महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-126, verse-50

एवमुक्तः स मुनिभिर्नारदो भगवानृषिः ।
कथयामास देवर्षिः पूर्ववृत्तां कथां शुभाम् ॥५०॥

50. evamuktaḥ sa munibhirnārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ ,
kathayāmāsa devarṣiḥ pūrvavṛttāṁ kathāṁ śubhām.

50. evam uktaḥ saḥ munibhiḥ nāradaḥ bhagavān ṛṣiḥ
kathayāmāsa devarṣiḥ pūrvavṛttām kathām śubhām

50. evam munibhiḥ uktaḥ saḥ bhagavān ṛṣiḥ devarṣiḥ
nāradaḥ pūrvavṛttām śubhām kathām kathayāmāsa

50. Thus addressed by the sages, that venerable (bhagavān) sage (ṛṣi) Nārada, the divine sage (devarṣi), narrated the auspicious tale of past events.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed, spoken to, said

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

• मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by the sages

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (a divine sage)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, worshipful, divine

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he narrated, he told

• देवर्षिः (devarṣiḥ) - divine sage

• पूर्ववृत्ताम् (pūrvavṛttām) - of past events, happened previously

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

• शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, good

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying uktaḥ.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed, spoken to, said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Nārada.

मुनिभिः (munibhiḥ) - by the sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, holy person

Note: Agent in passive construction (uktaḥ).

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a celestial sage, divine messenger)

Note: Subject of the narration.

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, worshipful, divine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, blessed, divine, glorious; Lord

Possessive adjective

Derived from 'bhaga' (fortune, prosperity).

Note: Qualifies Nāradaḥ.

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Qualifies Nāradaḥ.

कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he narrated, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of kathaya

Causative perfect

Causative stem from root 'kath' (to speak) + perfect suffix 'āsa'.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Finite verb.

देवर्षिः (devarṣiḥ) - divine sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage (a class of sages like Nārada)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Nāradaḥ.

पूर्ववृत्ताम् (pūrvavṛttām) - of past events, happened previously

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrvavṛtta

pūrvavṛtta - that which occurred previously, past event, former state

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+vṛtta)

• pūrva – former, previous, prior
  adjective (feminine)
• vṛtta – occurred, happened, past event
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Qualifies kathām.

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

Note: Direct object of kathayāmāsa.

शुभाम् (śubhām) - auspicious, beautiful, good

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śubhā

śubhā - auspicious, fortunate, beautiful, bright, good

Note: Qualifies kathām.