महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-85, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
बृहस्पतेश्च संवादं शक्रस्य च युधिष्ठिर ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
bṛhaspateśca saṁvādaṁ śakrasya ca yudhiṣṭhira.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam bṛhaspateḥ ca saṃvādam śakrasya ca yudhiṣṭhira

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca he yudhiṣṭhira atra api imam purātanam
itihāsam bṛhaspateḥ ca śakrasya ca saṃvādam udāharanti

1. Bhishma said: O Yudhishthira, regarding this matter, they also narrate this ancient legend, which is a dialogue between Brihaspati and Shakra.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अपि (api) - also, even

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they narrate

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, legend, history

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Brihaspati

• च (ca) - and

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Shakra (Indra)

• च (ca) - and

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper name, son of Shantanu and Ganga)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

perfect 3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they narrate

(verb)

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

present active

present 3rd person plural active

Prefixes: ut+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: It is masculine accusative singular agreeing with 'itihāsam'.

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, legend, history

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, tradition, historical account

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'.

बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Brihaspati

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Brihaspati (the preceptor of the gods)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, agreement

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'udāharanti'.

शक्रस्य (śakrasya) - of Shakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Shakra (a name of Indra)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (a proper name, eldest Pandava)