महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-216, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
वासवस्य च संवादं बलेर्वैरोचनस्य च ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
vāsavasya ca saṁvādaṁ balervairocanasya ca.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam vāsavasya ca saṃvādam baleḥ vairocanasya ca

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api imam purātanam itihāsam
udāharanti vāsavasya baleḥ vairocanasya ca saṃvādam ca

2. Bhishma said: "Regarding this, they also narrate an ancient story (itihāsa) – the dialogue between Vasava (Indra) and Bali, the son of Virochana."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अपि (api) - also, even

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they narrate, they relate

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative (itihāsa), history, legend

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vasava (Indra)

• च (ca) - and

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali

• वैरोचनस्य (vairocanasya) - of Virochana's son (i.e. Bali)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; a name of the son of Shantanu

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they narrate, they relate

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person plural, active voice of root hṛ with prefixes ud and ā

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to people in general, or the tradition.

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Qualifies 'itihāsam'.

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative (itihāsa), history, legend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - legend, history, traditional narrative (itihāsa)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (iti+ha+āsa)

• iti – thus, so
  indeclinable
• ha – indeed, verily (particle of affirmation)
  indeclinable
• āsa – was
  verb
  Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root as (to be)
  Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of 'udāharanti'.

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

From purā (formerly) + tana (suffix indicating time)

Note: Qualifies 'itihāsam'.

वासवस्य (vāsavasya) - of Vasava (Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra (as the lord of the Vasus)

Note: Possessive, 'of Vasava'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice to connect 'dialogue of Vasava' and 'of Bali'.

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - conversation, dialogue, discourse

From root vad (to speak) with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'udāharanti'.

बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a daitya king), offering, tribute

Note: Possessive, 'of Bali'.

वैरोचनस्य (vairocanasya) - of Virochana's son (i.e. Bali)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vairocana

vairocana - son of Virochana; an epithet of Bali

Patronymic from Virochana

Note: Possessive, 'of Virochana'. Here it indicates Bali's lineage.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Used twice to connect 'dialogue of Vasava' and 'of Bali'.