महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-70, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
ऋषेरुद्दालकेर्वाक्यं नाचिकेतस्य चोभयोः ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
ṛṣeruddālakervākyaṁ nāciketasya cobhayoḥ.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam ṛṣeḥ uddālakeḥ vākyam nāciketasya ca ubhayoḥ

2. Bhishma spoke: "Here, they also cite this ancient narrative (itihāsa) – the words of both the sage Uddālaka and Nachiketa."

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• अपि (api) - also, even

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

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

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, legend (itihāsa)

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage

• उद्दालकेः (uddālakeḥ) - of Uddālaka

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

• नाचिकेतस्य (nāciketasya) - of Nachiketa

• च (ca) - and

• उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

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

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root for 'to speak'.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of ud-ā-hṛ

Root 'hṛ' with prefixes 'ud-' and 'ā-'.

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, legend (itihāsa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, tradition, legend, narrative; literally 'thus it was'

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

उद्दालकेः (uddālakeḥ) - of Uddālaka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of uddālaka

uddālaka - Uddālaka (a proper name, particularly of a celebrated ancient sage)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, statement, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, sentence, speech, statement

नाचिकेतस्य (nāciketasya) - of Nachiketa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nāciketa

nāciketa - Nachiketa (a proper name, son of Uddālaka, known from the Kaṭha Upaniṣad)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

उभयोः (ubhayoḥ) - of both

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of ubha

ubha - both