महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
तुलाधारस्य वाक्यानि धर्मे जाजलिना सह ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
tulādhārasya vākyāni dharme jājalinā saha.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam tulādhārasya vākyāni dharme jājalinā saha

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca.
atra api imam purātanam itihāsam udāharanti: jājalinā saha dharme tulādhārasya vākyāni.

1. Bhishma said: In this connection, they also relate this ancient historical account (itihāsa): the words of Tuladhara concerning natural law (dharma) in conversation with Jājali.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, on this point

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they declare

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, legend, history

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• तुलाधारस्य (tulādhārasya) - of Tuladhara

• वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words, statements, sayings

• धर्मे (dharme) - concerning natural law, in duty

• जाजलिना (jājalinā) - with Jājali

• सह (saha) - with, together with

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

(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 (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, on this point

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they declare

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of udāhṛ

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, legend, history

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, tradition, historical account

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, venerable

तुलाधारस्य (tulādhārasya) - of Tuladhara

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tulādhāra

tulādhāra - Tuladhara (proper name, 'bearer of a balance', referring to a merchant or a specific sage)

वाक्यानि (vākyāni) - words, statements, sayings

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, statement, speech, saying

Root: vac (class 2)

धर्मे (dharme) - concerning natural law, in duty

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue, custom

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

जाजलिना (jājalinā) - with Jājali

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jājali

jājali - Jājali (proper name of a sage)

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)