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13,9

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-9, verse-14

श्रुतं चापि मया भूयः कृष्णस्यापि विशां पते ।
कथां कथयतः पूर्वं ब्राह्मणं प्रति पाण्डव ॥१४॥
14. śrutaṁ cāpi mayā bhūyaḥ kṛṣṇasyāpi viśāṁ pate ,
kathāṁ kathayataḥ pūrvaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ prati pāṇḍava.
14. śrutam ca api mayā bhūyaḥ kṛṣṇasya api viśām pate
kathām kathayataḥ pūrvam brāhmaṇam prati pāṇḍava
14. viśām pate pāṇḍava,
mayā bhūyaḥ ca api kṛṣṇasya api pūrvam brāhmaṇam prati kathām kathayataḥ śrutam
14. O Lord of the people (viśām pate), O Pāṇḍava, I also heard again from Krishna, who was previously narrating a story concerning a brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

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  • श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard (by me) (heard, listened)
  • (ca) - and also (indicating an additional hearing) (and, also)
  • अपि (api) - also (emphasizing 'by me' and 'from Krishna') (also, even, too)
  • मया (mayā) - by me
  • भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (implying a repeated or additional hearing) (again, further, more)
  • कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - from Krishna (as the source of hearing) (of Krishna)
  • अपि (api) - also (emphasizing 'from Krishna') (also, even, too)
  • विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects
  • पते (pate) - O lord, O master
  • कथाम् (kathām) - a story concerning a brahmin (story, tale, narrative)
  • कथयतः (kathayataḥ) - from Krishna who was narrating (of one narrating, from one narrating)
  • पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (when Krishna was narrating) (previously, formerly, before)
  • ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - concerning a brahmin (a brahmin)
  • प्रति (prati) - concerning (the brahmin) (towards, against, concerning)
  • पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava, descendant of Pāṇḍu

Words meanings and morphology

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard (by me) (heard, listened)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta
śruta - heard, revealed
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root √śru (to hear), 5th class verb.
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Acts as the main verb here, 'it was heard'.
(ca) - and also (indicating an additional hearing) (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also (emphasizing 'by me' and 'from Krishna') (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
मया (mayā) - by me
(pronoun)
Instrumental, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again (implying a repeated or additional hearing) (again, further, more)
(indeclinable)
Comparative form of multi-meaning adverbs/adjectives.
कृष्णस्य (kṛṣṇasya) - from Krishna (as the source of hearing) (of Krishna)
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa
kṛṣṇa - Krishna, dark, black
अपि (api) - also (emphasizing 'from Krishna') (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of subjects
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of viś
viś - people, subjects, community
Note: Part of the compound 'viśāmpate'.
पते (pate) - O lord, O master
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pati
pati - lord, master, husband
Note: Forms the compound address 'viśām pate' (O Lord of the people).
कथाम् (kathām) - a story concerning a brahmin (story, tale, narrative)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā
kathā - story, tale, narrative
Note: Object of 'kathayataḥ'.
कथयतः (kathayataḥ) - from Krishna who was narrating (of one narrating, from one narrating)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kathayat
kathayat - narrating, telling
Present Active Participle
Derived from the causative stem of root √kath (to speak, tell), 10th class verb.
Root: kath (class 10)
Note: Agrees with kṛṣṇasya.
पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - previously (when Krishna was narrating) (previously, formerly, before)
(indeclinable)
ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - concerning a brahmin (a brahmin)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, a priest, one belonging to the priestly class
Note: Object of 'prati'.
प्रति (prati) - concerning (the brahmin) (towards, against, concerning)
(indeclinable)
पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - O Pāṇḍava, descendant of Pāṇḍu
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - a descendant of Pāṇḍu
Derived from Pāṇḍu.