महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-202, verse-6

कथैषा कथिता तत्र कश्यपेन महर्षिणा ।
मनःप्रह्लादिनीं दिव्यां तामिहैकमनाः शृणु ॥६॥

6. kathaiṣā kathitā tatra kaśyapena maharṣiṇā ,
manaḥprahlādinīṁ divyāṁ tāmihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu.

6. kathā eṣā kathitā tatra kaśyapena maharṣiṇā
manaḥprahlādinīm divyām tām iha ekamanāḥ śṛṇu

6. eṣā kathā tatra maharṣiṇā kaśyapena kathitā
tām manaḥprahlādinīm divyām iha ekamanāḥ śṛṇu

6. This story was narrated there by the great sage Kaśyapa. Listen to that divine and mind-delighting tale here with a concentrated mind.

Words meanings summery:

• कथा (kathā) - story, tale

• एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

• कथिता (kathitā) - told, narrated

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• कश्यपेन (kaśyapena) - by Kaśyapa

• महर्षिणा (maharṣiṇā) - by the great sage

• मनःप्रह्लादिनीम् (manaḥprahlādinīm) - delighting the mind, pleasing

• दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, celestial

• ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative singular)

• इह (iha) - here, in this (context/world)

• एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ) - single-minded, with concentrated attention

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (you, singular)

Words meanings and morphology

कथा (kathā) - story, tale

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

Root: kath (class 10)

एषा (eṣā) - this (feminine nominative singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

कथिता (kathitā) - told, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Formed from the root 'kath' (to tell) with the past participle suffix '-ta'.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'kathā'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

कश्यपेन (kaśyapena) - by Kaśyapa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - name of a celebrated Vedic sage, one of the seven great ṛṣis

महर्षिणा (maharṣiṇā) - by the great sage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - a great sage, a venerable seer, a chief of ṛṣis

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – a sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kaśyapena'.

मनःप्रह्लादिनीम् (manaḥprahlādinīm) - delighting the mind, pleasing

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of manaḥprahlādinī

manaḥprahlādinī - delighting the mind, gladdening the heart, exhilarating

Compound type : tatpurusha (manas+prahlādinī)

• manas – mind, intellect, heart, spirit
  noun (neuter)
• prahlādinī – delighting, gladdening, exhilarating
  adjective (feminine)
  present active participle (feminine)
  From root 'hlād' (to gladden) with prefix 'pra', in feminine form.
  Prefix: pra
  Root: hlād (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'tām kathām' (implied).

दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, celestial

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of divyā

divyā - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

Note: Agrees with 'tām kathām' (implied).

ताम् (tām) - that (feminine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the story (kathā).

इह (iha) - here, in this (context/world)

(indeclinable)

एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ) - single-minded, with concentrated attention

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekamanas

ekamanas - single-minded, attentive, concentrated, fixed in thought

Compound type : bahuvrihi (eka+manas)

• eka – one, single, sole
  numeral (masculine)
• manas – mind, intellect, heart, spirit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the listener (implied 'you').

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (you, singular)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)