महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-56, verse-3

स भवान्विस्तरेणेमां पुनराख्यातुमर्हति ।
न हि तृप्यामि पूर्वेषां शृण्वानश्चरितं महत् ॥३॥

3. sa bhavānvistareṇemāṁ punarākhyātumarhati ,
na hi tṛpyāmi pūrveṣāṁ śṛṇvānaścaritaṁ mahat.

3. saḥ bhavān vistareṇa imām punaḥ ākhyātum arhati
na hi tṛpyāmi pūrveṣām śṛṇvān caritam mahat

3. You, sir, ought to narrate this again in detail, for I am never satisfied hearing the great deeds of the ancestors.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - You (referring to the venerable narrator, often understood in context as 'you, sir') (he, that)

• भवान् (bhavān) - You (respectful address to the narrator) (you, sir, venerable one)

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively (by expansion, in detail, at length)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (story/narration) (this (feminine))

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

• आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to recount (to narrate, to tell)

• अर्हति (arhati) - you ought (to) (he/she/it deserves, ought, is able)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• तृप्यामि (tṛpyāmi) - I am satisfied (I am satisfied, I am content)

• पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancestors (of the former, of the ancestors)

• शृण्वान् (śṛṇvān) - hearing (masculine singular) (hearing, listening)

• चरितम् (caritam) - deeds (deed, conduct, character, story)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, mighty, important)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - You (referring to the venerable narrator, often understood in context as 'you, sir') (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

भवान् (bhavān) - You (respectful address to the narrator) (you, sir, venerable one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - being, present, you (honorific)

present participle

from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively (by expansion, in detail, at length)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - expansion, detailed account, prolixity

action noun

from root stṛ with vi

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

इमाम् (imām) - this (story/narration) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

(indeclinable)

आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to recount (to narrate, to tell)

(verb)

infinitive of ākhyā

from root khyā with ā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

अर्हति (arhati) - you ought (to) (he/she/it deserves, ought, is able)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

तृप्यामि (tṛpyāmi) - I am satisfied (I am satisfied, I am content)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of tṛp

Root: tṛp (class 4)

पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancestors (of the former, of the ancestors)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, eastern, prior

शृण्वान् (śṛṇvān) - hearing (masculine singular) (hearing, listening)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - hearing, listening (present participle)

present active participle

from root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

चरितम् (caritam) - deeds (deed, conduct, character, story)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - course, conduct, deed, history, story

action noun / past passive participle (used as noun)

from root car

Root: car (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great (great, mighty, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty