महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-144, verse-49

इत्यहं रौक्मिणेयस्य पृच्छतो भरतर्षभ ।
माहात्म्यं द्विजमुख्यस्य सर्वमाख्यातवांस्तदा ॥४९॥

49. ityahaṁ raukmiṇeyasya pṛcchato bharatarṣabha ,
māhātmyaṁ dvijamukhyasya sarvamākhyātavāṁstadā.

49. iti aham raukmiṇeyasya pṛcchataḥ bharatarṣabha
māhātmyam dvijamukhyasya sarvam ākhyātavān tadā

49. Thus, O best of Bharatas, I then narrated the entire greatness (māhātmya) of that chief brahmin (dvija) to Rukmineya, who was asking about it.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation or conclusion)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• रौक्मिणेयस्य (raukmiṇeyasya) - of the son of Rukmini

• पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - to him who was asking (asking, questioning)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas!

• माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, glory, magnanimity

• द्विजमुख्यस्य (dvijamukhyasya) - of the chief brahmin

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

• आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - narrated, told, related

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation or conclusion)

(indeclinable)

Root: i

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person pronoun.

रौक्मिणेयस्य (raukmiṇeyasya) - of the son of Rukmini

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of raukmiṇeya

raukmiṇeya - son of Rukmini (Pradyumna)

Patronymic from Rukmiṇī.

Note: Governed by the participle 'pṛcchataḥ', indicating to whom the telling happened (or who was asking).

पृच्छतः (pṛcchataḥ) - to him who was asking (asking, questioning)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pṛcchat

pṛcchat - asking, questioning

Present Active Participle

From √prach (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'raukmiṇeyasya'.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - chief of the Bharatas, best among the Bharatas

Compound of 'bharata' (Bharata clan) and 'ṛṣabha' (bull, best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata race
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull; chief, excellent, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addresses the listener.

माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, glory, magnanimity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māhātmya

māhātmya - greatness, magnanimity, glory, majesty

From mahā-ātman (great self/soul) with suffix -ya.

Note: Object of 'ākhyātavān'.

द्विजमुख्यस्य (dvijamukhyasya) - of the chief brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dvijamukhya

dvijamukhya - chief of brahmins, pre-eminent brahmin

Compound of 'dvija' (brahmin) and 'mukhya' (chief, principal).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+mukhya)

• dvija – twice-born (brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya); bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
  Compound dvi (twice) + ja (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  From mukha (face, front).

Note: Possessive, refers to whose 'māhātmya' it is.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'māhātmyam'.

आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - narrated, told, related

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhyātavat

ākhyātavat - having narrated, one who has told

Past Active Participle

From ā- + √khyā (to tell, narrate), with -tavat suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivation from 'tad' (that).