महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-89, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
भगवञ्श्रोतुमिच्छामि पूरोर्वंशकरान्नृपान् ।
यद्वीर्या यादृशाश्चैव यावन्तो यत्पराक्रमाः ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
bhagavañśrotumicchāmi pūrorvaṁśakarānnṛpān ,
yadvīryā yādṛśāścaiva yāvanto yatparākramāḥ.

1. Janamejaya uvāca bhagavan śrotum icchāmi puroḥ vaṃśakarān
nṛpān yadvīryā yādṛśāḥ ca eva yāvantaḥ yatparākramāḥ

1. Janamejaya said: "O revered one, I wish to hear about the kings who founded Puru's lineage, detailing their valor, their nature, their numbers, and their great deeds."

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya, the son of Parīkṣit, the king who listened to the Mahābhārata (Janamejaya)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Vyāsa, the narrator (O revered one, O worshipful one, O divine one)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• पुरोः (puroḥ) - Of King Puru, one of the founders of the lunar dynasty (of Puru)

• वंशकरान् (vaṁśakarān) - Those kings who continued or established the dynasty (founders of the lineage, creators of the family)

• नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings

• यद्वीर्या (yadvīryā) - Refers to the valor of the kings (whose valor, whose strength)

• यादृशाः (yādṛśāḥ) - Refers to the nature or character of the kings (of what kind, of what sort)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding `ca`. 'And indeed' (indeed, certainly, only)

• यावन्तः (yāvantaḥ) - Refers to the number of kings (as many as, how many)

• यत्पराक्रमाः (yatparākramāḥ) - Refers to the accomplishments and prowess of the kings (whose great deeds, whose prowess)

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya, the son of Parīkṣit, the king who listened to the Mahābhārata (Janamejaya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Janamejaya

Janamejaya - A proper name; a king mentioned in the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root `vac` (2nd class), perfect tense formation (lit)

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Vyāsa, the narrator (O revered one, O worshipful one, O divine one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, revered, worshipful

From `bhaga` (fortune, glory) + possessive suffix `matup`

Note: Used here as a vocative noun

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

(indeclinable)

infinitive

From root `śru` (5th class) with the infinitive suffix `tumun`

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

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

present tense, 1st person singular

From root `iṣ` (6th class), present tense, parasmaipada

Root: iṣ (class 6)

पुरोः (puroḥ) - Of King Puru, one of the founders of the lunar dynasty (of Puru)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of Puru

Puru - A proper name; an ancient king, son of Yayāti

वंशकरान् (vaṁśakarān) - Those kings who continued or established the dynasty (founders of the lineage, creators of the family)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vaṃśakara

vaṁśakara - making a family/lineage, founder of a lineage

Compound: `vaṃśa` (lineage) + `kara` (maker, doer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaṃśa+kara)

• vaṃśa – lineage, race, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• kara – maker, doer, hand, ray
  noun (masculine)
  From root `kṛ` (to do, make) + suffix `a`
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

नृपान् (nṛpān) - kings

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (literally, protector of men)

Compound: `nṛ` (man) + `pa` (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root `pā` (to protect) + suffix `a`
  Root: pā (class 2)

यद्वीर्या (yadvīryā) - Refers to the valor of the kings (whose valor, whose strength)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yadvīrya

yadvīrya - having whose valor/strength

Bahuvrihi compound: `yat` (whose) + `vīrya` (valor/strength)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yat+vīrya)

• yat – which, what, whose
  pronoun (neuter)
• vīrya – valor, strength, potency, semen
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective describing the kings, in nominative plural

यादृशाः (yādṛśāḥ) - Refers to the nature or character of the kings (of what kind, of what sort)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, as

From `yad` + `dṛś` (see) + `a`

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphasizes the preceding `ca`. 'And indeed' (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

यावन्तः (yāvantaḥ) - Refers to the number of kings (as many as, how many)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yāvat

yāvat - as much as, as many as, as long as

यत्पराक्रमाः (yatparākramāḥ) - Refers to the accomplishments and prowess of the kings (whose great deeds, whose prowess)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yatparākrama

yatparākrama - having whose prowess/valour

Bahuvrihi compound: `yat` (whose) + `parākrama` (prowess/valour)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yat+parākrama)

• yat – which, what, whose
  pronoun (neuter)
• parākrama – prowess, valor, might, great deed
  noun (masculine)
  From `parā` (away, forth) + `kram` (to step, go)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Adjective describing the kings, in nominative plural