महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-43, verse-17

इदमाख्यातवांश्चापि ममाख्यानं महामुनिः ।
मार्कण्डेयः पुरा राजन्गङ्गाकूले कथान्तरे ॥१७॥

17. idamākhyātavāṁścāpi mamākhyānaṁ mahāmuniḥ ,
mārkaṇḍeyaḥ purā rājangaṅgākūle kathāntare.

17. idam ākhyātavān ca api mama ākhyānam mahāmuniḥ
mārkaṇḍeyaḥ purā rājan gaṅgākūle kathāntare

17. O King, the great (muni) Mārkaṇḍeya also narrated this story to me formerly, on the bank of the Gaṅgā, in the midst of another discourse.

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this, this story

• आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - narrated, recounted

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - story, narrative, legend

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage (muni)

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya (proper name)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, long ago

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• गङ्गाकूले (gaṅgākūle) - on the bank of the Ganga

• कथान्तरे (kathāntare) - in the midst of another story / discourse

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this, this story

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here, now

Note: Acts as object of 'ākhyātavān'.

आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - narrated, recounted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhyātavat

ākhyātavat - having narrated, having told

Past Active Participle

Derived from √khyā (to tell, narrate) with prefix ā and suffix -ktavat.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Particle

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Particle

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Here, functionally dative ('to me').

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - story, narrative, legend

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - story, narrative, tale, legend

From √khyā (to tell) with prefix ā and suffix -ana.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage (muni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic (muni)

Karmadhāraya compound: mahā (great) + muni (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+muni)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• muni – sage, ascetic, inspired person
  noun (masculine)

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Markandeya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Markandeya (name of an ancient sage)

Descendant of Mṛkaṇḍu.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, long ago

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Address to the listener.

गङ्गाकूले (gaṅgākūle) - on the bank of the Ganga

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of gaṅgākūla

gaṅgākūla - bank of the Ganga (river)

Tatpuruṣa compound: Gaṅgā (Ganga) + kūla (bank).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+kūla)

• gaṅgā – Ganga (river)
  proper noun (feminine)
• kūla – bank, shore, slope
  noun (neuter)

Note: Location of narration.

कथान्तरे (kathāntare) - in the midst of another story / discourse

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kathāntara

kathāntara - another story, interval of a story

Tatpuruṣa compound: kathā (story) + antara (interval, another).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+antara)

• kathā – story, tale, narrative, discourse
  noun (feminine)
  From √kath (to tell).
  Root: kath (class 10)
• antara – interval, intermediate, another
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates the context in which the story was told.