महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-324, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
ऋषीणां चैव संवादं त्रिदशानां च भारत ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
ṛṣīṇāṁ caiva saṁvādaṁ tridaśānāṁ ca bhārata.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam ṛṣīṇām ca eva saṃvādam tridaśānām ca bhārata

2. bhārata bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api imam purātanam itihāsam
ṛṣīṇām ca eva tridaśānām ca saṃvādam udāharanti

2. Bhishma said: "Regarding this, they also cite this ancient historical account, a dialogue between sages and gods, O Bhārata."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they exemplify

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, legend, epic

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, former

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• त्रिदशानाम् (tridaśānām) - of the gods (literally 'three tens')

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (an address)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a prominent character in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

From √vac (to speak), perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they exemplify

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of udāhṛ

Present Active

From root √hṛ (to carry, take) with upasargas ud- and ā-

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, legend, epic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, tradition, epic (like the Mahābhārata or Rāmāyaṇa)

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, former

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former, primeval

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic singer

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, discourse, agreement

From root √vad (to speak) with upasarga sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

त्रिदशानाम् (tridaśānām) - of the gods (literally 'three tens')

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tridaśa

tridaśa - god, deity (lit. 'three tens', referring to the traditional 33 gods)

Compound type : dvigu (tri+daśa)

• tri – three
  numeral
• daśa – ten
  numeral

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (an address)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, an Indian

Derived from Bharata