महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-61, verse-31

अत्र गाथा भूमिगीताः कीर्तयन्ति पुराविदः ।
याः श्रुत्वा जामदग्न्येन दत्ता भूः काश्यपाय वै ॥३१॥

31. atra gāthā bhūmigītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ ,
yāḥ śrutvā jāmadagnyena dattā bhūḥ kāśyapāya vai.

31. atra gāthāḥ bhūmigītāḥ kīrtayanti purāvidaḥ yāḥ
śrutvā jāmadagnyena dattā bhūḥ kāśyapāya vai

31. In this connection, ancient scholars recount the verses sung by the Earth, which, upon hearing, Jamadagni's son (Paraśurāma) gave the land (bhūḥ) to Kaśyapa.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - in this connection (here, in this place, in this matter)

• गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses (verses, songs, stanzas)

• भूमिगीताः (bhūmigītāḥ) - sung by the Earth (sung by the earth, verses of the earth)

• कीर्तयन्ति (kīrtayanti) - they recount (they recite, they proclaim, they glorify)

• पुराविदः (purāvidaḥ) - ancient scholars (ancient scholars, those who know the past)

• याः (yāḥ) - which (which (feminine plural))

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

• जामदग्न्येन (jāmadagnyena) - by Jamadagni's son (Paraśurāma)

• दत्ता (dattā) - given (given, presented (feminine))

• भूः (bhūḥ) - the land (bhūḥ) (earth, land, ground)

• काश्यपाय (kāśyapāya) - to Kaśyapa (to Kaśyapa, for Kaśyapa)

• वै (vai) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, verily)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - in this connection (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem a- + tra suffix.

गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses (verses, songs, stanzas)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gāthā

gāthā - song, verse, stanza, lay

From root gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

भूमिगीताः (bhūmigītāḥ) - sung by the Earth (sung by the earth, verses of the earth)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of bhūmigīta

bhūmigīta - sung by the earth, related to songs of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhūmi+gīta)

• bhūmi – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• gīta – sung, chanted
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gai (to sing)
  Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gāthāḥ'

कीर्तयन्ति (kīrtayanti) - they recount (they recite, they proclaim, they glorify)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of kīrtay

Causative formation of root kṛt

Present tense, active voice, third person plural.

Root: kṛt (class 10)

पुराविदः (purāvidaḥ) - ancient scholars (ancient scholars, those who know the past)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of purāvid

purāvid - one who knows the past, an ancient sage, historian

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (purā+vid)

• purā – formerly, anciently, in the past
  indeclinable
• vid – knowing, wise; one who knows
  adjective (masculine)
  From root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'kīrtayanti'

याः (yāḥ) - which (which (feminine plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of ya

ya - who, which, what

Note: Object of 'śrutvā' (implied with past participle)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard (having heard, after hearing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

जामदग्न्येन (jāmadagnyena) - by Jamadagni's son (Paraśurāma)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jāmadagnya

jāmadagnya - son of Jamadagni, Paraśurāma

Taddhita derivation from Jamadagni

Note: Agent of the action 'dattā'

दत्ता (dattā) - given (given, presented (feminine))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, presented, bestowed

Past Passive Participle

From root dā (to give)

Root: dā (class 3)

भूः (bhūḥ) - the land (bhūḥ) (earth, land, ground)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, land, ground, place

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive participle 'dattā'

काश्यपाय (kāśyapāya) - to Kaśyapa (to Kaśyapa, for Kaśyapa)

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - descendant of Kaśyapa, sage Kaśyapa

Taddhita derivation from Kaśyapa

Note: Recipient of the gift.

वै (vai) - (emphatic particle) (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.