महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-26, verse-3

भीष्म उवाच ।
इममङ्गिरसा प्रोक्तं तीर्थवंशं महाद्युते ।
श्रोतुमर्हसि भद्रं ते प्राप्स्यसे धर्ममुत्तमम् ॥३॥

3. bhīṣma uvāca ,
imamaṅgirasā proktaṁ tīrthavaṁśaṁ mahādyute ,
śrotumarhasi bhadraṁ te prāpsyase dharmamuttamam.

3. bhīṣma uvāca imam aṅgirasā proktam tīrthavaṃśam mahādyute
śrotum arhasi bhadram te prāpsyase dharmam uttamam

3. bhīṣma uvāca mahādyute imam aṅgirasā proktam tīrthavaṃśam
śrotum arhasi te bhadram uttamam dharmam prāpsyase

3. Bhīṣma said: O great lustrous one, you should hear this account of sacred places (tīrthas) narrated by Aṅgirasa. May good fortune be with you; you will attain supreme merit (dharma).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma, the son of Shantanu and Ganga, speaking to Yudhiṣṭhira. (Bhishma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इमम् (imam) - this particular account of sacred places (tīrthas) (this, this one)

• अङ्गिरसा (aṅgirasā) - by the sage Aṅgirasa (by Aṅgirasa)

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken, declared, narrated

• तीर्थवंशम् (tīrthavaṁśam) - a narrative describing the origin and significance of various sacred places (tīrthas). (account/lineage of sacred bathing places (tīrthas))

• महाद्युते (mahādyute) - Addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, who is known for his radiance and virtue. (O great lustrous one, O greatly glorious one)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are worthy/able to hear (you ought, you deserve, you are able)

• भद्रम् (bhadram) - May good fortune be. Used idiomatically as an blessing. (welfare, good, prosperity, auspiciousness)

• ते (te) - to you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (to you, your)

• प्राप्स्यसे (prāpsyase) - you will attain supreme merit (dharma) (you will obtain, you will attain)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - supreme merit or righteous conduct resulting from hearing this account. (merit, righteousness, constitution, natural law, duty (dharma))

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the highest form of merit (dharma). (excellent, supreme, highest)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma, the son of Shantanu and Ganga, speaking to Yudhiṣṭhira. (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma; terrible; formidable

From root √bhīṣ (to terrify) + -ma suffix.

Root: bhīṣ (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac (to speak). Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

इमम् (imam) - this particular account of sacred places (tīrthas) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'tīrthavaṃśam'.

अङ्गिरसा (aṅgirasā) - by the sage Aṅgirasa (by Aṅgirasa)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aṅgiras

aṅgiras - Aṅgirasa (name of an ancient sage, a class of celestial beings)

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - spoken, declared, narrated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pro-ukta

pro-ukta - spoken forth, declared, said, announced

Past Passive Participle

From pra- (prefix) + √vac (to speak) transformed to ukta.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

तीर्थवंशम् (tīrthavaṁśam) - a narrative describing the origin and significance of various sacred places (tīrthas). (account/lineage of sacred bathing places (tīrthas))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tīrthavaṃśa

tīrthavaṁśa - lineage of sacred bathing places, history of tīrthas

Compound of 'tīrtha' and 'vaṃśa'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+vaṃśa)

• tīrtha – a ford, a bathing place, a sacred place, a holy place, a guru
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tṝ (class 1)
• vaṃśa – bamboo, lineage, family, race, history, collection, narrative
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the verb implied by 'śrotum arhasi'.

महाद्युते (mahādyute) - Addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, who is known for his radiance and virtue. (O great lustrous one, O greatly glorious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - great brilliance, great splendor, greatly lustrous, highly glorious

Compound of 'mahā' and 'dyuti'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, brilliance, light, glory
  noun (feminine)
  From √dyut (to shine).
  Root: dyut (class 1)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √śru (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used with 'arhasi' (you ought to).

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you are worthy/able to hear (you ought, you deserve, you are able)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present active

2nd person singular present active of √arh (to deserve).

Root: arh (class 1)

भद्रम् (bhadram) - May good fortune be. Used idiomatically as an blessing. (welfare, good, prosperity, auspiciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhadra

bhadra - auspicious, fortunate, good, prosperous

Note: Part of the idiom 'bhadraṃ te'.

ते (te) - to you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of tvam

tvam - you

Note: Here, dative, meaning 'for you' or 'to you'.

प्राप्स्यसे (prāpsyase) - you will attain supreme merit (dharma) (you will obtain, you will attain)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of pra-āp

Future middle

2nd person singular future middle of pra-√āp (to obtain).

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - supreme merit or righteous conduct resulting from hearing this account. (merit, righteousness, constitution, natural law, duty (dharma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, religious merit, intrinsic nature (dharma)

From √dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'prāpsyase'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - the highest form of merit (dharma). (excellent, supreme, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, chief

Superlative form of 'ud' (up/high).