महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-171, verse-4

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
निर्वेदान्मङ्किना गीतं तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर ॥४॥

4. atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
nirvedānmaṅkinā gītaṁ tannibodha yudhiṣṭhira.

4. atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam purātanam
nirvedāt maṅkinā gītam tat nibodha yudhiṣṭhira

4. yudhiṣṭhira atra api imam purātanam itihāsam
maṅkinā nirvedāt gītam udāharanti tat nibodha

4. Here, they also cite this ancient story, which was recounted by Maṅki out of a sense of detachment. O Yudhiṣṭhira, listen to that.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• अपि (api) - also, even

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story, history, legend

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• निर्वेदात् (nirvedāt) - from detachment, from despair, from renunciation

• मङ्किना (maṅkinā) - by Maṅki

• गीतम् (gītam) - sung, narrated, recounted

• तत् (tat) - that

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn, listen

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate

(verb)

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

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story, history, legend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - story, history, legend

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

निर्वेदात् (nirvedāt) - from detachment, from despair, from renunciation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nirveda

nirveda - detachment, despair, renunciation, disgust

Prefix: nis

Root: vid (class 6)

मङ्किना (maṅkinā) - by Maṅki

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maṅkin

maṅkin - Maṅki (a proper name)

गीतम् (gītam) - sung, narrated, recounted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gīta

gīta - sung, chanted, narrated

Past Passive Participle

Root: gai (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn, listen

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ni-budh

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (a proper name)