महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-167, verse-18

एतत्प्राह पुरा सर्वं नारदो मम भारत ।
संस्मृत्य चापि सुमहदाख्यानं पुरुषर्षभ ।
मयापि भवते सर्वं यथावदुपवर्णितम् ॥१८॥

18. etatprāha purā sarvaṁ nārado mama bhārata ,
saṁsmṛtya cāpi sumahadākhyānaṁ puruṣarṣabha ,
mayāpi bhavate sarvaṁ yathāvadupavarṇitam.

18. etat prāha purā sarvam nāradaḥ mama
bhārata saṃsmṛtya ca api sumahat
ākhyānam puruṣarṣabha mayā api
bhavate sarvam yathāvat upavarṇitam

18. bhārata nāradaḥ purā etat sarvam
mama prāha ca api puruṣarṣabha
sumahat ākhyānam saṃsmṛtya mayā api
sarvam yathāvat bhavate upavarṇitam

18. O Bhārata, Narada previously narrated all this to me. And, O best of men, having recalled that very great narrative, I have also recounted it all to you exactly as it occurred.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, all this

• प्राह (prāha) - he said, he told, he narrated

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (story) (all, whole)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a divine sage)

• मम (mama) - to me (the narrator of the present story) (to me, my)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (an address, usually to a king or noble person) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

• संस्मृत्य (saṁsmṛtya) - having remembered, having recalled

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, excellent

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men, O chief among men

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अपि (api) - also, even

• भवते (bhavate) - to you (honorific)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (the story) (all, whole)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - accurately, properly, as it was

• उपवर्णितम् (upavarṇitam) - described, recounted

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, all this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the story/curse.

प्राह (prāha) - he said, he told, he narrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of ah

Perfect active third singular

Irregular perfect form of ah, with pra- prefix

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in the past

(indeclinable)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (story) (all, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - name of a divine sage

Note: Subject of prāha.

मम (mama) - to me (the narrator of the present story) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Note: Dative sense "to me".

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (an address, usually to a king or noble person) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, Indian

संस्मृत्य (saṁsmṛtya) - having remembered, having recalled

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

from root smṛ with sam- prefix

Prefix: sam

Root: smṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, excellent, immense

compound of su (good, very) + mahat (great)

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (neuter)
  Present Active Participle
  from root mah (to be great)
  Root: mah (class 1)

Note: Qualifies ākhyānam.

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, story

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - story, tale, narrative

from ā-khyā (to tell)

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of saṃsmṛtya.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best of men, O chief among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - bull among men, best of men, chief man

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male (often refers to the cosmic person (puruṣa))
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best
  noun (masculine)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Note: Agent of passive verb upavarṇitam.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

भवते (bhavate) - to you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address)

Present active participle of bhū used as polite pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the listener (the one addressed as bhārata and puruṣarṣabha).

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (the story) (all, whole)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Subject of the passive construction.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - accurately, properly, as it was

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying upavarṇitam.

उपवर्णितम् (upavarṇitam) - described, recounted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of upavarṇita

upavarṇita - described, narrated, recounted

Past Passive Participle

from root varṇ with upa- prefix

Prefix: upa

Root: varṇ (class 10)

Note: Predicative use.