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.

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.