महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-168, verse-8

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
यथा सेनजितं विप्रः कश्चिदित्यब्रवीद्वचः ॥८॥

8. atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
yathā senajitaṁ vipraḥ kaścidityabravīdvacaḥ.

8. atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam purātanam
yathā senajitam vipraḥ kaścit iti abravīt vacaḥ

8. atra api purātanam imam itihāsam udāharanti
yathā kaścit vipraḥ senajitam iti vacaḥ abravīt

8. Here, they also cite this ancient story: how a certain Brahmin spoke these words to Senajit.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

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

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story, history, legend

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• यथा (yathā) - as, how, just as

• सेनजितम् (senajitam) - Senajit (name of a king)

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain one, someone

• इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks direct speech)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

adverbial from pronominal base a-

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice

from root hṛ with upasargas ud- and ā-

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: masculine accusative singular of idam

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story, history, legend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - legend, history, traditional account, epic

from iti-ha-āsa 'thus indeed it was'

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

from purā 'formerly' + suffix tana

Note: Agrees with itihāsam

यथा (yathā) - as, how, just as

(indeclinable)

सेनजितम् (senajitam) - Senajit (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of senajit

senajit - conqueror of armies (a proper name)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (senā+jit)

• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)
• jit – conqueror, victorious
  noun (masculine)
  from √ji 'to conquer'
  Root: ji (class 1)

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - a Brahmin, inspired, sage

from √vip 'to tremble, vibrate'

Root: vip (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain one, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, a certain one

from kim + cit

Compound type : indeclinable (kim+cit)

• kim – who, what, which
  pronoun
• cit – a particle emphasizing indefiniteness
  indeclinable

इति (iti) - thus, so, (marks direct speech)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

from √vac 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Can also be nominative, but context points to accusative object of 'spoke'