महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-19

तेषामभ्यस्यतां वेदान्कदाचित्संशयोऽभवत् ।
एष वै यस्त्वया पृष्टस्तेन तेषां प्रकीर्तितः ।
ततः श्रुतो मया चापि तवाख्येयोऽद्य भारत ॥१९॥

19. teṣāmabhyasyatāṁ vedānkadācitsaṁśayo'bhavat ,
eṣa vai yastvayā pṛṣṭastena teṣāṁ prakīrtitaḥ ,
tataḥ śruto mayā cāpi tavākhyeyo'dya bhārata.

19. teṣām abhyasyatām vedān kadācit saṃśayaḥ
abhavat eṣa vai yaḥ tvayā pṛṣṭaḥ
tena teṣām prakīrtitaḥ tataḥ śrutaḥ
mayā ca api tava ākhyeyaḥ adya bhārata

19. bhārata teṣām vedān abhyasyatām kadācit
saṃśayaḥ abhavat yaḥ tvayā pṛṣṭaḥ
eṣa vai tena teṣām prakīrtitaḥ tataḥ
mayā ca api śrutaḥ adya tava ākhyeyaḥ

19. O Bhārata, a doubt once arose among those who were studying the Vedas. Indeed, this very topic, which was asked by you, was expounded to them by him. I then heard it, and today it is to be narrated to you.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (students) (to them, of them)

• अभ्यस्यताम् (abhyasyatām) - of those (students) who were studying (of those who are practicing/studying, to those who are practicing/studying)

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedic scriptures (Vedas)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometime

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

• अभवत् (abhavat) - arose, happened, was

• एष (eṣa) - this

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, what

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (students) (to them, of them)

• प्रकीर्तितः (prakīrtitaḥ) - expounded, proclaimed, described

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, listened

• मया (mayā) - by me

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• तव (tava) - to you, of you

• आख्येयः (ākhyeyaḥ) - to be narrated, to be told

• अद्य (adya) - today

• भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra/Arjuna/Yudhiṣṭhira (as addressed in the Mahābhārata context) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (students) (to them, of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभ्यस्यताम् (abhyasyatām) - of those (students) who were studying (of those who are practicing/studying, to those who are practicing/studying)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of abhyasyat

abhyasyat - practicing, studying, exercising

Present Active Participle

From verb `abhyas` (abhi-as), present tense, active voice.

Prefix: abhi

Root: as (class 4)

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedic scriptures (Vedas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge

From root `vid` (to know).

Root: vid (class 2)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometime

(indeclinable)

`kadā` (when) + `cit` (particle for indefiniteness).

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt, uncertainty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

From `sam` + `śī` (to lie, to doubt) + `a`.

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

अभवत् (abhavat) - arose, happened, was

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Root `bhū`, 1st conjugation, imperfect tense.

Root: bhū (class 1)

एष (eṣa) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvam

tvam - you

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

From root `prach` (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (students) (to them, of them)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

प्रकीर्तितः (prakīrtitaḥ) - expounded, proclaimed, described

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prakīrtita

prakīrtita - proclaimed, described, celebrated, expounded

Past Passive Participle

From `pra` + root `kīrt` (to mention, praise).

Prefix: pra

Root: kīrt (class 10)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

श्रुतः (śrutaḥ) - heard, listened

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, understood

Past Passive Participle

From root `śru` (to hear).

Root: śru (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

तव (tava) - to you, of you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

आख्येयः (ākhyeyaḥ) - to be narrated, to be told

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhyeya

ākhyeya - to be told, to be narrated, narratable

Gerundive (Kartavya)

From `ā` + root `khyā` (to tell, relate).

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra/Arjuna/Yudhiṣṭhira (as addressed in the Mahābhārata context) (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - a descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a warrior (often refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Yudhiṣṭhira, or Arjuna in MBh)