महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-55, verse-10

पितामहस्य वदतः पुरा देवसमागमे ।
श्रुतवानस्मि यद्राजंस्तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ॥१०॥

10. pitāmahasya vadataḥ purā devasamāgame ,
śrutavānasmi yadrājaṁstanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu.

10. pitāmahasya vadataḥ purā devasamāgame
śrutavān asmi yat rājan tat me nigadataḥ śṛṇu

10. rājan purā devasamāgame pitāmahasya vadataḥ
yat śrutavān asmi tat me nigadataḥ śṛṇu

10. O king, listen to that which I heard from the Grandfather (Brahmā) long ago, when he was speaking at an assembly of the gods, as I now recount it to you.

Words meanings summery:

• पितामहस्य (pitāmahasya) - of Brahmā, the creator god. (of the grandfather)

• वदतः (vadataḥ) - while Brahmā was speaking (speaking, telling)

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

• देवसमागमे (devasamāgame) - at the assembly of gods, in the gathering of deities

• श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - I have heard (as part of `śrutavān asmi`) (heard, having heard)

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to the king. (O king)

• तत् (tat) - Refers back to `yat`. (that)

• मे (me) - from me (genitive/dative sense). (to me, my, from me)

• निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - while I am recounting (speaking, recounting)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

पितामहस्य (pitāmahasya) - of Brahmā, the creator god. (of the grandfather)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father (epithet of Brahmā)

Compound: pitṛ (father) + maha (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to Brahmā.

वदतः (vadataḥ) - while Brahmā was speaking (speaking, telling)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, telling

present active participle

Present active participle of √vad (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `pitāmahasya`.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times, before

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

देवसमागमे (devasamāgame) - at the assembly of gods, in the gathering of deities

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devasamāgama

devasamāgama - assembly of gods, gathering of deities

Compound: deva (god) + samāgama (assembly)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+samāgama)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• samāgama – assembly, meeting, coming together
  noun (masculine)
  From √gam with preverbs sam-ā-
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Locative of place/time.

श्रुतवान् (śrutavān) - I have heard (as part of `śrutavān asmi`) (heard, having heard)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrutavat

śrutavat - having heard

perfect active participle

Perfect active participle of √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Part of a periphrastic perfect tense (`śrutavān asmi`).

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

1st person singular present active of √as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as auxiliary verb with `śrutavān`.

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, object of `śrutavān`.

राजन् (rājan) - Addressed to the king. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

तत् (tat) - Refers back to `yat`. (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Correlative pronoun for `yat`. Object of `śṛṇu`.

मे (me) - from me (genitive/dative sense). (to me, my, from me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Enclitic form of asmad

Note: Genitive indicating source/possession.

निगदतः (nigadataḥ) - while I am recounting (speaking, recounting)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nigadat

nigadat - speaking, recounting

present active participle

Present active participle of ni-√gad (to speak, narrate)

Prefix: ni

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with the implied "me" (I) in `me nigadataḥ`.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

imperative active

2nd person singular imperative active of √śru

Root: śru (class 5)