महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-310, verse-4

एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण महाद्युते ।
न हि मे तृप्तिरस्तीह शृण्वतोऽमृतमुत्तमम् ॥४॥

4. etadicchāmyahaṁ śrotuṁ vistareṇa mahādyute ,
na hi me tṛptirastīha śṛṇvato'mṛtamuttamam.

4. etat icchāmi aham śrotum vistareṇa mahādyute na
hi me tṛptiḥ asti iha śṛṇvataḥ amṛtam uttamam

4. mahādyute aham etat vistareṇa śrotum icchāmi hi
uttamam amṛtam śṛṇvataḥ me iha tṛptiḥ na asti

4. O greatly luminous one, I desire to hear this in detail. Indeed, my satisfaction is not complete here as I listen to this excellent nectar-like discourse.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this, that)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I wish, I desire)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail (in detail, extensively)

• महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly luminous one (addressing Bhishma) (O greatly luminous one, O greatly radiant one)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, because, for)

• मे (me) - my (satisfaction) (my, to me, for me)

• तृप्तिः (tṛptiḥ) - satisfaction (satisfaction, contentment)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

• शृण्वतः (śṛṇvataḥ) - (of me) hearing (of one hearing, of the listener)

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (referring to the discourse) (nectar, immortality)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (matter) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active Indicative, Parasmaipada

From root iṣ (class 6), present stem is 'iccha'.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Formed with suffix -tum from root śru (class 5).

Root: śru (class 5)

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail (in detail, extensively)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - detail, extension, breadth

Derived from vi- + stṛ.

Root: stṛ (class 5)

महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly luminous one (addressing Bhishma) (O greatly luminous one, O greatly radiant one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - great splendor, greatly luminous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• dyuti – splendor, light, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, because, for)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my (satisfaction) (my, to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I

तृप्तिः (tṛptiḥ) - satisfaction (satisfaction, contentment)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tṛpti

tṛpti - satisfaction, contentment, fullness

From root tṛp (to be satisfied).

Root: tṛp (class 4)

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Present Active Indicative, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

शृण्वतः (śṛṇvataḥ) - (of me) hearing (of one hearing, of the listener)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - hearing, listening

Present Active Participle

From root śru (class 5), present stem is śṛṇu. Formed with suffix -at. Masculine, genitive singular.

Root: śru (class 5)

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - nectar (referring to the discourse) (nectar, immortality)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - nectar, immortality, immortal

a (negation) + mṛta (dead). Not dead, hence immortal/nectar.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• mṛta – dead, deceased
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root mṛ (to die).
  Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'hearing'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, best, supreme, highest

Superlative of 'ud' (up).