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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-298, verse-7

अज्ञानात्परिपृच्छामि त्वं हि ज्ञानमयो निधिः ।
तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि सर्वमेतदसंशयम् ॥७॥
7. ajñānātparipṛcchāmi tvaṁ hi jñānamayo nidhiḥ ,
tadahaṁ śrotumicchāmi sarvametadasaṁśayam.
7. ajñānāt paripṛcchāmi tvam hi jñānamayaḥ nidhiḥ
tat aham śrotum icchāmi sarvam etat asaṃśayam
7. aham ajñānāt paripṛcchāmi,
hi tvam jñānamayaḥ nidhiḥ.
tat aham etat sarvam asaṃśayam śrotum icchāmi.
7. I ask out of ignorance, for you are truly a repository of knowledge. Therefore, I wish to hear all of this explained unequivocally.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, out of ignorance
  • परिपृच्छामि (paripṛcchāmi) - I ask, I inquire
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
  • ज्ञानमयः (jñānamayaḥ) - full of knowledge, consisting of knowledge
  • निधिः (nidhiḥ) - treasure, storehouse, repository
  • तत् (tat) - therefore, that
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear
  • इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole
  • एतत् (etat) - this
  • असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, unequivocally

Words meanings and morphology

अज्ञानात् (ajñānāt) - from ignorance, out of ignorance
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of ajñāna
ajñāna - ignorance, lack of knowledge
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+jñāna)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • jñāna – knowledge, understanding
    noun (neuter)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
परिपृच्छामि (paripṛcchāmi) - I ask, I inquire
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pṛcch
Prefix: pari
Root: pṛch (class 6)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
हि (hi) - indeed, for, because
(indeclinable)
ज्ञानमयः (jñānamayaḥ) - full of knowledge, consisting of knowledge
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānamaya
jñānamaya - consisting of knowledge, full of knowledge
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+maya)
  • jñāna – knowledge, understanding
    noun (neuter)
    Root: jñā (class 9)
  • maya – consisting of, made of, full of
    suffix/adjective
    kṛt suffix -maya
Note: Agrees with nidhiḥ
निधिः (nidhiḥ) - treasure, storehouse, repository
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nidhi
nidhi - treasure, storehouse, repository
Root: dhā (class 3)
तत् (tat) - therefore, that
(indeclinable)
Note: Here used as an indeclinable meaning "therefore" or "so".
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I
श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear
(verb)
infinitive (tumun) of śru
Root: śru (class 5)
इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Root: iṣ (class 6)
Note: Present stem icchati from root iṣ (class 6).
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole
Note: Agrees with etat.
एतत् (etat) - this
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this
Note: Agrees with sarvam.
असंशयम् (asaṁśayam) - without doubt, unequivocally
(indeclinable)
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+saṃśaya)
  • a – not, non-
    indeclinable
  • saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: sam
    Root: śī (class 2)
Note: Used adverbially.