महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-101, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
मनोः प्रजापतेर्वादं सुवर्णस्य च भारत ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
manoḥ prajāpatervādaṁ suvarṇasya ca bhārata.

2. bhīṣma uvāca | atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam | manoḥ prajāpateḥ vādam suvarṇasya ca bhārata |

2. bhīṣma uvāca bhārata atra api imam purātanam itihāsam
udāharanti manoḥ prajāpateḥ ca suvarṇasya vādam

2. Bhishma said: "In this regard, they also narrate this ancient story – the conversation between Manu, the progenitor (prajāpati), and Suvarṇa, O Bhārata."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma, son of Shantanu, and revered elder. (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - in this context or in this discussion (here, in this matter)

• अपि (api) - in this regard *also* (also, even)

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

• इमम् (imam) - this (specific) ancient narrative (this, this one (masculine accusative singular))

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - this particular ancient narrative (story, history, narrative, legend)

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - this *ancient* narrative (ancient, old)

• मनोः (manoḥ) - Manu, the specific progenitor of mankind (of Manu)

• प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Manu, who is a progenitor (prajāpati) (of the progenitor, of the lord of creatures)

• वादम् (vādam) - the conversation between Manu and Suvarṇa (discourse, debate, conversation)

• सुवर्णस्य (suvarṇasya) - of Suvarṇa, the name of a person (of Suvarṇa, of gold)

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - addressing Yudhishthira, as a descendant of Bharata (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma, son of Shantanu, and revered elder. (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; proper noun, name of a character in Mahabharata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular

Derived from root vac (to speak), perfect tense form.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - in this context or in this discussion (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - in this regard *also* (also, even)

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

present tense, active voice, 3rd person plural

Derived from root hṛ (to take, carry) with prefix udā- (ud + ā).

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (specific) ancient narrative (this, this one (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - this particular ancient narrative (story, history, narrative, legend)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, tradition, legendary story

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - this *ancient* narrative (ancient, old)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

मनोः (manoḥ) - Manu, the specific progenitor of mankind (of Manu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of manu

manu - man, human; proper noun, name of the first man, progenitor of mankind

प्रजापतेः (prajāpateḥ) - of Manu, who is a progenitor (prajāpati) (of the progenitor, of the lord of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - progenitor, lord of creatures, creator

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

वादम् (vādam) - the conversation between Manu and Suvarṇa (discourse, debate, conversation)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāda

vāda - discourse, discussion, statement

Derived from root vad (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

सुवर्णस्य (suvarṇasya) - of Suvarṇa, the name of a person (of Suvarṇa, of gold)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - gold, good color, name of a person

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भारत (bhārata) - addressing Yudhishthira, as a descendant of Bharata (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, related to Bharata; India