महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-68, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
बृहस्पतिं वसुमना यथा पप्रच्छ भारत ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
bṛhaspatiṁ vasumanā yathā papraccha bhārata.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam | bṛhaspatim vasumanāḥ yathā papraccha bhārata

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca bhārata atra api imam purātanam itihāsam
udāharanti yathā vasumanāḥ bṛhaspatim papraccha

2. Bhishma said: "O descendant of Bharata, in this context, they also recount this ancient legend: how King Vasumana questioned Brihaspati."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - in this regard, in this context of kingship. (here, in this, in this matter)

• अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

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

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, legend, tradition, epic

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, traditional

• बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - The preceptor of the gods. (Brihaspati)

• वसुमनाः (vasumanāḥ) - King Vasumana from Kosala. (Vasumana)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

• पप्रछ (papracha) - asked, inquired

• भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Yudhishthira. (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable, Bhishma (son of Shantanu and Ganga)

From root bhī (to fear) + ṣma suffix.

Root: bhī (class 3)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, irregular form.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - in this regard, in this context of kingship. (here, in this, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Formed from idam (this) + tral suffix.

अपि (api) - also, even, moreover

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Root hṛ (to carry, take) with prefixes ud and ā.

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, legend, tradition, epic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - legend, history, tradition, epic (e.g., Mahabharata, Ramayana)

From iti ha āsa (thus indeed it was).

Root: as (class 2)

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, traditional

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval, traditional

From purā (formerly) + tana suffix.

बृहस्पतिम् (bṛhaspatim) - The preceptor of the gods. (Brihaspati)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - lord of prayer, Brihaspati (preceptor of the gods)

Compound of bṛhat (great) and pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bṛhat+pati)

• bṛhat – great, large, wide
  adjective (neuter)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

वसुमनाः (vasumanāḥ) - King Vasumana from Kosala. (Vasumana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasumanas

vasumanas - of good mind, King Vasumana

Compound of vasu (good) and manas (mind).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vasu+manas)

• vasu – good, excellent, wealth
  adjective (neuter)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a subordinate clause explaining 'how'.

पप्रछ (papracha) - asked, inquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of prach

Reduplicated perfect form of the root prach.

Root: prach (class 6)

भारत (bhārata) - Addressing Yudhishthira. (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian

From bharata (proper noun) + aṇ suffix.

Root: bhṛ (class 1)