महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-291, verse-7

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्र ते वर्तयिष्येऽहमितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
वसिष्ठस्य च संवादं करालजनकस्य च ॥७॥

7. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atra te vartayiṣye'hamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
vasiṣṭhasya ca saṁvādaṁ karālajanakasya ca.

7. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra te vartayiṣye aham itihāsam
purātanam vasiṣṭhasya ca saṃvādam karālajanakasya ca

7. aham atra te purātanam itihāsam vasiṣṭhasya ca
karālajanakasya ca saṃvādam vartayiṣye iti bhīṣmaḥ uvāca

7. Bhishma said: I will now recount to you an ancient narrative, the dialogue between Vasiṣṭha and Karāla Janaka.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the speaker in the Mahābhārata narrative (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

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

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you)

• वर्तयिष्ये (vartayiṣye) - I shall narrate (I shall narrate, I shall cause to proceed)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Bhishma) (I)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - an ancient narrative (story, history, legend)

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient (ancient, old)

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of the sage Vasiṣṭha (of Vasiṣṭha)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - a dialogue (dialogue, conversation, concord)

• करालजनकस्य (karālajanakasya) - of King Karāla Janaka (of Karāla Janaka)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the speaker in the Mahābhārata narrative (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru patriarch)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

third person singular, class 2

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Dative singular of 'tvad' (you).

वर्तयिष्ये (vartayiṣye) - I shall narrate (I shall narrate, I shall cause to proceed)

(verb)

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

Future Active Indicative (Causative)

Causative stem vartaya-, future 1st person singular, ātmanepada

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Causative form of 'vṛt'.

अहम् (aham) - I (Bhishma) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Nominative singular of 'asmad' (I).

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - an ancient narrative (story, history, legend)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient (ancient, old)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of the sage Vasiṣṭha (of Vasiṣṭha)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated Vedic sage)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to connect 'Vasiṣṭha' and 'Karāla Janaka'.

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - a dialogue (dialogue, conversation, concord)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, concord

from sam-vad

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

करालजनकस्य (karālajanakasya) - of King Karāla Janaka (of Karāla Janaka)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of karālajanaka

karālajanaka - Karāla Janaka (name of a king)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to connect 'Vasiṣṭha' and 'Karāla Janaka'.