महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-67, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
ब्राह्मणस्य च संवादं यमस्य च युधिष्ठिर ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
brāhmaṇasya ca saṁvādaṁ yamasya ca yudhiṣṭhira.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam brāhmaṇasya ca saṃvādam yamasya ca yudhiṣṭhira

2. Bhishma said: "In this regard, they relate this ancient narrative, the dialogue between a brahmin and Yama, O Yudhishthira."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, in this matter

• अपि (api) - also, even

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they narrate

• इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - ancient account, story, history, epic

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin

• च (ca) - and

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama (the god of death)

• च (ca) - and

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira!

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a prominent character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they narrate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of udāhṛ

Present tense, 3rd person plural

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - ancient account, story, history, epic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - legend, history, epic, traditional narrative

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

Note: Agrees with itihāsam

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of a brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, member of the priestly class

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, discourse

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

यमस्य (yamasya) - of Yama (the god of death)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama, the god of death and justice

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steadfast in battle; name of the eldest Pandava brother