महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-3

तस्य ब्रह्मन्रुरोः सर्वं चरितं भूरितेजसः ।
विस्तरेण प्रवक्ष्यामि तच्छृणु त्वमशेषतः ॥३॥

3. tasya brahmanruroḥ sarvaṁ caritaṁ bhūritejasaḥ ,
vistareṇa pravakṣyāmi tacchṛṇu tvamaśeṣataḥ.

3. tasya brahman ruroḥ sarvam caritam bhūritejasaḥ
vistareṇa pravakṣyāmi tat śṛṇu tvam aśeṣataḥ

3. O Brahmin, I will narrate in detail the entire story of that Ruru, who was of immense splendor. Listen to it fully!

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (Ruru) (of him, his, of that)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (vocative address to the listener) (O Brahmin, O learned one)

• रुरोः (ruroḥ) - of Ruru

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

• चरितम् (caritam) - story (of his life/deeds) (conduct, story, history, deed)

• भूरितेजसः (bhūritejasaḥ) - of immense splendor (of immense splendor, very powerful, mighty)

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail (in detail, extensively)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will narrate (I will tell, I will speak forth, I will declare)

• तत् (tat) - that (story) (that (neuter acc. sg.))

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! (listen!, hear!)

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

• अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - fully (completely, entirely, without remainder)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (Ruru) (of him, his, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Ruru.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (vocative address to the listener) (O Brahmin, O learned one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, sacred word, the Absolute

From root `bṛh` (to grow)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Address to the listener.

रुरोः (ruroḥ) - of Ruru

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ruru

ruru - name of a sage, a kind of deer

From root `ru`

Root: ru (class 2)

Note: Possessive, referring to `caritam`.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (all, entire, whole)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Agrees with `caritam`.

चरितम् (caritam) - story (of his life/deeds) (conduct, story, history, deed)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - conduct, deed, action, history, story, past occurrence

past participle (often used as noun)

From root `car`

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of `pravakṣyāmi`.

भूरितेजसः (bhūritejasaḥ) - of immense splendor (of immense splendor, very powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhūritejas

bhūritejas - possessing abundant splendor, mighty, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhūri+tejas)

• bhūri – much, abundant, great, manifold
  adjective (neuter)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, fiery energy
  noun (neuter)
  From root `tij`
  Root: tij (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `ruroḥ`.

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail (in detail, extensively)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - expanse, detail, extensive description

action noun

From root `stṛ` with `vi`

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Adverbial instrumental.

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will narrate (I will tell, I will speak forth, I will declare)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of vac

future tense of `vac` with `pra`

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: From `pra + vac`.

तत् (tat) - that (story) (that (neuter acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of `śṛṇu`, referring to `caritam`.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! (listen!, hear!)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of śru

imperative, 2nd person singular

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: From root `śru`.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (you (nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular, plural, dual)

Note: Subject of `śṛṇu`.

अशेषतः (aśeṣataḥ) - fully (completely, entirely, without remainder)

(indeclinable)

From `aśeṣa` (remainderless) + `tas` suffix

Note: Modifies `śṛṇu`.