महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-86, verse-4

एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं त्वत्तः कुरुकुलोद्वह ।
कार्त्स्न्येन तारकवधं परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥४॥

4. etadicchāmyahaṁ śrotuṁ tvattaḥ kurukulodvaha ,
kārtsnyena tārakavadhaṁ paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me.

4. etat icchāmi aham śrotum tvattaḥ kurukulodvaha
kārtsnyena tārakavadham param kautūhalam hi me

4. kurukulodvaha aham tvattaḥ etat kārtsnyena
tārakavadham śrotum icchāmi hi me kautūhalam param

4. O upholder of the Kuru lineage, I desire to hear from you the complete account of Tāraka's slaying. For indeed, my curiosity is immense.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (story/account) (this, this one)

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

• अहम् (aham) - I

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

• कुरुकुलोद्वह (kurukulodvaha) - O upholder of the Kuru lineage (addressing Bhīṣma) (O upholder of the Kuru family, O leader of the Kuru lineage)

• कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - in full detail (entirely, completely, in full detail)

• तारकवधम् (tārakavadham) - the slaying of Tāraka

• परम् (param) - great, immense (supreme, excellent, great, highest, utmost)

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, spectacle)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• मे (me) - for me, my (possessive/dative of interest) (to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (story/account) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

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

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iş

desiderative root of iş

Root: iş (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

from śru + tumun

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: used as an infinitive

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you (singular/plural)

कुरुकुलोद्वह (kurukulodvaha) - O upholder of the Kuru lineage (addressing Bhīṣma) (O upholder of the Kuru family, O leader of the Kuru lineage)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurukulodvaha

kurukulodvaha - upholder/leader of the Kuru family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kula+udvaha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of a legendary king and his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, clan
  noun (neuter)
• udvaha – carrying, bearing, bringing, causing, upholding
  adjective (masculine)
  from ut-vah + a
  Prefix: ut
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: epithet for a great warrior or elder

कार्त्स्न्येन (kārtsnyena) - in full detail (entirely, completely, in full detail)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kārtsnya

kārtsnya - completeness, totality, entirety

from kṛtsna + ṣyañ

तारकवधम् (tārakavadham) - the slaying of Tāraka

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tārakavadha

tārakavadha - the slaying of Tāraka

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tāraka+vadha)

• tāraka – Tāraka (proper name)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vadha – slaying, killing, striking
  noun (masculine)
  from vadh + a
  Root: vadh (class 1)

Note: object of 'śrotum'

परम् (param) - great, immense (supreme, excellent, great, highest, utmost)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, excellent, great, highest, other

Note: modifies 'kautūhalam'

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, spectacle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, spectacle, excitement

from kutūhala + aṇ

Note: subject of implied 'is'

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - for me, my (possessive/dative of interest) (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we