महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-258, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
चिरकारेस्तु यत्पूर्वं वृत्तमाङ्गिरसे कुले ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
cirakārestu yatpūrvaṁ vṛttamāṅgirase kule.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam cirakāreḥ tu yat pūrvam vṛttam āṅgirase kule

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api imam purātanam itihāsam udāharanti
yat cirakāreḥ vṛttam pūrvam tu āṅgirase kule (abhavat)

2. Bhishma said: "Regarding this, they also cite this ancient account (itihāsa), which tells of what formerly occurred concerning Chirakari in the family (kula) of Angiras."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, concerning this

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they adduce, they narrate

• इमम् (imam) - this, this one

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

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, venerable

• चिरकारेः (cirakāreḥ) - of Chirakari

• तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - occurred, happened; event, story

• आङ्गिरसे (āṅgirase) - in the family of Angiras, related to Angiras

• कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a character in the Mahabharata); terrible, formidable

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From root vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, concerning this

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they adduce, they narrate

(verb)

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

Present Active

From root hṛ (1st conjugation, Parasmaipada) with prefixes ud and ā, present tense, 3rd person plural.

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history, legend, traditional account

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional account, epic

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, venerable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval, traditional

चिरकारेः (cirakāreḥ) - of Chirakari

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cirakārin

cirakārin - Chirakarin (name of a sage, literally 'slow-doer')

तु (tu) - but, and, indeed

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva

pūrva - former, prior, earlier; before, formerly (as adverb)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - occurred, happened; event, story

(past passive participle)

आङ्गिरसे (āṅgirase) - in the family of Angiras, related to Angiras

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of āṅgirasa

āṅgirasa - descendant of Angiras; belonging to Angiras

Derived from Angiras (name of a sage) + aṇ (patronymic suffix).

Note: Refers to the lineage or family of Angiras.

कुले (kule) - in the family, in the lineage

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kula

kula - family, lineage, race, clan, house