महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-101, verse-10

मनुरुवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
शुक्रस्य च बलेश्चैव संवादं वै समागमे ॥१०॥

10. manuruvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
śukrasya ca baleścaiva saṁvādaṁ vai samāgame.

10. manuḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam purātanam
śukrasya ca baleḥ ca eva saṃvādam vai samāgame

10. manuḥ uvāca atra api imam purātanam itihāsam udāharanti
śukrasya ca baleḥ ca eva saṃvādam vai samāgame

10. Manu said: In this regard, they also narrate this ancient story: a dialogue between Shukra and Bali during an assembly.

Words meanings summery:

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (the sage who is speaking) (Manu (a primordial man, progenitor of humanity, author of law codes))

• 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 narrate)

• इमम् (imam) - this (story) (this, him)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story, legend (history, legend, traditional narrative)

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

• शुक्रस्य (śukrasya) - of Shukra (proper noun, preceptor of asuras) (of Shukra)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali (proper noun, a demon king) (of Bali)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, truly, only)

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

• वै (vai) - indeed (an emphatic particle) (indeed, surely, verily)

• समागमे (samāgame) - during an assembly, at a meeting (in an assembly, at a meeting, during a conjunction)

Words meanings and morphology

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (the sage who is speaking) (Manu (a primordial man, progenitor of humanity, author of law codes))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - man, human being, Manu (a specific sage)

Root: man (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect (liṭ)

Root √vac, 2nd conjugation, parasmaipada, 3rd person singular, perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

Locative of `idam` (this).

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

A particle.

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

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of √udhṛ

Present Active

Root √hṛ with prefixes `ud` and `ā`, 1st conjugation, parasmaipada, 3rd person plural, present tense.

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (story) (this, him)

(demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with `itihāsam`.

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story, legend (history, legend, traditional narrative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative, epic

'Iti ha āsa' - 'thus it was'.

Note: Direct object of `udāharanti`.

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

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval, traditional

From `purā` (formerly) + `tana` suffix.

शुक्रस्य (śukrasya) - of Shukra (proper noun, preceptor of asuras) (of Shukra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śukra

śukra - bright, white, pure, a name of the preceptor of the asuras (Sukracharya)

Root: śuc (class 1)

Note: Indicates possession or relation to the dialogue.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

A conjunction.

बलेः (baleḥ) - of Bali (proper noun, a demon king) (of Bali)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bali

bali - Bali (a well-known demon king, grandson of Prahlada)

Note: Indicates possession or relation to the dialogue.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

A conjunction.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (indeed, truly, only)

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, speaking together, agreement

From prefix `sam` + root `√vad` (to speak).

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed (an emphatic particle) (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

A particle, often used to emphasize a statement or question.

समागमे (samāgame) - during an assembly, at a meeting (in an assembly, at a meeting, during a conjunction)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - coming together, meeting, assembly, union, encounter

From prefix `sam` + `ā` + root `√gam` (to go).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)