महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-337, verse-16

शृणुध्वमाख्यानवरमेतदार्षेयमुत्तमम् ।
आदिकालोद्भवं विप्रास्तपसाधिगतं मया ॥१६॥

16. śṛṇudhvamākhyānavarametadārṣeyamuttamam ,
ādikālodbhavaṁ viprāstapasādhigataṁ mayā.

16. śṛṇudhvam ākhyānavaram etat ārṣeyam uttamam
ādikālodbhavam viprāḥ tapasā adhigatam mayā

16. O Brahmins (viprāḥ), listen to this excellent and best of narratives, which originated in ancient times, revealed by sages, and which I have attained through my ascetic practice (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• शृणुध्वम् (śṛṇudhvam) - listen, hear

• आख्यानवरम् (ākhyānavaram) - the best of narratives/stories

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• आर्षेयम् (ārṣeyam) - relating to a sage, sacred, revealed by rishis

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

• आदिकालोद्भवम् (ādikālodbhavam) - originated in ancient times

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins

• तपसा (tapasā) - by ascetic practice, through austerity (tapas)

• अधिगतम् (adhigatam) - attained, realized, acquired

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

शृणुध्वम् (śṛṇudhvam) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (lot) of śṛṇudhvam

imperative

2nd person plural, middle voice, imperative mood of root śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

आख्यानवरम् (ākhyānavaram) - the best of narratives/stories

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyānavara

ākhyānavara - best narrative, excellent story

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākhyāna+vara)

• ākhyāna – narrative, tale, story
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root khyā with prefix ā.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• vara – best, excellent, choice; boon, bridegroom
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

आर्षेयम् (ārṣeyam) - relating to a sage, sacred, revealed by rishis

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ārṣeya

ārṣeya - relating to a ṛṣi (sage), sacred, derived from a ṛṣi

Derived from ṛṣi (sage).

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, supreme, best

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme

आदिकालोद्भवम् (ādikālodbhavam) - originated in ancient times

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ādikālodbhava

ādikālodbhava - having its origin in ancient times, primeval

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ādikāla+udbhava)

• ādikāla – ancient time, primordial age
  noun (masculine)
• udbhava – origin, production, birth
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root bhū with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - O Brahmins

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, sage, inspired

तपसा (tapasā) - by ascetic practice, through austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - ascetic practice, austerity, heat, penance

Root: tap (class 1)

अधिगतम् (adhigatam) - attained, realized, acquired

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adhigata

adhigata - obtained, reached, understood, acquired

past passive participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with prefix adhi.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me