महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-89, verse-4

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ।
पूरोर्वंशधरान्वीराञ्शक्रप्रतिमतेजसः ॥४॥

4. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi yanmāṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi ,
pūrorvaṁśadharānvīrāñśakrapratimatejasaḥ.

4. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca hanta te kathayiṣyāmi yat mām tvam
paripṛcchasi pūroḥ vaṃśadharān vīrān śakrapratimatejasaḥ

4. Vaiśampāyana said: "Well then, I will tell you what you ask of me: the valiant descendants of Pūru, whose splendor was like that of Indra."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana (a sage, Vyāsa's disciple))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• हन्त (hanta) - expression of approval or readiness, "Well then!" (indeed, alas, oh, well then)

• ते (te) - to you (singular)

• कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell

• यत् (yat) - what (you ask) (which, what (relative pronoun))

• माम् (mām) - me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you ask

• पूरोः (pūroḥ) - of Pūru

• वंशधरान् (vaṁśadharān) - bearers of the lineage, descendants

• वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, valiant ones

• शक्रप्रतिमतेजसः (śakrapratimatejasaḥ) - whose splendor is like Indra's, equal in valor to Indra

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana (a sage, Vyāsa's disciple))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a proper name, Vyāsa's disciple and narrator of the Mahābhārata)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular, perfect indicative, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

हन्त (hanta) - expression of approval or readiness, "Well then!" (indeed, alas, oh, well then)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle expressing various emotions, here indicating assent or eagerness.

ते (te) - to you (singular)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Indirect object of 'kathayiṣyāmi'.

कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of kath

future active

1st person singular, future indicative, Parasmaipada, causative stem

Root: kath (class 10)

यत् (yat) - what (you ask) (which, what (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Direct object of 'paripṛcchasi' and implied direct object of 'kathayiṣyāmi'.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Direct object of 'paripṛcchasi'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of 'paripṛcchasi'.

परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you ask

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of prach

present active

2nd person singular, present indicative, Parasmaipada, with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

पूरोः (pūroḥ) - of Pūru

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pūru

pūru - Pūru (a legendary king)

Note: Possessive, indicating the ancestor of the lineage.

वंशधरान् (vaṁśadharān) - bearers of the lineage, descendants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vaṃśadhara

vaṁśadhara - bearer of the lineage, descendant

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vaṃśa+dhara)

• vaṃśa – lineage, race, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – bearer, holder
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  derived from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Direct object of 'kathayiṣyāmi'.

वीरान् (vīrān) - heroes, valiant ones

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, valiant

Note: Qualifies 'vaṃśadharān'.

शक्रप्रतिमतेजसः (śakrapratimatejasaḥ) - whose splendor is like Indra's, equal in valor to Indra

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śakrapratimatejas

śakrapratimatejas - whose splendor is like Indra's, equal in valor to Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śakra+pratima+tejas)

• śakra – Indra (name of a deity), powerful
  proper noun (masculine)
• pratima – likeness, image, comparable
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: prati
• tejas – splendor, might, energy, fiery spirit
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij (class 7)

Note: Qualifies 'vaṃśadharān' and 'vīrān'.