महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-54, verse-3

काः कथाः समवर्तन्त तस्मिन्वीरसमागमे ।
हतेषु सर्वसैन्येषु तन्मे शंस महामुने ॥३॥

3. kāḥ kathāḥ samavartanta tasminvīrasamāgame ,
hateṣu sarvasainyeṣu tanme śaṁsa mahāmune.

3. kāḥ kathāḥ samavartanta tasmin vīra-samāgame
hateṣu sarva-sainyeṣu tat me śaṃsa mahā-mune

3. mahā-mune sarva-sainyeṣu hateṣu tasmin
vīra-samāgame kāḥ kathāḥ samavartanta? tat me śaṃsa

3. What discussions transpired in that assembly of heroes, after all the armies had been destroyed? O great sage, please relate that to me.

Words meanings summery:

• काः (kāḥ) - what, which

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, discussions

• समवर्तन्त (samavartanta) - took place, transpired

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• वीर-समागमे (vīra-samāgame) - in the assembly of heroes

• हतेषु (hateṣu) - when killed, when destroyed

• सर्व-सैन्येषु (sarva-sainyeṣu) - in all armies, when all armies

• तत् (tat) - that information/story (that (object of telling))

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• शंस (śaṁsa) - tell, relate

• महा-मुने (mahā-mune) - O Vyasa, the great sage (O great sage)

Words meanings and morphology

काः (kāḥ) - what, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Used as an interrogative adjective for 'kathāḥ'

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, discussions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

समवर्तन्त (samavartanta) - took place, transpired

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (Laṅ) of vṛt

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'vīra-samāgame'

वीर-समागमे (vīra-samāgame) - in the assembly of heroes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vīra-samāgama

vīra-samāgama - assembly of heroes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīra+samāgama)

• vīra – hero, brave man
  noun (masculine)
• samāgama – assembly, meeting, coming together
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-ā-gam (to come together)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

हतेषु (hateṣu) - when killed, when destroyed

(participle)

Locative, neuter, plural of hata

hata - killed, slain, destroyed

past passive participle

Derived from root han- (to strike, kill)

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction, agrees with 'sarva-sainyeṣu'

सर्व-सैन्येषु (sarva-sainyeṣu) - in all armies, when all armies

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarva-sainya

sarva-sainya - all armies, the entire army

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+sainya)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• sainya – army, host
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

तत् (tat) - that information/story (that (object of telling))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Alternative form for 'mama' (genitive) or 'mahyam' (dative)

शंस (śaṁsa) - tell, relate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (Loṭ) of śaṃs

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

महा-मुने (mahā-mune) - O Vyasa, the great sage (O great sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahā-muni

mahā-muni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)