महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-90, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
श्रुतस्त्वत्तो मया विप्र पूर्वेषां संभवो महान् ।
उदाराश्चापि वंशेऽस्मिन्राजानो मे परिश्रुताः ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
śrutastvatto mayā vipra pūrveṣāṁ saṁbhavo mahān ,
udārāścāpi vaṁśe'sminrājāno me pariśrutāḥ.

1. janamejaya uvāca śrutaḥ tvattaḥ mayā vipra pūrveṣām saṃbhavaḥ
mahān udārāḥ ca api vaṃśe asmin rājānaḥ me pariśrutāḥ

1. Janamejaya said: 'O Brāhmin, I have heard from you about the great origin of our ancestors. I have also thoroughly heard about the noble kings in this lineage.'

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - The speaker, King Janamejaya (Janamejaya)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, listened to

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from Vaiśampāyana (from you)

• मया (mayā) - by King Janamejaya (by me)

• विप्र (vipra) - Refers to Vaiśampāyana. (O Brāhmin)

• पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancestors, of the forefathers

• संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - origin, birth, existence

• महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

• उदाराः (udārāḥ) - noble, exalted, generous

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also

• वंशे (vaṁśe) - in the lineage, in the family

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this particular lineage (in this)

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• मे (me) - In this passive construction (śrutas...me), it means "by me" (instrumental). (by me, to me, my)

• परिश्रुताः (pariśrutāḥ) - heard about, heard thoroughly, well-known

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - The speaker, King Janamejaya (Janamejaya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (proper name, a king of the Kuru dynasty)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, listened to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, revealed, famous

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from Vaiśampāyana (from you)

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tvat

tvat - you (2nd person pronoun)

मया (mayā) - by King Janamejaya (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I (1st person pronoun)

विप्र (vipra) - Refers to Vaiśampāyana. (O Brāhmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brāhmin, sage, inspired one

पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of the ancestors, of the forefathers

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, ancient, prior, eastern

संभवः (saṁbhavaḥ) - origin, birth, existence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - origin, birth, coming into being, possibility

From root bhū with sam-prefix

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

महान् (mahān) - great, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty

उदाराः (udārāḥ) - noble, exalted, generous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of udāra

udāra - noble, exalted, generous, high

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also

(indeclinable)

वंशे (vaṁśe) - in the lineage, in the family

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vaṃśa

vaṁśa - lineage, race, family, bamboo

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this particular lineage (in this)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मे (me) - In this passive construction (śrutas...me), it means "by me" (instrumental). (by me, to me, my)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I (1st person pronoun)

Note: Used here as instrumental "by me" in a passive construction with "pariśrutāḥ".

परिश्रुताः (pariśrutāḥ) - heard about, heard thoroughly, well-known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pariśruta

pariśruta - heard, widely known, famous

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Qualifies 'rājānaḥ'.