महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-146, verse-6

तत्रेतिहासं वक्ष्यामि धर्मस्यास्योपबृंहणम् ।
दह्यमानः पापकृत्या जगाम जनमेजयः ॥६॥

6. tatretihāsaṁ vakṣyāmi dharmasyāsyopabṛṁhaṇam ,
dahyamānaḥ pāpakṛtyā jagāma janamejayaḥ.

6. tatra itihāsam vakṣyāmi dharmasya asya upabṛṃhaṇam
dahyamānaḥ pāpakṛtyā jagāma janamejayaḥ

6. tatra dharmasya asya upabṛṃhaṇam itihāsam
vakṣyāmi Janamejayaḥ pāpakṛtyā dahyamānaḥ jagāma

6. In this regard, I will narrate a history (itihāsa) that serves as an amplification of this natural law (dharma). King Janamejaya, burning with the consequences of his sinful deeds (pāpakṛtyā), went (to seek absolution).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - In this context or regard. (there, in that matter, in that connection)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history, legend, tradition

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will speak, I will narrate

• धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma, of natural law, of righteousness

• अस्य (asya) - of this

• उपबृंहणम् (upabṛṁhaṇam) - amplification, illustration, strengthening

• दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - burning, being consumed by, suffering

• पापकृत्या (pāpakṛtyā) - by sinful deeds, by evil actions

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - King Janamejaya (Janamejaya (a proper name))

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - In this context or regard. (there, in that matter, in that connection)

(indeclinable)

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history, legend, tradition

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will speak, I will narrate

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (Lṛṭ) of vac

Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मस्य (dharmasya) - of dharma, of natural law, of righteousness

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अस्य (asya) - of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

उपबृंहणम् (upabṛṁhaṇam) - amplification, illustration, strengthening

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of upabṛṃhaṇa

upabṛṁhaṇa - amplification, augmentation, illustration, strengthening, development

Gerundive/Verbal noun

Derived from root 'bṛṃh' with upasarga 'upa'.

Prefix: upa

Root: bṛṃh (class 10)

दह्यमानः (dahyamānaḥ) - burning, being consumed by, suffering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dahyamāna

dahyamāna - burning, being burnt, suffering

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'dah' with passive 'ya' and middle participle suffix 'āna'.

Root: dah (class 1)

पापकृत्या (pāpakṛtyā) - by sinful deeds, by evil actions

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pāpakṛtyā

pāpakṛtyā - sinful action, evil deed

Compound type : tatpurusha (pāpa+kṛtyā)

• pāpa – evil, sin, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• kṛtyā – act, deed, action
  noun (feminine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of gam

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: gam (class 1)

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - King Janamejaya (Janamejaya (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king)

Compound type : tatpurusha (jana+iṃjaya)

• jana – man, person, people
  noun (masculine)
• iṃjaya – shaking, trembling, agitating
  adjective (masculine)
  From root 'ij' (to move, to shake).
  Root: ij (class 1)