महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-11, chapter-8, verse-36

एष चार्थो महाबाहो पूर्वमेव मया श्रुतः ।
कथितो धर्मराजस्य राजसूये क्रतूत्तमे ॥३६॥

36. eṣa cārtho mahābāho pūrvameva mayā śrutaḥ ,
kathito dharmarājasya rājasūye kratūttame.

36. eṣaḥ ca arthaḥ mahābāho pūrvam eva mayā śrutaḥ
kathitaḥ dharmarājasya rājasūye kratūttame

36. mahābāho eṣaḥ ca arthaḥ pūrvam eva mayā śrutaḥ
dharmarājasya kratūttame rājasūye kathitaḥ

36. This matter, O mighty-armed one, was indeed heard by me previously. It was narrated by the king of righteousness (dharma) during the supreme Rājasūya sacrifice.

Words meanings summery:

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

• च (ca) - and, also

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - meaning, purpose, matter, thing

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• मया (mayā) - by me

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - narrated, told, spoken

• धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of the king of righteousness (dharma), of Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

• राजसूये (rājasūye) - in the Rājasūya sacrifice

• क्रतूत्तमे (kratūttame) - in the supreme sacrifice, in the best of sacrifices

Words meanings and morphology

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - meaning, purpose, matter, thing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, matter, thing, wealth

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened

Past Passive Participle

Root: śru (class 5)

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - narrated, told, spoken

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - narrated, told, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Root: kath

धर्मराजस्य (dharmarājasya) - of the king of righteousness (dharma), of Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - king of righteousness, Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

राजसूये (rājasūye) - in the Rājasūya sacrifice

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of rājasūya

rājasūya - a royal consecration sacrifice

क्रतूत्तमे (kratūttame) - in the supreme sacrifice, in the best of sacrifices

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of kratūttama

kratūttama - best of sacrifices, supreme sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kratu+uttama)

• kratu – sacrifice, rite
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)