महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-81, verse-8

तस्य विस्तीर्णयशसः सत्यकीर्तेर्महात्मनः ।
चरितं श्रोतुमिच्छामि दिवि चेह च सर्वशः ॥८॥

8. tasya vistīrṇayaśasaḥ satyakīrtermahātmanaḥ ,
caritaṁ śrotumicchāmi divi ceha ca sarvaśaḥ.

8. tasya vistīrṇayaśasaḥ satyakīrteḥ mahātmanaḥ
caritam śrotum icchāmi divi ca iha ca sarvaśaḥ

8. I wish to hear entirely the life story of that great-souled one, whose fame is wide and renown is true, both in heaven and on earth.

8. אני רוצה לשמוע את כל מעשיו, בשמים ובארץ הזאת, של בעל הנפש הגדולה שתהילתו רחבה ודבריו אמת.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• विस्तीर्णयशसः (vistīrṇayaśasaḥ) - of wide fame, of widespread renown

• सत्यकीर्तेः (satyakīrteḥ) - of true renown, whose fame is truth

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the magnanimous one

• चरितम् (caritam) - deeds, conduct, life story

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

• दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

• च (ca) - and

• इह (iha) - here, on earth

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, in every way, completely

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

विस्तीर्णयशसः (vistīrṇayaśasaḥ) - of wide fame, of widespread renown

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vistīrṇayaśas

vistīrṇayaśas - of widespread fame, having extensive glory

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vistīrṇa+yaśas)

• vistīrṇa – wide, extensive, spread out
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root stṛ with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

सत्यकीर्तेः (satyakīrteḥ) - of true renown, whose fame is truth

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of satyakīrti

satyakīrti - of true fame, having true renown

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (satya+kīrti)

• satya – truth, true, real
  noun (neuter)
• kīrti – fame, glory, renown
  noun (feminine)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one, of the magnanimous one

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, a great person

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

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

चरितम् (caritam) - deeds, conduct, life story

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - conduct, character, deeds, life story

Root: car (class 1)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire, I wish

(verb)

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

Present tense, 1st person singular, active voice

Root: iṣ (class 6)

दिवि (divi) - in heaven, in the sky

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, on earth

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ) - entirely, in every way, completely

(indeclinable)

Formed with the suffix -śas, indicating manner or distribution

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