महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-37, verse-3

व्यास उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
सिद्धानां चैव संवादं मनोश्चैव प्रजापतेः ॥३॥

3. vyāsa uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
siddhānāṁ caiva saṁvādaṁ manoścaiva prajāpateḥ.

3. vyāsaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam purātanam
siddhānām ca eva saṃvādam manoḥ ca eva prajāpateḥ

3. vyāsaḥ uvāca atra api imam purātanam itihāsam siddhānām
ca eva manoḥ ca eva prajāpateḥ saṃvādam udāharanti

3. Vyasa said: Here, they also relate this ancient narrative, which is a conversation between the perfected beings (siddhas) and Manu, the progenitor (Prajāpati).

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they exemplify

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, story, history

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, former

• सिद्धानाम् (siddhānām) - of the perfected ones, of the siddhas

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue

• मनोः (manoḥ) - of Manu

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of the progenitor, of Prajāpati

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa (name of a sage, compiler); division, arrangement

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Tense (Lit La-kāra)

Root 'vac' (to speak) in the 3rd person singular, active voice of the perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they exemplify

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of udāhṛ

Present Tense (Lat La-kāra)

Root 'hṛ' (to carry, to bring) with prefixes 'ud' and 'ā' in the 3rd person plural, active voice of the present tense.

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (near the speaker)

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, story, history

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, former

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, traditional, primeval

सिद्धानाम् (siddhānām) - of the perfected ones, of the siddhas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of siddha

siddha - perfected, accomplished, fulfilled; a perfected being, a semi-divine sage (siddha)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'sidh' (to succeed, to accomplish).

Root: sidh (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - conversation, dialogue, communication, agreement

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

मनोः (manoḥ) - of Manu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (a progenitor of mankind, lawgiver); man

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of the progenitor, of Prajāpati

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - progenitor, creator, lord of creatures, Prajāpati (a specific deity)