महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-101

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ।
एवं मेऽकथयद्राजन्पुरा द्वैपायनो गुरुः ॥१०१॥

101. etatte sarvamākhyātaṁ yanmāṁ tvaṁ paripṛcchasi ,
evaṁ me'kathayadrājanpurā dvaipāyano guruḥ.

101. etat te sarvam ākhyātam yat mām tvam paripṛcchasi
evam me akathayat rājan purā dvaipāyanaḥ guruḥ

101. yat tvam mām paripṛcchasi etat sarvam te ākhyātam
rājan evam purā me guruḥ dvaipāyanaḥ akathayat

101. All this that you are asking me has been recounted to you. Thus, O king, my guru Dvaipāyana formerly narrated it to me.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - All this (story/narration). (this, this (thing))

• ते (te) - to you (Janamejaya) (to you, for you (dative/genitive))

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (story). (all, whole, entire)

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - has been narrated. (narrated, recounted, told)

• यत् (yat) - that which, what (you ask). (which, what (relative pronoun))

• माम् (mām) - me (Vaiśampāyana). (me, to me)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Janamejaya). (you)

• परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you are asking (me). (you ask, you inquire)

• एवम् (evam) - in this way (my guru told me). (thus, so, in this manner)

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

• अकथयत् (akathayat) - (my guru) told (me). (told, narrated)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Janamejaya (addressing the listener). (O king)

• पुरा (purā) - long ago, formerly. (formerly, anciently, in former times)

• द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ) - My guru Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa). (Dvaipāyana (proper name, an epithet of Vyāsa))

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - (my) guru (Dvaipāyana). (teacher, preceptor, heavy, important)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - All this (story/narration). (this, this (thing))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this (thing)

Note: Refers to the narration.

ते (te) - to you (Janamejaya) (to you, for you (dative/genitive))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Enclitic form of yuṣmad.

Note: `ākhyātam` takes dative of recipient.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all this (story). (all, whole, entire)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with `etat`.

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - has been narrated. (narrated, recounted, told)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - narrated, recounted, told

Past Passive Participle

From ā-√khyā (to tell, narrate).

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

यत् (yat) - that which, what (you ask). (which, what (relative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Object of `paripṛcchasi`.

माम् (mām) - me (Vaiśampāyana). (me, to me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Object of `paripṛcchasi`.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Janamejaya). (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Subject of `paripṛcchasi`.

परिपृच्छसि (paripṛcchasi) - you are asking (me). (you ask, you inquire)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pari-√prach

Present Active

2nd person singular, Present active, from √prach (6th class).

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

एवम् (evam) - in this way (my guru told me). (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Enclitic form of asmad.

Note: `akathayat` (told) takes dative of recipient.

अकथयत् (akathayat) - (my guru) told (me). (told, narrated)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of √kath

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular, Imperfect active, from √kath (10th class derivative of √kṛt).

Root: kath (class 10)

राजन् (rājan) - O King Janamejaya (addressing the listener). (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

n-stem noun.

पुरा (purā) - long ago, formerly. (formerly, anciently, in former times)

(indeclinable)

Adverb.

द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ) - My guru Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa). (Dvaipāyana (proper name, an epithet of Vyāsa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvaipāyana

dvaipāyana - Dvaipāyana (name of Vyāsa, meaning 'island-born')

From dvīpa (island) + suffix -āyana.

Note: Subject of `akathayat`.

गुरुः (guruḥ) - (my) guru (Dvaipāyana). (teacher, preceptor, heavy, important)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, venerable person, heavy, important

u-stem noun.

Root: gṛ

Note: Apposition to `dvaipāyanaḥ`.