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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-58, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
य एते कीर्तिता ब्रह्मन्ये चान्ये नानुकीर्तिताः ।
सम्यक्ताञ्श्रोतुमिच्छामि राज्ञश्चान्यान्सुवर्चसः ॥१॥
1. janamejaya uvāca ,
ya ete kīrtitā brahmanye cānye nānukīrtitāḥ ,
samyaktāñśrotumicchāmi rājñaścānyānsuvarcasaḥ.
1. janamejayaḥ uvāca ye ete kīrtitāḥ brahman ye ca anye na
anukīrtitāḥ samyak tān śrotum icchāmi rājñaḥ ca anyān suvarcasaḥ
1. Janamejaya said: 'O Brahmana, I wish to hear in full detail about those who have been mentioned, and also about those other glorious kings who have not yet been spoken of.'

Words meanings summery:

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  • जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (proper name)
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • ये (ye) - who, those who
  • एते (ete) - these
  • कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - who have been mentioned (earlier) (mentioned)
  • ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O venerable one (O Brahmana)
  • ये (ye) - who, those who
  • (ca) - and
  • अन्ये (anye) - other
  • (na) - not
  • अनुकीर्तिताः (anukīrtitāḥ) - who have not (yet) been mentioned (not mentioned)
  • सम्यक् (samyak) - in full detail (completely, properly, in detail)
  • तान् (tān) - about them (them)
  • श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear
  • इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
  • राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - kings (of kings, kings)
  • (ca) - and
  • अन्यान् (anyān) - other
  • सुवर्चसः (suvarcasaḥ) - glorious ones (glorious, brilliant)

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (proper name)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya
janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikṣit)
Note: Speaker of the verse.
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
ये (ye) - who, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun referring to kings.
एते (ete) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, he, she, it (near speaker)
Note: Demonstrative pronoun.
कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - who have been mentioned (earlier) (mentioned)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrtita
kīrtita - mentioned, celebrated, praised
past passive participle
from root kīrt
Root: kīrt (class 10)
Note: Qualifies ye ete.
ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O venerable one (O Brahmana)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahmana, holy man, priest, the Absolute
Note: Vocative, addressing Vaisampayana.
ये (ye) - who, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Another relative pronoun, introducing a new clause.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects clauses.
अन्ये (anye) - other
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another
Note: Qualifies anukīrtitāḥ implicitly.
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
Note: Negates anukīrtitāḥ.
अनुकीर्तिताः (anukīrtitāḥ) - who have not (yet) been mentioned (not mentioned)
(participle)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anukīrtita
anukīrtita - mentioned, related, recited (in sequence)
past passive participle
from anu-kīrt
Prefix: anu
Root: kīrt (class 10)
Note: Qualifies ye anye.
सम्यक् (samyak) - in full detail (completely, properly, in detail)
(indeclinable)
Note: Modifies śrotum.
तान् (tān) - about them (them)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Object of śrotum. Refers to both groups of kings.
श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear
(verb)
infinitive of śru
infinitive
tumun affix
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Expresses the object of desire.
इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: Verb of the main clause.
राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - kings (of kings, kings)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
Note: Object of śrotum.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects elements in a list or clauses.
अन्यान् (anyān) - other
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another
Note: Qualifies rājñaḥ and suvarcasaḥ.
सुवर्चसः (suvarcasaḥ) - glorious ones (glorious, brilliant)
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of suvarcas
suvarcas - brilliant, glorious, splendid
from su (good) + varcas (splendor)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+varcas)
  • su – good, well, excellent
    indeclinable
  • varcas – splendor, brilliance, energy
    noun (neuter)
Note: Qualifies rājñaḥ and anyān.