महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-10, verse-3

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि शृणु राजन्यथागमम् ।
ऋषीणां वदतां पूर्वं श्रुतमासीद्यथा मया ॥३॥

3. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atra te vartayiṣyāmi śṛṇu rājanyathāgamam ,
ṛṣīṇāṁ vadatāṁ pūrvaṁ śrutamāsīdyathā mayā.

3. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra te vartayiṣyāmi śṛṇu rājan
yathāgamam ṛṣīṇām vadatām pūrvam śrutam āsīt yathā mayā

3. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca rājan śṛṇu atra te yathāgamam vartayiṣyāmi
pūrvam vadatām ṛṣīṇām yathā mayā śrutam āsīt

3. Bhishma said: "O King, listen! I will relate to you here, according to tradition, that which I heard previously from the sages as they spoke."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the venerable patriarch (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

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

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you)

• वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I will relate (I will relate, I will tell, I will cause to proceed)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! (listen, hear)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Yudhishthira) (O King)

• यथागमम् (yathāgamam) - according to tradition (according to tradition, as it has come down)

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - from the sages (of the sages)

• वदताम् (vadatām) - as they spoke (of those speaking, while speaking)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, formerly, previously)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - that which was heard (heard, revealed (scripture))

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

• यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as)

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the venerable patriarch (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; name of the grandfather of the Pandavas and Kauravas

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

Perfect 3rd person singular active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

locative adverb from idam

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Alternative form for dative/genitive singular of yuṣmad

वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I will relate (I will relate, I will tell, I will cause to proceed)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vṛt

future active, causative

Future 1st person singular active of causative of root vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative active

Imperative 2nd person singular active of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing Yudhishthira) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

यथागमम् (yathāgamam) - according to tradition (according to tradition, as it has come down)

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound (yathā + āgama)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+āgama)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• āgama – coming, arrival, tradition, scripture
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-gam
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - from the sages (of the sages)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

वदताम् (vadatām) - as they spoke (of those speaking, while speaking)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, telling

present active participle

Present active participle, genitive plural of root vad

Root: vad (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (before, formerly, previously)

(indeclinable)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - that which was heard (heard, revealed (scripture))

(participle)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened to, revealed; sacred knowledge (śruti)

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root śru

Root: śru (class 5)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (was, existed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of as

imperfect active

Imperfect 3rd person singular active of root as

Root: as (class 2)

यथा (yathā) - as (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we