महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-102, verse-3

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
नहुषं प्रति संवादमगस्त्यस्य भृगोस्तथा ॥३॥

3. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
nahuṣaṁ prati saṁvādamagastyasya bhṛgostathā.

3. bhīşmaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam nahuşam prati saṃvādam agastyasya bhṛgoḥ tathā

3. bhīşmaḥ uvāca atra api purātanam imam itihāsam udāharanti
nahuşam prati agastyasya bhṛgoḥ tathā saṃvādam

3. Bhishma said: 'In this context, they also relate this ancient historical account (itihāsam), the conversation between Agastya and Bhrigu concerning Nahusha.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीşमः (bhīşmaḥ) - Bhishma (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

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

• इमम् (imam) - Modifying 'itihāsam'. (this (masculine singular))

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

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - Modifying 'itihāsam'. (ancient, old)

• नहुşअम् (nahuşam) - Refers to King Nahusha. (Nahusha (proper noun))

• प्रति (prati) - Concerning Nahusha. (towards, against, concerning, regarding)

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue, discussion

• अगस्त्यस्य (agastyasya) - of Agastya (proper noun)

• भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhrigu (proper noun)

• तथा (tathā) - Here, used as 'and' to connect the participants of the dialogue. (thus, so, in that manner, and)

Words meanings and morphology

भीşमः (bhīşmaḥ) - Bhishma (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīşma

bhīşma - Bhishma (name of a Kuru warrior), terrible, formidable

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

present tense, 3rd person plural

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - Modifying 'itihāsam'. (this (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, functioning adjectivally.

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, legend, story

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - Modifying 'itihāsam'. (ancient, old)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primordial

derived from purā (formerly) + -tana

नहुşअम् (nahuşam) - Refers to King Nahusha. (Nahusha (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nahuşa

nahuşa - Nahusha (name of an ancient king)

प्रति (prati) - Concerning Nahusha. (towards, against, concerning, regarding)

(indeclinable)

preposition governing accusative

Note: Functions as a postposition with 'nahuşam'.

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue, discussion

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, agreement

from sam-vad (to speak together)

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

अगस्त्यस्य (agastyasya) - of Agastya (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (name of a revered sage)

भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhrigu (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhrigu (name of a revered sage)

तथा (tathā) - Here, used as 'and' to connect the participants of the dialogue. (thus, so, in that manner, and)

(indeclinable)