महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-279, verse-3

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि यथा पूर्वं महायशाः ।
पराशरं महात्मानं पप्रच्छ जनको नृपः ॥३॥

3. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atra te vartayiṣyāmi yathā pūrvaṁ mahāyaśāḥ ,
parāśaraṁ mahātmānaṁ papraccha janako nṛpaḥ.

3. bhīṣma uvāca atra te vartayiṣyāmi yathā pūrvam
mahāyaśāḥ parāśaram mahātmānam papraccha janakaḥ nṛpaḥ

3. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra te yathā pūrvam mahāyaśāḥ
nṛpaḥ janakaḥ mahātmānam parāśaram papraccha

3. Bhishma said: 'Regarding this matter, I shall relate to you how, long ago, the renowned King Janaka questioned the great-souled Parashara.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this, in this matter)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

• वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I will relate (I will relate, I will narrate, I will turn)

• यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (formerly, previously, before)

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - the greatly renowned (King Janaka) (greatly renowned, highly famous)

• पराशरम् (parāśaram) - Parashara (Parashara (proper noun))

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled (Parashara) (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

• पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked (asked, inquired)

• जनकः (janakaḥ) - Janaka (Janaka (proper noun))

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

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

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular

Root vac (2nd class), perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I will relate (I will relate, I will narrate, I will turn)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future indicative (lṛṭ) of vṛt

future active indicative, 1st person singular (causative)

Causative stem of root vṛt (1st class) + future suffix -iṣya + mi.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how)

(indeclinable)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - the greatly renowned (King Janaka) (greatly renowned, highly famous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - greatly renowned, highly famous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Janaka.

पराशरम् (parāśaram) - Parashara (Parashara (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parāśara

parāśara - Parashara (name of a sage)

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled (Parashara) (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great being

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: Qualifies Parashara.

पप्रच्छ (papraccha) - asked (asked, inquired)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect indicative (lit) of prach

perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular

Root prach (6th class), perfect tense.

Root: prach (class 6)

जनकः (janakaḥ) - Janaka (Janaka (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - Janaka (name of a king of Videha)

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)