महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-278, verse-38

एतत्ते कथितं तात भार्गवस्य महात्मनः ।
चरितं भरतश्रेष्ठ यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥३८॥

38. etatte kathitaṁ tāta bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ ,
caritaṁ bharataśreṣṭha yanmāṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi.

38. etat te kathitam tāta bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ
caritam bharataśreṣṭha yat mām tvam paripṛcchasi

38. tāta bharataśreṣaṭha yat tvam mām paripṛcchasi
etat mahātmanaḥ bhārgavasya caritam te kathitam

38. O dear one (tāta), O best of Bharatas, this account of the great-souled Bhargava, about which you questioned me, has been narrated to you.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ते (te) - to you, your

• कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, spoken

• तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father, O son (affectionate address)

• भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of Ushana, who is a descendant of Bhrigu (of Bhargava, of Shukra)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Ushana, who is great-souled (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• चरितम् (caritam) - story, account, conduct, deeds

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - An epithet for a prominent Kuru warrior, here addressing Yudhishthira (O best of Bharatas)

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• माम् (mām) - me

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you ask, you question

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (neuter)

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

कथितम् (kathitam) - told, narrated, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kath (to tell, to narrate)

Root: kath (class 10)

तात (tāta) - O dear one, O father, O son (affectionate address)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one (term of endearment, can refer to father, son, or revered elder)

भार्गवस्य (bhārgavasya) - of Ushana, who is a descendant of Bhrigu (of Bhargava, of Shukra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhrigu, an epithet for Shukra (Ushana)

Patronymic from Bhrigu

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Ushana, who is great-souled (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted (from mahā 'great' + ātman 'soul')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi / karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

चरितम् (caritam) - story, account, conduct, deeds

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - conduct, behaviour, deed, adventure, story, history

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from root car (to move, to behave)

Root: car (class 1)

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - An epithet for a prominent Kuru warrior, here addressing Yudhishthira (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of Bharatas (an epithet, usually for kings or warriors of the Bharata lineage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, an Indian
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you ask, you question

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prach

Present tense form with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)