महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-337, verse-10

कृत्वा भारतमाख्यानं तपःश्रान्तस्य धीमतः ।
शुश्रूषां तत्परा राजन्कृतवन्तो वयं तदा ॥१०॥

10. kṛtvā bhāratamākhyānaṁ tapaḥśrāntasya dhīmataḥ ,
śuśrūṣāṁ tatparā rājankṛtavanto vayaṁ tadā.

10. kṛtvā bhāratam ākhyānam tapaḥśrāntasya dhīmataḥ
śuśrūṣām tatparāḥ rājan kṛtavantaḥ vayam tadā

10. rājan tadā vayam tatparāḥ śuśrūṣām kṛtavantaḥ
dhīmataḥ ākhyānam bhāratam kṛtvā tapaḥśrāntasya

10. O king, then, after the wise one had completed the epic Mahabharata and was exhausted by his austerities (tapas), we, being devoted to service, rendered it.

Words meanings summery:

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having completed (having done, after doing, by doing)

• भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Mahabharata epic (the Mahabharata, relating to Bharata)

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

• तपःश्रान्तस्य (tapaḥśrāntasya) - exhausted by austerities (tapas) (of one fatigued by austerities)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise one (of the intelligent one, of the wise one)

• शुश्रूषाम् (śuśrūṣām) - service (service, desire to hear, obedience)

• तत्पराः (tatparāḥ) - devoted to service (devoted to that, intent on that)

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• कृतवन्तः (kṛtavantaḥ) - we rendered (we did, performed)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having completed (having done, after doing, by doing)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive (indeclinable past participle) of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

भारतम् (bhāratam) - the Mahabharata epic (the Mahabharata, relating to Bharata)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; relating to Bharata; India; the Mahabharata

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the epic 'Mahabharata'.

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale, epic

from ā-√khyā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāratam'.

तपःश्रान्तस्य (tapaḥśrāntasya) - exhausted by austerities (tapas) (of one fatigued by austerities)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tapaḥśrānta

tapaḥśrānta - fatigued by austerities (tapas)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tapas+śrānta)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• śrānta – tired, weary, exhausted
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root śram (to be weary)
  Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'dhīmataḥ' (referring to the guru/Vyasa).

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise one (of the intelligent one, of the wise one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, endowed with understanding

Possessive suffix -mat added to dhī (intellect)

Note: Refers to the guru/Vyasa.

शुश्रूषाम् (śuśrūṣām) - service (service, desire to hear, obedience)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣā

śuśrūṣā - desire to hear, obedience, service

desiderative noun

Desiderative noun from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Object of 'kṛtavantaḥ'.

तत्पराः (tatparāḥ) - devoted to service (devoted to that, intent on that)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tatpara

tatpara - intent on that, devoted to that, absorbed in that

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tad+para)

• tad – that (demonstrative pronoun)
  pronoun
• para – other, supreme, devoted to, intent on
  adjective
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'vayam'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

कृतवन्तः (kṛtavantaḥ) - we rendered (we did, performed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtavat

kṛtavat - having done, having performed

Past Active Participle

Past active participle (kṛtavat) of root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a finite verb 'we did/performed', agreeing with 'vayam'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)