महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-66, verse-16

एतदाचष्ट पृष्टः सन्मम जन्म महर्षये ।
सुतां कण्वस्य मामेवं विद्धि त्वं मनुजाधिप ॥१६॥

16. etadācaṣṭa pṛṣṭaḥ sanmama janma maharṣaye ,
sutāṁ kaṇvasya māmevaṁ viddhi tvaṁ manujādhipa.

16. etat ācaṣṭa pṛṣṭaḥ san mama janma maharṣaye
sutām kaṇvasya mām evam viddhi tvam manujādhipa

16. When asked, he recounted my birth to the great sage. O ruler of men, know me thus as the daughter of Kanva.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the story of birth) (this, that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

• आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - he recounted (he recounted, he told, he narrated)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked (asked, questioned, inquired)

• सन् (san) - being (being, existing, good)

• मम (mama) - my (my, mine, of me)

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

• महर्षये (maharṣaye) - to the great sage (to the great sage, for the great sage)

• सुताम् (sutām) - daughter (daughter (accusative))

• कण्वस्य (kaṇvasya) - of Kanva

• माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative))

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know, understand, recognize)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (nominative))

• मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - O ruler of men (O ruler of men, O king)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the story of birth) (this, that (neuter nominative/accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Object of 'ācaṣṭa'.

आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - he recounted (he recounted, he told, he narrated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past (luṅ) of ācakṣ

past (aorist or imperfect) 3rd person singular

Root 'cakṣ' (2nd class, Atmanepada) with prefix 'ā', likely aorist or imperfect.

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked (asked, questioned, inquired)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, inquired, requested

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'prach' (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Part of an absolute construction with 'san'.

सन् (san) - being (being, existing, good)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous, real

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root 'as' (to be).

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used to form a participle construction, 'being asked'.

मम (mama) - my (my, mine, of me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, production, life, existence

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Object of 'ācaṣṭa'.

महर्षये (maharṣaye) - to the great sage (to the great sage, for the great sage)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound of 'mahā' (great) + 'ṛṣi' (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

सुताम् (sutām) - daughter (daughter (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sutā

sutā - daughter, female child

Feminine form of 'suta' (son, child).

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Complement to 'mām' as object of 'viddhi'.

कण्वस्य (kaṇvasya) - of Kanva

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaṇva

kaṇva - Kanva (name of a sage)

माम् (mām) - me (me (accusative))

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person pronoun)

Note: Object of 'viddhi'.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

विद्धि (viddhi) - know (know, understand, recognize)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

imperative, second person singular

Root 'vid' (2nd class, Parasmaipada), imperative form.

Root: vid (class 2)

त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'viddhi'.

मनुजाधिप (manujādhipa) - O ruler of men (O ruler of men, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujādhipa

manujādhipa - ruler of men, king, lord of men

Compound of 'manuja' (man) + 'adhipa' (ruler).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (manuja+adhipa)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: dhā (class 3)