महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-320, verse-40

एतदाचष्ट मे राजन्देवर्षिर्नारदः पुरा ।
व्यासश्चैव महायोगी संजल्पेषु पदे पदे ॥४०॥

40. etadācaṣṭa me rājandevarṣirnāradaḥ purā ,
vyāsaścaiva mahāyogī saṁjalpeṣu pade pade.

40. etat ācaṣṭa me rājan devarṣiḥ nāradaḥ purā
vyāsaḥ ca eva mahāyogī sañjalpeṣu pade pade

40. rājan purā devarṣiḥ nāradaḥ etat me ācaṣṭa
ca eva mahāyogī vyāsaḥ sañjalpeṣu pade pade

40. O King, the divine sage Nārada formerly narrated this to me, and indeed, the great yogi (mahāyogī) Vyāsa also did so repeatedly in conversations.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (account) (this, this (story/matter))

• आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - narrated (he narrated, he told, he related)

• मे (me) - to me (Vaiśampāyana) (to me, for me)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O king)

• देवर्षिः (devarṣiḥ) - divine sage (divine sage, celestial sage)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (the specific divine sage) (Nārada (proper name))

• पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in ancient times, before)

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (the sage, author of Mahabharata) (Vyāsa (proper name))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, certainly, only)

• महायोगी (mahāyogī) - great yogi (mahāyogī), referring to Vyāsa (great yogi)

• सञ्जल्पेषु (sañjalpeṣu) - in conversations (in conversations, in discussions)

• पदे (pade) - repeatedly, constantly (at every step, in every word, constantly)

• पदे (pade) - repeatedly, constantly (at every step, in every word, constantly)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (account) (this, this (story/matter))

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Accusative object of ācaṣṭa.

आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - narrated (he narrated, he told, he related)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, aorist (luṅ) of ācaṣṭa

Aorist, 3rd singular Middle Voice of root cakṣ- with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Recounted by Nārada and Vyāsa.

मे (me) - to me (Vaiśampāyana) (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Indirect object of ācaṣṭa.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

देवर्षिः (devarṣiḥ) - divine sage (divine sage, celestial sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage, celestial seer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of ācaṣṭa.

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (the specific divine sage) (Nārada (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (proper name of a divine sage)

Note: Subject of ācaṣṭa.

पुरा (purā) - formerly (formerly, in ancient times, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Temporal adverb.

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (the sage, author of Mahabharata) (Vyāsa (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (proper name of a great sage), arrangement, compilation

Note: Subject of implied ācaṣṭa.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Nārada and Vyāsa as subjects.

एव (eva) - indeed, also (indeed, certainly, only)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

महायोगी (mahāyogī) - great yogi (mahāyogī), referring to Vyāsa (great yogi)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyogin

mahāyogin - great yogi, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahant+yogin)

• mahant – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yogin – one who practices yoga, an ascetic, a practitioner of yoga
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from yoga
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Epithet for Vyāsa.

सञ्जल्पेषु (sañjalpeṣu) - in conversations (in conversations, in discussions)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sañjalpa

sañjalpa - conversation, talk, discussion

from sam- + jalp-

Prefix: sam

Root: jalp (class 10)

Note: Indicates the setting for the narration.

पदे (pade) - repeatedly, constantly (at every step, in every word, constantly)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, word, place, position

Note: Reduplicated to mean 'at every step' or 'constantly'.

पदे (pade) - repeatedly, constantly (at every step, in every word, constantly)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, word, place, position

Note: Reduplication for emphasis/repetition.