महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-127, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
गौतमस्य च संवादं यमस्य च महात्मनः ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
gautamasya ca saṁvādaṁ yamasya ca mahātmanaḥ.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam gautamasya ca saṃvādam yamasya ca mahātmanaḥ

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api imam purātanam itihāsam
gautamasya ca mahātmanaḥ yamasya ca saṃvādam udāharanti

2. Bhishma said: In this regard, they also cite this ancient narrative (itihāsa), the dialogue between Gautama and the great-souled Yama.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The speaker, a prominent figure in the Mahabharata (Bhishma (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they relate, they cite

• इमम् (imam) - referring to the 'itihāsa' (this)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - ancient narrative, history, story

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama

• च (ca) - and

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama

• च (ca) - and

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Referring to Yama, who is described as great-souled (of the great-souled one)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - The speaker, a prominent figure in the Mahabharata (Bhishma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; a proper name

from root bhī (to fear) + ṣma suffix

Root: bhī (class 3)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

3rd person singular, perfect active indicative

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

from idam (this) + tral suffix

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they relate, they cite

(verb)

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

present active indicative

3rd person plural, present active indicative

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - referring to the 'itihāsa' (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - ancient narrative, history, story

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, ancient tradition, epic

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval

from purā (formerly) + tana suffix

गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (proper name)

descendant of Gotama

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, agreement, harmony

from sam + vad (to speak)

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (god of death), twin

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - Referring to Yama, who is described as great-souled (of the great-souled one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, eminent, a great being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
  stem of mahat (great)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)