महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-61, verse-2

श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वेन मानुषेषु महात्मनाम् ।
जन्म कर्म च भूतानामेतेषामनुपूर्वशः ॥२॥

2. śrotumicchāmi tattvena mānuṣeṣu mahātmanām ,
janma karma ca bhūtānāmeteṣāmanupūrvaśaḥ.

2. śrotum icchāmi tattvena mānuṣeṣu mahātmanām
janma karma ca bhūtānām eteṣām anupūrvaśaḥ

2. I wish to hear accurately, in due order, about the births and deeds of these great beings who incarnated among humans.

Words meanings summery:

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire, I want)

• तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - accurately, in detail (in truth, truly, according to reality, fundamentally)

• मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans (among humans, in human beings)

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great beings (of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones)

• जन्म (janma) - birth (birth, origin, existence)

• कर्म (karma) - deeds, actions (action, deed, work, destiny)

• च (ca) - and

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings (of beings, of creatures)

• एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

• अनुपूर्वशः (anupūrvaśaḥ) - in due order, successively (in due order, successively, according to seniority)

Words meanings and morphology

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

(verb)

active, infinitive of śru

infinitive

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Object of icchāmi.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire, I want)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

present active

Desiderative stem iccha

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Subject is aham (from previous verse).

तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - accurately, in detail (in truth, truly, according to reality, fundamentally)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - reality, truth, essence, principle, fundamental nature

Derived from tat (that) + tva (abstract suffix)

Note: Adverbial usage, 'by means of truth/reality.'

मानुषेषु (mānuṣeṣu) - among humans (among humans, in human beings)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to man, a man

Derived from manuṣa

Note: Refers to the context of the reincarnation.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great beings (of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great being

Compound noun/adjective

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the bhūtānām (beings).

जन्म (janma) - birth (birth, origin, existence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life

action noun

Derived from root jan

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of śrotum.

कर्म (karma) - deeds, actions (action, deed, work, destiny)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, ritual, destiny

action noun

Derived from root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Object of śrotum.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings (of beings, of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past

past passive participle

Derived from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with eteṣām.

एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - of these

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the devānām, dānavānām, etc. from the previous verse.

अनुपूर्वशः (anupūrvaśaḥ) - in due order, successively (in due order, successively, according to seniority)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed with suffix śaḥ from anupūrva (successive).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+pūrva)

• anu – after, along, in succession
  indeclinable
• pūrva – former, prior, preceding, first
  adjective

Note: Modifies śrotum.