महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-81, verse-6

जनमेजय उवाच ।
कर्मणा केन स दिवं पुनः प्राप्तो महीपतिः ।
सर्वमेतदशेषेण श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ।
कथ्यमानं त्वया विप्र विप्रर्षिगणसंनिधौ ॥६॥

6. janamejaya uvāca ,
karmaṇā kena sa divaṁ punaḥ prāpto mahīpatiḥ ,
sarvametadaśeṣeṇa śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ ,
kathyamānaṁ tvayā vipra viprarṣigaṇasaṁnidhau.

6. janamejayaḥ uvāca karmaṇā kena saḥ divam
punaḥ prāptaḥ mahīpatiḥ sarvam etat
aśeṣeṇa śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ
kathyamānam tvayā vipra viprarṣigaṇasaṃnidhau

6. Janamejaya said: "By what karma did that king again attain heaven? I desire to hear all this completely and truly, as it is being narrated by you, O Brahmin, in the presence of the assembly of Brahmin sages."

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - proper name of a king, the questioner (Janamejaya)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by what karma (by action, by deed)

• केन (kena) - by what (karma) (by whom, by what)

• सः (saḥ) - that king (Yayāti) (he, that)

• दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained (heaven) (reached, attained, obtained)

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (story) (all, entire)

• एतत् (etat) - this (story) (this)

• अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely, entirely, without residue

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, really, in essence, accurately

• कथ्यमानम् (kathyamānam) - as it is being narrated by you (being told, being narrated)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• विप्र (vipra) - vocative address to a Brahmin sage (Vyasa or another narrator) (O Brahmin)

• विप्रर्षिगणसंनिधौ (viprarṣigaṇasaṁnidhau) - in the presence of the assembly of Brahmin sages

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - proper name of a king, the questioner (Janamejaya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (a celebrated king, son of Parikṣit)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Third Person Singular

Strong form of the root vac in perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

कर्मणा (karmaṇā) - by what karma (by action, by deed)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of karman

karman - action, deed, work, karma

Root: kṛ (class 8)

केन (kena) - by what (karma) (by whom, by what)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

सः (saḥ) - that king (Yayāti) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दिवम् (divam) - to heaven, to the sky

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - sky, heaven, day

Root: div (class 4)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - attained (heaven) (reached, attained, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - reached, attained, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with upasarga pra

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king, sovereign

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (story) (all, entire)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

एतत् (etat) - this (story) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely, entirely, without residue

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - complete, entire, without residue

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Used adverbially.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

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

Present First Person Singular

Present indicative active form of root iṣ

Root: iṣ (class 6)

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - truly, really, in essence, accurately

(indeclinable)

कथ्यमानम् (kathyamānam) - as it is being narrated by you (being told, being narrated)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kathyamāna

kathyamāna - being told, being narrated

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root kath (to tell) with secondary suffix ya (passive) and māna (present participle)

Root: kath (class 10)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

विप्र (vipra) - vocative address to a Brahmin sage (Vyasa or another narrator) (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, inspired, learned

विप्रर्षिगणसंनिधौ (viprarṣigaṇasaṁnidhau) - in the presence of the assembly of Brahmin sages

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of viprarṣigaṇasaṃnidhi

viprarṣigaṇasaṁnidhi - in the presence of the assembly of Brahmin sages

Compound type : tatpurusha (vipra+ṛṣi+gaṇa+saṃnidhi)

• vipra – Brahmin, priest
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
• gaṇa – group, assembly, host, retinue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)
• saṃnidhi – presence, proximity, vicinity
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)