महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-15

हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि यन्मे पृष्टः पुरा गुरुः ।
कृष्णद्वैपायनो व्यासो वेदव्यासो महानृषिः ॥१५॥

15. hanta te kathayiṣyāmi yanme pṛṣṭaḥ purā guruḥ ,
kṛṣṇadvaipāyano vyāso vedavyāso mahānṛṣiḥ.

15. hanta te kathayiṣyāmi yat me pṛṣṭaḥ purā guruḥ
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ vyāsaḥ vedavyāsaḥ mahān ṛṣiḥ

15. hanta te kathayiṣyāmi yat purā me guruḥ
kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ vyāsaḥ vedavyāsaḥ mahān ṛṣiḥ pṛṣṭaḥ

15. Indeed, I will tell you what my teacher (guru), the great sage Krishna Dvaipayana Vyasa, also known as Vedavyasa, was asked by me previously.

Words meanings summery:

• हन्त (hanta) - indeed (indeed, alas, now)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, of you, by you)

• कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell (I will tell, I will narrate)

• यत् (yat) - what (what, which, that)

• मे (me) - by me (by me, of me, for me)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - was asked (asked, questioned)

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

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

• कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - Krishna Dvaipayana (Krishna Dvaipayana (name of Vyasa))

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (Vyasa (name of a sage), arranger, compiler)

• वेदव्यासः (vedavyāsaḥ) - Vedavyasa (Vedavyasa (name of Vyasa))

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, mighty, large)

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage (sage, seer)

Words meanings and morphology

हन्त (hanta) - indeed (indeed, alas, now)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you (to you, of you, by you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Also genitive singular, but dative fits the verb 'kathayiṣyāmi'.

कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will tell (I will tell, I will narrate)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kath

causal stem

Future tense, 1st person, singular, active voice of the causal stem of the root `kath`.

Root: kath (class 10)

यत् (yat) - what (what, which, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Functions as the direct object of 'pṛṣṭaḥ'.

मे (me) - by me (by me, of me, for me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Also genitive/dative singular. Instrumental fits 'pṛṣṭaḥ' (was asked by me).

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - was asked (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛch

pṛch - to ask, to question

past passive participle

Derived from root `prach` (पृछ्) meaning 'to ask'.

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Functions as an adjective modifying 'guruḥ'.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb of time.

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher (guru) (teacher, preceptor, heavy, important)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

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

Note: Subject of the passive participle 'pṛṣṭaḥ'.

कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - Krishna Dvaipayana (Krishna Dvaipayana (name of Vyasa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇadvaipāyana

kṛṣṇadvaipāyana - dark-island-born, an epithet of Vyasa

Compound name referring to Vyasa's dark complexion and birth on an island (dvīpa).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+dvaipāyana)

• kṛṣṇa – dark, black; Krishna
  adjective (masculine)
• dvaipāyana – dweller on an island, one born on an island
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `dvīpa` (island).

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (Vyasa (name of a sage), arranger, compiler)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - arranger, compiler, expansion; name of the sage who compiled the Vedas and composed the Mahabharata

From `vi-as` (to throw apart, arrange).

Prefix: vi

Root: as (class 4)

वेदव्यासः (vedavyāsaḥ) - Vedavyasa (Vedavyasa (name of Vyasa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedavyāsa

vedavyāsa - compiler of the Vedas, an epithet of Vyasa

Compound noun, `Veda` + `Vyāsa`, referring to Vyasa's role in arranging the Vedas.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vyāsa)

• veda – sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
• vyāsa – arranger, compiler, Vyasa
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: as (class 4)

महान् (mahān) - great (great, mighty, large)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Nominative singular masculine form of the adjective `mahat` (t-ending).

Note: Agrees with `ṛṣiḥ`.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage (sage, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: An appositive to 'guruḥ'.