महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-121, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
मैत्रेयस्य च संवादं कृष्णद्वैपायनस्य च ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
maitreyasya ca saṁvādaṁ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya ca.

2. bhīṣma uvāca | atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam | maitreyasya ca saṃvādam kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya ca

2. bhīṣma uvāca atra api purātanam imam itihāsam
udāharanti: maitreyasya ca kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya ca saṃvādam

2. Bhishma said: "Regarding this, people also narrate this ancient account (itihāsa): the dialogue between Maitreya and Krishna Dvaipayana."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

• 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 mention

• इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - ancient account (itihāsa) (historical account, narrative, epic)

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• मैत्रेयस्य (maitreyasya) - of Maitreya

• च (ca) - and

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• कृष्णद्वैपायनस्य (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya) - of Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa)

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Name of a great warrior and elder in the Mahabharata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active indicative

Irregular perfect form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb from `id` (this).

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

present active indicative

From √hṛ 'to carry' with prefixes `ud-` and `ā-`.

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Demonstrative pronoun.

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - ancient account (itihāsa) (historical account, narrative, epic)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional account, epic

Compound: `iti ha āsa` 'thus indeed it was'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (iti+ha+āsa)

• iti – thus, in this manner
  indeclinable
• ha – indeed, verily
  indeclinable
• āsa – was
  verb
  perfect active indicative
  Perfect form of √as 'to be'.
  Root: as (class 2)

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval

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

मैत्रेयस्य (maitreyasya) - of Maitreya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maitreya

maitreya - Name of a sage, a follower of Maitrī.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - conversation, dialogue, agreement, concord

From √vad 'to speak' with prefix `sam-`.

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

कृष्णद्वैपायनस्य (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanasya) - of Krishna Dvaipayana (Vyasa)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇadvaipāyana

kṛṣṇadvaipāyana - Name of Vyasa, born on an island (dvīpa) and dark-complexioned (kṛṣṇa).

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+dvaipāyana)

• kṛṣṇa – dark, black; Krishna
  adjective (masculine)
• dvaipāyana – island-born, a patronymic
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `dvīpa` (island).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)