महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-219, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
शतक्रतोश्च संवादं नमुचेश्च युधिष्ठिर ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atraivodāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
śatakratośca saṁvādaṁ namuceśca yudhiṣṭhira.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra eva udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam śatakratoḥ ca saṃvādam namuceḥ ca yudhiṣṭhira

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca yudhiṣṭhira atra eva imam purātanam
itihāsam śatakratoḥ ca namuceḥ ca saṃvādam udāharanti

1. Bhishma said: "O Yudhishthira, regarding this (matter), they cite this ancient legend (itihāsa)—the dialogue between Śatakratu (Indra) and Namuci."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate

• इमम् (imam) - this (masculine)

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

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• शतक्रतोः (śatakratoḥ) - of Śatakratu, of Indra

• च (ca) - and

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• नमुचेः (namuceḥ) - of Namuci

• च (ca) - and

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect, Active Voice

uvāca, 3rd person singular, perfect, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Active Voice

udāharanti, 3rd person plural, present tense, active voice

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, he, she, it

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history, legend, traditional narrative

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative, epic poem

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval

शतक्रतोः (śatakratoḥ) - of Śatakratu, of Indra

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śatakratu

śatakratu - having a hundred sacrifices, a name of Indra

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śata+kratu)

• śata – hundred
  numeral (neuter)
• kratu – sacrifice, rite, power, will
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, discourse

नमुचेः (namuceḥ) - of Namuci

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of namuci

namuci - Namuci (name of an Asura)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle, Yudhishthira (name of the eldest Pandava brother)

Compound type : aluk tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
  Locative singular of 'yudh' (battle)
• sthira – firm, steady, unmoving
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)