महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-141, verse-7

इममर्थं पुरा पार्थ मुचुकुन्दो नराधिपः ।
भार्गवं परिपप्रच्छ प्रणतो भरतर्षभ ॥७॥

7. imamarthaṁ purā pārtha mucukundo narādhipaḥ ,
bhārgavaṁ paripapraccha praṇato bharatarṣabha.

7. imam artham purā pārtha mucukundaḥ narādhipaḥ
bhārgavam paripraccha praṇataḥ bharatarṣabha

7. O son of Pritha, O best of the Bharatas, formerly King Mucukunda, after prostrating himself, asked Bhārgava about this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this (matter) (this, this one)

• अर्थम् (artham) - matter (purpose, meaning, object, matter, wealth)

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

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha (addressing Yudhishthira) (O son of Pritha, O Pandava)

• मुचुकुन्दः (mucukundaḥ) - Muchukunda (proper noun)

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - King (king, ruler of men)

• भार्गवम् (bhārgavam) - to Bhargava

• परिप्रच्छ (paripraccha) - he asked (about) (he asked, he inquired)

• प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - after prostrating himself (bowed down, prostrated, humble)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas (addressing Yudhishthira) (O bull of Bharatas, O best of Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this (matter) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, masculine accusative singular.

अर्थम् (artham) - matter (purpose, meaning, object, matter, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, cause, wealth, thing, matter

From root ṛ (to go, move) + tha suffix.

Root: ṛ

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

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

पार्थ (pārtha) - O son of Pritha (addressing Yudhishthira) (O son of Pritha, O Pandava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pritha (Kunti), Arjuna, Yudhishthira

Derived from pṛthā (Kunti) + aṇ suffix. Vocative singular.

मुचुकुन्दः (mucukundaḥ) - Muchukunda (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mucukunda

mucukunda - Muchukunda (a legendary king)

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - King (king, ruler of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound nara (man) + adhipa (lord, ruler).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

भार्गवम् (bhārgavam) - to Bhargava

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhrigu, relating to Bhrigu

From bhṛgu + aṇ suffix.

परिप्रच्छ (paripraccha) - he asked (about) (he asked, he inquired)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of pari-prach

Perfect Active

3rd singular, perfect tense, active voice. From root prach (class 6) with prefix pari.

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

प्रणतः (praṇataḥ) - after prostrating himself (bowed down, prostrated, humble)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of praṇata

praṇata - bowed down, saluting, humble, devoted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra-nam (to bow down).

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharatas (addressing Yudhishthira) (O bull of Bharatas, O best of Bharatas)

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king, a sage
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)