महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-56, verse-19

एतत्ते कथितं सर्वमशेषेण मया नृप ।
भृगूणां कुशिकानां च प्रति संबन्धकारणम् ॥१९॥

19. etatte kathitaṁ sarvamaśeṣeṇa mayā nṛpa ,
bhṛgūṇāṁ kuśikānāṁ ca prati saṁbandhakāraṇam.

19. etat te kathitam sarvam aśeṣeṇa mayā nṛpa
bhṛgūṇām kuśikānām ca prati sambandhakāraṇam

19. nṛpa mayā etat sarvam aśeṣeṇa te bhṛgūṇām ca
kuśikānām sambandhakāraṇam prati kathitam

19. O King, I have told you all this completely, regarding the cause of the relationship between the Bhrigus and the Kuśikas.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (story/narrative) (this)

• ते (te) - to you (singular, dative) (to you (singular), by you (plural))

• कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told (told, narrated, spoken)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of this) (all, whole, entire)

• अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely (without remainder, completely, entirely)

• मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker, usually Sūta in such narratives) (by me)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O king, ruler)

• भृगूणाम् (bhṛgūṇām) - of the Bhrigu lineage (of the Bhrigus (a priestly lineage))

• कुशिकानाम् (kuśikānām) - of the Kuśika lineage (of the Kuśikas (a royal lineage))

• च (ca) - and

• प्रति (prati) - regarding (concerning, regarding, towards)

• सम्बन्धकारणम् (sambandhakāraṇam) - the cause of their relationship (cause of connection, reason for relationship)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (story/narrative) (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Pronominal stem.

Note: Refers to the story previously narrated.

ते (te) - to you (singular, dative) (to you (singular), by you (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

2nd person pronoun.

Note: Refers to Nṛpa (the king).

कथितम् (kathitam) - has been told (told, narrated, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken

Past Passive Participle

From root kath (to tell) + kta suffix.

Root: kath (class 10)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of this) (all, whole, entire)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Pronominal adjective.

अशेषेण (aśeṣeṇa) - completely (without remainder, completely, entirely)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - without remainder, whole, complete, entire

Negative compound a + śeṣa (remainder).

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle/prefix.
• śeṣa – remainder, residue, balance
  noun (masculine)
  From root śiṣ (to leave).
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Acts as an adverb.

मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker, usually Sūta in such narratives) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive verb kathitam.

नृप (nṛpa) - O King (addressing Yudhiṣṭhira) (O king, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector, from root pā).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

भृगूणाम् (bhṛgūṇām) - of the Bhrigu lineage (of the Bhrigus (a priestly lineage))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - name of a celebrated Vedic sage, founder of one of the priestly families

Plural refers to the descendants of Bhrigu.

कुशिकानाम् (kuśikānām) - of the Kuśika lineage (of the Kuśikas (a royal lineage))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuśika

kuśika - name of a king, founder of the Kuśika dynasty, father of Viśvāmitra

Plural refers to the descendants of Kuśika.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

प्रति (prati) - regarding (concerning, regarding, towards)

(indeclinable)

Functions as a preposition here governing the accusative.

सम्बन्धकारणम् (sambandhakāraṇam) - the cause of their relationship (cause of connection, reason for relationship)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sambandhakāraṇa

sambandhakāraṇa - cause of connection, reason for relationship, origin of relationship

Compound of sambandha (connection, relationship) and kāraṇa (cause, reason).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sambandha+kāraṇa)

• sambandha – connection, relation, relationship
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-bandh (to bind together).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bandh (class 1)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do) + ana suffix.
  Root: kṛ (class 8)