महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-109, verse-10

प्रश्नमेतं मया पृष्टो भगवानग्निसंभवः ।
उपवासविधिं पुण्यमाचष्ट भरतर्षभ ॥१०॥

10. praśnametaṁ mayā pṛṣṭo bhagavānagnisaṁbhavaḥ ,
upavāsavidhiṁ puṇyamācaṣṭa bharatarṣabha.

10. praśnam etam mayā pṛṣṭaḥ bhagavān agnisaṃbhavaḥ
upavāsavidhim puṇyam ācaṣṭa bharatarṣabha

10. bharatarṣabha mayā etam praśnam pṛṣṭaḥ bhagavān
agnisaṃbhavaḥ puṇyam upavāsavidhim ācaṣṭa

10. O best of the Bharatas, the venerable Agnisambhava, when asked by me about this matter, explained the meritorious method of fasting.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - this question (question)

• एतम् (etam) - this (question) (this)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine

• अग्निसंभवः (agnisaṁbhavaḥ) - the sage Agnisambhava (born from Agni (fire))

• उपवासविधिम् (upavāsavidhim) - method of fasting, rule of fasting

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious (method of fasting) (meritorious, sacred, virtuous)

• आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - explained, declared, narrated

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharata dynasty (a common address for Yudhiṣṭhira or other Pāṇḍavas) (O best of Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - this question (question)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, problem

Root: √prach (class 6)

एतम् (etam) - this (question) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √prach 'to ask'

Root: √prach (class 6)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate, prosperous

possessive suffix -vat

Root: bhaga

अग्निसंभवः (agnisaṁbhavaḥ) - the sage Agnisambhava (born from Agni (fire))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agnisaṃbhava

agnisaṁbhava - born from fire, son of Agni

Compound type : tatpurusha (agni+saṃbhava)

• agni – fire, god of fire
  noun (masculine)
• saṃbhava – origin, birth, production, possibility
  noun (masculine)
  from √bhū with sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: √bhū (class 1)

उपवासविधिम् (upavāsavidhim) - method of fasting, rule of fasting

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upavāsavidhi

upavāsavidhi - rule or method of fasting

Compound type : tatpurusha (upavāsa+vidhi)

• upavāsa – fast, fasting, abstinence from food
  noun (masculine)
  from √vas with upa
  Prefix: upa
  Root: √vas (class 1)
• vidhi – rule, method, injunction, ritual
  noun (masculine)
  from √dhā with vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: √dhā (class 3)

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - meritorious (method of fasting) (meritorious, sacred, virtuous)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puṇya

puṇya - meritorious, virtuous, sacred, auspicious, good deed

Note: Agrees with upavāsavidhim (masculine accusative singular).

आचष्ट (ācaṣṭa) - explained, declared, narrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of ācaṣṭa

Imperfect

3rd person singular, Ātmanepada, root √caṣ 'to tell' with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: √caṣ (class 2)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of the Bharata dynasty (a common address for Yudhiṣṭhira or other Pāṇḍavas) (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharata, best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, name of an ancient king, name of a tribe
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)