महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-82, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
वासुदेवस्य संवादं सुरर्षेर्नारदस्य च ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
vāsudevasya saṁvādaṁ surarṣernāradasya ca.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam vāsudevasya saṃvādam surarṣeḥ nāradasya ca

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca.
atra api imam purātanam itihāsam,
vāsudevasya ca surarṣeḥ nāradasya saṃvādam,
udāharanti

2. Bhīṣma said: In this regard, they also narrate this ancient story (itihāsa): the conversation between Vāsudeva and the divine sage Nārada.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• अत्र (atra) - in this regard (here, in this place, in this matter)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

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

• इमम् (imam) - this (this, him)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story (itihāsa) (history, legend, tradition, story)

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient (ancient, old, primeval)

• वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva (of Vāsudeva, of Kṛṣṇa)

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation (conversation, dialogue, agreement)

• सुरर्षेः (surarṣeḥ) - of the divine sage

• नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable, Bhīṣma (son of Gaṅgā)

From root bhī (to fear)

Root: bhī (class 3)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect active

parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, perfect tense (lit)

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - in this regard (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb from 'idam'

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

Present active

parasmaipada, 3rd person plural, present tense. From ud + ā + hṛ

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, it

Demonstrative pronoun

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story (itihāsa) (history, legend, tradition, story)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, narrative, epic (itihāsa)

"It thus happened"

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient (ancient, old, primeval)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

Derived from purā (formerly)

Note: Adjective modifying 'itihāsam'

वासुदेवस्य (vāsudevasya) - of Vāsudeva (of Vāsudeva, of Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa

Patronymic from Vasudeva

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation (conversation, dialogue, agreement)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - conversation, dialogue, discourse, agreement

From sam + vad

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

सुरर्षेः (surarṣeḥ) - of the divine sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of surarṣi

surarṣi - divine sage, a sage of divine origin

Compound of sura (god) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sura+ṛṣi)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)