महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-138, verse-3

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
भरद्वाजस्य संवादं राज्ञः शत्रुंतपस्य च ॥३॥

3. atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
bharadvājasya saṁvādaṁ rājñaḥ śatruṁtapasya ca.

3. atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam purātanam
bharadvājasya saṃvādam rājñaḥ śatruṃtapasya ca

3. atra api imam purātanam itihāsam udāharanti
bharadvājasya ca rājñaḥ śatruṃtapasya saṃvādam

3. "Here, they also narrate this ancient legend, the dialogue between Bharadvāja and King Shatruntapa."

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अपि (api) - even, also

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they narrate, they mention

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story, legend, history

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvāja

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

• शत्रुंतपस्य (śatruṁtapasya) - of Shatruntapa (name of a king)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they narrate, they mention

(verb)

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

Prefixes: ut+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: With prefixes 'ut-' and 'ā-', it means "to bring forward, adduce, state, mention".

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Masculine accusative singular, referring to 'itihāsam'.

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story, legend, history

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, tradition, story

Literally 'thus indeed it was'.

Note: Object of 'udāharanti'.

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

From purā (formerly).

Note: Modifies 'itihāsam'.

भरद्वाजस्य (bharadvājasya) - of Bharadvāja

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bharadvāja

bharadvāja - Bharadvāja (name of a Rishi)

Note: Possessive, refers to the dialogue.

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, agreement

From root vad (to speak) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'udāharanti' (implicitly, as part of the 'itihāsam' which is cited).

राज्ञः (rājñaḥ) - of the king

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Possessive, refers to the dialogue.

शत्रुंतपस्य (śatruṁtapasya) - of Shatruntapa (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śatruṃtapa

śatruṁtapa - Shatruntapa (name of a king), one who scorches enemies

Compound of 'śatru' (enemy) and 'tapa' (scorching, afflicting).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śatru+tapa)

• śatru – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• tapa – heat, austerity, scorching, afflicting
  noun (masculine)
  From root tap (to heat, to be hot).
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Possessive, refers to the dialogue.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)