महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-141, verse-6

भीष्म उवाच ।
शृणु राजन्कथां दिव्यां सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् ।
नृपतेर्मुचुकुन्दस्य कथितां भार्गवेण ह ॥६॥

6. bhīṣma uvāca ,
śṛṇu rājankathāṁ divyāṁ sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm ,
nṛpatermucukundasya kathitāṁ bhārgaveṇa ha.

6. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca śṛṇu rājan kathām divyām sarva-pāpa-pranāśinīm
nṛpateḥ mucukundasya kathitām bhārgaveṇa ha

6. Bhishma said: O King, listen to this divine story, which eradicates all sins, and which was recounted to King Mucukunda by Bhārgava.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Yudhishthira) (O king)

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale (story, tale, narrative)

• दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)

• सर्व-पाप-प्रनाशिनीम् (sarva-pāpa-pranāśinīm) - which eradicates all sins (destroying all sins, eradicating all evils)

• नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of King (of the king, of the ruler)

• मुचुकुन्दस्य (mucukundasya) - of Muchukunda

• कथिताम् (kathitām) - which was recounted (told, narrated, spoken)

• भार्गवेण (bhārgaveṇa) - by Bhārgava (by Bhrigu's descendant, by Bhargava)

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable, Bhishma (Grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas)

From root bhīṣ (to frighten).

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd singular, perfect tense, active voice. Irregular formation of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

2nd singular, imperative mood, active voice. From root śru (class 5).

Root: śru (class 5)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Yudhishthira) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Vocative singular of rājan (n-stem).

Root: rāj (class 1)

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale (story, tale, narrative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

Root: kath (class 10)

दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine (divine, heavenly, celestial)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, wonderful

From div (sky, heaven).

सर्व-पाप-प्रनाशिनीम् (sarva-pāpa-pranāśinīm) - which eradicates all sins (destroying all sins, eradicating all evils)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarva-pāpa-pranāśin

sarva-pāpa-pranāśin - destroying all sins, annihilating all evils

Agent Noun

Compound adjective, feminine accusative singular. Formed from pra-naś (causative) + inī suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+pāpa+pranāśin)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• pāpa – sin, evil, wickedness
  noun (neuter)
• pranāśin – destroying, ruining, annihilating
  adjective
  Agent Noun
  From pra-naś (causative root nāśi) + in suffix.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: naś (class 4)

नृपतेः (nṛpateḥ) - of King (of the king, of the ruler)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound nṛ (man) + pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

मुचुकुन्दस्य (mucukundasya) - of Muchukunda

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mucukunda

mucukunda - Muchukunda (a legendary king)

कथिताम् (kathitām) - which was recounted (told, narrated, spoken)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kath (to tell, relate).

Root: kath (class 10)

भार्गवेण (bhārgaveṇa) - by Bhārgava (by Bhrigu's descendant, by Bhargava)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhrigu, relating to Bhrigu

From bhṛgu + aṇ suffix.

ह (ha) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

Expletive or emphatic particle.