महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-78, verse-6

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
गीतं केकयराजेन ह्रियमाणेन रक्षसा ॥६॥

6. atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
gītaṁ kekayarājena hriyamāṇena rakṣasā.

6. atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam purātanam
gītam kekayarājena hriyamāṇena rakṣasā

6. atra api udāharanti imam purātanam itihāsam,
rakṣasā hriyamāṇena kekayarājena gītam

6. Here, they also cite this ancient tale, sung by the King of Kekaya, who was being carried away by a demon.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

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

• इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - tale, history, legend

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• गीतम् (gītam) - sung, narrated, recounted

• केकयराजेन (kekayarājena) - by the king of Kekaya

• ह्रियमाणेन (hriyamāṇena) - by the one being carried away, by the one being abducted

• रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by a demon

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Root hṛ with upasarga ud-ā

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - tale, history, legend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - legend, history, tale

From "iti ha āsa" - "thus it was"

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old

Note: Agrees with `itihāsam`.

गीतम् (gītam) - sung, narrated, recounted

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gīta

gīta - sung, chanted

Past Passive Participle

From root gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `itihāsam`.

केकयराजेन (kekayarājena) - by the king of Kekaya

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kekayarāja

kekayarāja - King of the Kekayas

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kekaya+rājan)

• kekaya – name of a people/country
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Agent of the passive participle `gītam`.

ह्रियमाणेन (hriyamāṇena) - by the one being carried away, by the one being abducted

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hriyamāṇa

hriyamāṇa - being carried, being abducted

Present Passive Participle

From root hṛ (to carry) in passive voice

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kekayarājena`.

रक्षसा (rakṣasā) - by a demon

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rakṣas

rakṣas - demon, Rākṣasa

Note: Agent of `hriyamāṇena`.