महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-124, verse-18

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
नारदेन पुरा प्रोक्तं शीलमाश्रित्य भारत ॥१८॥

18. atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
nāradena purā proktaṁ śīlamāśritya bhārata.

18. atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam purātanam
Nāradena purā proktam śīlam āśritya Bhārata

18. Bhārata atra api purātanam imam itihāsam
Nāradena purā śīlam āśritya proktam udāharanti

18. O Bhārata, in this context, they also relate this ancient narrative, which was formerly recounted by Narada, focusing on good conduct (śīlam).

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, on this point

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they exemplify

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, legend

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, primeval

• नारदेन (nāradena) - by Narada

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - (the narrative) which was recounted (spoken, related, told)

• शीलम् (śīlam) - good conduct (śīlam) (character, conduct, virtue, moral quality)

• आश्रित्य (āśritya) - focusing on (good conduct) (having resorted to, based on, concerning)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, on this point

(indeclinable)

derived from pronoun idam (this) and suffix -tra (place)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they exemplify

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of udāhṛ

present active indicative, 3rd plural

from root hṛ (to carry, take) with upasargas ud and ā

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, legend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional account

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, primeval

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval

from purā (formerly) + suffix -tana

नारदेन (nāradena) - by Narada

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of Nārada

Nārada - a divine sage, son of Brahmā, a celestial messenger and musician

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, previously

(indeclinable)

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - (the narrative) which was recounted (spoken, related, told)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pravac

pravac - to speak, to tell, to declare

past passive participle

from root vac (to speak) with upasarga pra, irregular formation

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

शीलम् (śīlam) - good conduct (śīlam) (character, conduct, virtue, moral quality)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śīla

śīla - nature, character, habit, conduct, virtue, moral disposition (śīlam)

आश्रित्य (āśritya) - focusing on (good conduct) (having resorted to, based on, concerning)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root śri (to lean on, resort to) with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of Bhārata

Bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an epithet for a prince of the Kuru dynasty