महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-83, verse-6

तत्र श्रुतिस्तु परमा सुवर्णं दक्षिणेति वै ।
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं पितामह यथातथम् ॥६॥

6. tatra śrutistu paramā suvarṇaṁ dakṣiṇeti vai ,
etadicchāmyahaṁ śrotuṁ pitāmaha yathātatham.

6. tatra śrutiḥ tu paramā suvarṇam dakṣiṇā iti vai
etat icchāmi aham śrotum pitāmaha yathātatham

6. tatra paramā śrutiḥ tu suvarṇam dakṣiṇā iti vai pitāmaha,
aham etat yathātatham śrotum icchāmi

6. In this regard, the supreme scripture declares that gold is indeed the ritual fee. O Grandfather, I wish to hear this exactly as it happened.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in this regard (there, in that place, in that matter, in this regard)

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - the scripture (hearing, sacred text, revelation, Veda, tradition)

• तु (tu) - indeed, but (but, indeed, on the other hand, yet)

• परमा (paramā) - supreme (supreme, highest, best, ultimate)

• सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, golden, good color)

• दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - ritual fee (ritual fee, gift, donation to priests, right (direction))

• इति (iti) - so it is said, thus (thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought))

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely (particle))

• एतत् (etat) - this (this, that)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire, I want)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, in order to hear)

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather (vocative) (grandfather, creator (Brahma))

• यथातथम् (yathātatham) - exactly as it happened (exactly, precisely, as it is, truly)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in this regard (there, in that place, in that matter, in this regard)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + tra (suffix for place)

Note: Adverbial.

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - the scripture (hearing, sacred text, revelation, Veda, tradition)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, sacred text, revelation, Veda, tradition

From root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - indeed, but (but, indeed, on the other hand, yet)

(indeclinable)

परमा (paramā) - supreme (supreme, highest, best, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, best, ultimate, most excellent

सुवर्णम् (suvarṇam) - gold (gold, golden, good color)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - gold, golden, beautiful color

दक्षिणा (dakṣiṇā) - ritual fee (ritual fee, gift, donation to priests, right (direction))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - ritual fee, gift, donation; right (direction/hand)

Note: The fee given to priests for performing rituals.

इति (iti) - so it is said, thus (thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought))

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, surely (particle))

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Acts as the object of 'icchāmi'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire, I want)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Active Indicative

Root iṣ (to wish), 6th class, Parasmaipada

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, in order to hear)

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of śru

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

पितामह (pitāmaha) - O grandfather (vocative) (grandfather, creator (Brahma))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father, Brahma

Literally 'father's father'

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+maha)

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

Note: Addressing the grandfather (Bhīṣma in Mahābhārata context).

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - exactly as it happened (exactly, precisely, as it is, truly)

(indeclinable)

Derived from yathā (as) + tathā (so)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tathā)

• yathā – as, like, in which way
  indeclinable
• tathā – so, thus, in that way
  indeclinable

Note: Adverb.