महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-97, verse-5

इतिहासं पुरावृत्तमिमं शृणु नराधिप ।
जमदग्नेश्च संवादं सूर्यस्य च महात्मनः ॥५॥

5. itihāsaṁ purāvṛttamimaṁ śṛṇu narādhipa ,
jamadagneśca saṁvādaṁ sūryasya ca mahātmanaḥ.

5. itihāsam purāvṛttam imam śṛṇu narādhipa
jamadagneḥ ca saṃvādam sūryasya ca mahātmanaḥ

5. narādhipa imam purāvṛttam itihāsam śṛṇu
jamadagneḥ ca mahātmanaḥ sūryasya ca saṃvādam

5. O lord of men, listen to this ancient narrative (itihāsa), the conversation between Jamadagni and the great-souled (mahātman) Sūrya.

Words meanings summery:

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

• पुरावृत्तम् (purāvṛttam) - ancient (ancient event, old story, past occurrence)

• इमम् (imam) - this (this, this one)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear (imperative))

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men (O lord of men, O king)

• जमदग्नेः (jamadagneḥ) - of Jamadagni

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation (conversation, dialogue, discussion)

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of Sūrya (of Sūrya, of the sun)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (mahātman) (of the great-souled, of the noble one)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, narrative, tradition

iti ha āsa (thus indeed it was)

पुरावृत्तम् (purāvṛttam) - ancient (ancient event, old story, past occurrence)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purāvṛtta

purāvṛtta - ancient event, old story, what has happened formerly

Compound of purā (anciently) and vṛtta (occurred, happened)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (purā+vṛtta)

• purā – formerly, anciently, in the past
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – occurred, happened, transpired; narrative, story
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛt (to be, to exist, to happen)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'.

इमम् (imam) - this (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear (imperative))

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, Imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Mood

Root: śru (class 5)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O lord of men (O lord of men, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - lord of men, king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, master
  noun (masculine)
  From prefix adhi- + root pā (to protect, rule)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

जमदग्नेः (jamadagneḥ) - of Jamadagni

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jamadagni

jamadagni - Name of a sage

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation (conversation, dialogue, discussion)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - conversation, dialogue, discussion, agreement

From prefix sam- + root vad (to speak)

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of Sūrya (of Sūrya, of the sun)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - the sun, the Sun god

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled (mahātman) (of the great-souled, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul, self)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sūryasya'.