महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-334, verse-12

नारायणीयमाख्यानमेतत्ते कथितं मया ।
नारदेन पुरा राजन्गुरवे मे निवेदितम् ।
ऋषीणां पाण्डवानां च शृण्वतोः कृष्णभीष्मयोः ॥१२॥

12. nārāyaṇīyamākhyānametatte kathitaṁ mayā ,
nāradena purā rājangurave me niveditam ,
ṛṣīṇāṁ pāṇḍavānāṁ ca śṛṇvatoḥ kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ.

12. nārāyaṇīyam ākhyānam etat te
kathitam mayā nāradena purā rājan
gurave me niveditam ṛṣīṇām
pāṇḍavānām ca śṛṇvatoḥ kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ

12. rājan mayā etat nārāyaṇīyam ākhyānam te kathitam.
(etat) purā nāradena me gurave ṛṣīṇām pāṇḍavānām ca kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ śṛṇvatoḥ niveditam.

12. This narrative pertaining to Nārāyaṇa has been recounted by me to you. O King, it was formerly conveyed by Nārada to my own spiritual teacher (guru), while the sages, the Pāṇḍavas, and Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma were all listening.

Words meanings summery:

• नारायणीयम् (nārāyaṇīyam) - pertaining to Nārāyaṇa (related to Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa's)

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative (narrative, story, tale)

• एतत् (etat) - this (narrative) (this, that)

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

• कथितम् (kathitam) - recounted (told, narrated, spoken)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

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

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (Janamejaya) (O King)

• गुरवे (gurave) - to my spiritual teacher (guru) (to the guru, to the teacher)

• मे (me) - my (guru) (to me, for me, my)

• निवेदितम् (niveditam) - conveyed (conveyed, presented, reported)

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages (of the sages, of the seers)

• पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

• च (ca) - and

• शृण्वतोः (śṛṇvatoḥ) - while (Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma) were listening (of the two listening, while the two were listening)

• कृष्णभीष्मयोः (kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ) - of Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma

Words meanings and morphology

नारायणीयम् (nārāyaṇīyam) - pertaining to Nārāyaṇa (related to Nārāyaṇa, Nārāyaṇa's)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nārāyaṇīya

nārāyaṇīya - relating to Nārāyaṇa, concerning Nārāyaṇa

Taddhita derivation from Nārāyaṇa

Note: Agrees with ākhyānam.

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative (narrative, story, tale)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale, legend

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this (narrative) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

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

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural or respectful singular)

Note: Here dative 'to you' is implied.

कथितम् (kathitam) - recounted (told, narrated, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, said

past passive participle

From root kath (to tell) with suffix -ta

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with ākhyānam.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage)

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

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (Janamejaya) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

गुरवे (gurave) - to my spiritual teacher (guru) (to the guru, to the teacher)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor, heavy, important

मे (me) - my (guru) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Can be dative or genitive. Here genitive 'my' (guru).

निवेदितम् (niveditam) - conveyed (conveyed, presented, reported)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nivedita

nivedita - presented, communicated, offered, reported

past passive participle

From ni + vid (to know, to offer)

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 6)

Note: Agrees with ākhyānam.

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages (of the sages, of the seers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, one of the Pāṇḍavas

Taddhita derivation from Pāṇḍu

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शृण्वतोः (śṛṇvatoḥ) - while (Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma) were listening (of the two listening, while the two were listening)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - listening, hearing

present active participle

From root śru (to hear) with present participle suffix -at

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma (dual).

कृष्णभीष्मयोः (kṛṣṇabhīṣmayoḥ) - of Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kṛṣṇabhīṣma

kṛṣṇabhīṣma - Kṛṣṇa and Bhīṣma

Compound type : dvandva (kṛṣṇa+bhīṣma)

• kṛṣṇa – Kṛṣṇa (name of a deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhīṣma – Bhīṣma (name of a Mahabharata character)
  proper noun (masculine)