महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-50, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
हन्त ते कथयिष्यामि पुरावृत्तं महाद्युते ।
नहुषस्य च संवादं महर्षेश्च्यवनस्य च ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
hanta te kathayiṣyāmi purāvṛttaṁ mahādyute ,
nahuṣasya ca saṁvādaṁ maharṣeścyavanasya ca.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca hanta te kathayiṣyāmi purāvṛttam
mahādyute nahuṣasya ca saṃvādam maharṣeḥ cyavanasya ca

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca hanta mahādyute,
te purāvṛttam kathayiṣyāmi nahuṣasya ca maharṣeḥ cyavanasya ca saṃvādam

2. Bhishma said: Indeed, O greatly effulgent one, I will narrate to you the ancient story, specifically the dialogue between Nahusha and the great sage Chyavana.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the grandsire (Bhishma (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• हन्त (hanta) - indeed, well then (an interjection expressing joy, sorrow, pity, wish, or command (well then, alas, come on!))

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your (dative/genitive singular of tvad))

• कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will narrate (I will tell, I will narrate)

• पुरावृत्तम् (purāvṛttam) - the ancient story (ancient story, past event, former occurrence)

• महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly effulgent one (addressing Yudhishthira) (O greatly radiant one, O greatly effulgent one)

• नहुषस्य (nahuṣasya) - of Nahusha (of Nahusha (proper name))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - the dialogue (dialogue, conversation, agreement)

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

• च्यवनस्य (cyavanasya) - of Chyavana (of Chyavana (proper name))

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma, the grandsire (Bhishma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - terrible, formidable; name of the son of Shantanu and Ganga

From root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect active, 3rd person singular

Perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

हन्त (hanta) - indeed, well then (an interjection expressing joy, sorrow, pity, wish, or command (well then, alas, come on!))

(indeclinable)

Note: Exclamatory particle.

ते (te) - to you (to you, your (dative/genitive singular of tvad))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

Note: Enclitic pronoun.

कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will narrate (I will tell, I will narrate)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kathay

Future active, 1st person singular

Causative stem of kath (to speak, tell), future tense.

Root: kath (class 10)

पुरावृत्तम् (purāvṛttam) - the ancient story (ancient story, past event, former occurrence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of purāvṛtta

purāvṛtta - ancient event, past occurrence, ancient story or legend

Compound of purā (formerly) + vṛtta (occurred, story).

Compound type : karmadharaya (purā+vṛtta)

• purā – formerly, in ancient times, before
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – occurred, happened, story, conduct
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  P.p.p. of root vṛt (to be, to exist, to happen).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kathayiṣyāmi'.

महाद्युते (mahādyute) - O greatly effulgent one (addressing Yudhishthira) (O greatly radiant one, O greatly effulgent one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - having great splendor or radiance, greatly effulgent

Compound of mahā (great) + dyuti (splendor).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+dyuti)

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

Note: Address.

नहुषस्य (nahuṣasya) - of Nahusha (of Nahusha (proper name))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - name of an ancient king, father of Yayati

Note: Possessive for 'saṃvādam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'Nahusha' with 'Chyavana'.

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - the dialogue (dialogue, conversation, agreement)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, discourse, agreement, congruity

From sam-vad (to speak together).

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'kathayiṣyāmi'.

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound of mahā (great) + ṛṣi (seer).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – seer, sage, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Possessive for 'saṃvādam'.

च्यवनस्य (cyavanasya) - of Chyavana (of Chyavana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cyavana

cyavana - name of an ancient sage, son of Bhrigu

Note: Possessive for 'saṃvādam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'Nahusha' with 'Chyavana'.