampāyana) (sinless, faultless, O sinless one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of anagha

anagha - sinless, faultless, pure, blameless

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+agha)

• a – not, un- (negative prefix)
  indeclinable
• agha – sin, evil, calamity, distress
  noun (neuter)

चित्रार्थाम् (citrārthām) - of varied and wonderful meanings (of varied meaning, having wonderful sense)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of citrārtha

citrārtha - having varied meanings, wonderful in sense, of various objects

Compound type : bahuvrihi (citra+artha)

• citra – varied, wonderful, strange, clear, bright
  adjective (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, wealth, thing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛ

इमाम् (imām) - this (story) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this (proximal demonstrative pronoun)

कथयति (kathayati) - while you narrate (when narrating, while narrating)

(nominal form)

Locative, masculine, singular of kathayat

kathayat - narrating, telling

present participle active

from root kath 'to tell'

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with tvayi.

त्वयि (tvayi) - while you (are narrating) (in you, upon you, by you)

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with kathayati.

विस्तर-श्रवणे (vistara-śravaṇe) - for hearing in full detail (in hearing in detail, for hearing in detail)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vistara-śravaṇa

vistara-śravaṇa - hearing in detail, listening to the full account

Compound type : tatpurusha (vistara+śravaṇa)

• vistara – detail, expansion, prolixity, extension
  noun (masculine)
  action noun
  from vi-stṛ 'to spread out, extend'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)
• śravaṇa – hearing, listening, ear
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  from root śru 'to hear'
  Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Expresses purpose or condition.

जातम् (jātam) - has arisen (arisen, born, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened, become

past passive participle

from root jan 'to be born, produce'

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kautūhalam.

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, spectacle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, interest, wonder, spectacle

from kutūhala 'curiosity'

अतीव (atīva) - very great (very much, exceedingly, extremely)

(indeclinable)

adverb formed with ati-īva

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

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I (1st person pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form.

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