महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-16, verse-73

यानि च प्रथितान्यादौ तण्डिराख्यातवान्मम ।
नामानि मानवश्रेष्ठ तानि त्वं शृणु सिद्धये ॥७३॥

73. yāni ca prathitānyādau taṇḍirākhyātavānmama ,
nāmāni mānavaśreṣṭha tāni tvaṁ śṛṇu siddhaye.

73. yāni ca prathitāni ādau taṇḍiḥ ākhyātavān mama
nāmāni mānavaśreṣṭha tāni tvam śṛṇu siddhaye

73. mānavaśreṣṭha ca yāni nāmāni ādau prathitāni
taṇḍiḥ mama ākhyātavān tāni tvam siddhaye śṛṇu

73. And those [names] which were renowned at first, which Taṇḍi recounted to me – O best of men, you listen to those names for accomplishment (siddhi).

Words meanings summery:

• यानि (yāni) - which, what (plural)

• च (ca) - and, also

• प्रथितानि (prathitāni) - renowned, famous, spread

• आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

• तण्डिः (taṇḍiḥ) - Taṇḍi (a sage)

• आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - he recounted, he narrated, he declared

• मम (mama) - to me, my, for me

• नामानि (nāmāni) - names

• मानवश्रेष्ठ (mānavaśreṣṭha) - O best of men

• तानि (tāni) - those

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• सिद्धये (siddhaye) - for accomplishment (siddhi) (for accomplishment, for success, for perfection)

Words meanings and morphology

यानि (yāni) - which, what (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Refers to `nāmāni`.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects clauses.

प्रथितानि (prathitāni) - renowned, famous, spread

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of prathita

prathita - renowned, famous, well-known, spread

Past Passive Participle

from root `prath` + `kta` suffix

Root: prath (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `yāni` and implied `nāmāni`.

आदौ (ādau) - in the beginning, at first

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement; first, primeval

Note: Adverbial use.

तण्डिः (taṇḍiḥ) - Taṇḍi (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taṇḍi

taṇḍi - name of a sage, who is said to have propounded the Tāṇḍya Brāhmaṇa

Note: Subject of `ākhyātavān`.

आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - he recounted, he narrated, he declared

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhyā

ākhyā - to tell, to narrate, to declare, to recount

Past Active Participle

from `ā` + root `khyā` + `ktavat` suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with `taṇḍiḥ`.

मम (mama) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (1st person pronoun)

Note: Recipient of the narration.

नामानि (nāmāni) - names

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of nāman

nāman - name, designation

Note: Object of `ākhyātavān` and `śṛṇu`.

मानवश्रेष्ठ (mānavaśreṣṭha) - O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mānavaśreṣṭha

mānavaśreṣṭha - best among men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānava+śreṣṭha)

• mānava – man, human being, descendant of Manu
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of `praśasya` (good)

Note: Address to the listener.

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to `nāmāni`.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

Note: Subject of `śṛṇu`.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

imperative 2nd singular

Root: śru (class 5)

सिद्धये (siddhaye) - for accomplishment (siddhi) (for accomplishment, for success, for perfection)

(noun)

Dative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

from root `sidh` + `ti` suffix

Root: sidh (class 1)

Note: Indicates purpose.