महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-20, verse-1

वासुदेव उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
दंपत्योः पार्थ संवादमभयं नाम नामतः ॥१॥

1. vāsudeva uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
daṁpatyoḥ pārtha saṁvādamabhayaṁ nāma nāmataḥ.

1. vāsudevaḥ uvāca | atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam | dampatyoḥ pārtha saṃvādam abhayam nāma nāmataḥ

1. vāsudevaḥ uvāca pārtha atra api imam purātanam itihāsam
dampatyoḥ abhayam nāma nāmataḥ saṃvādam udāharanti

1. Vāsudeva said: Here, they also recount this ancient story, O Pārtha, a dialogue between a husband and wife named Abhaya.

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they narrate

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story, history, narrative

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• दम्पत्योः (dampatyoḥ) - of the couple (husband and wife)

• पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha (Arjuna)

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue

• अभयम् (abhayam) - Refers to the name of the conversation/story. (fearlessness, a name (Abhaya))

• नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

• नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name, according to name

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva, a name of Krishna

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root vac, 3rd person singular, Perfect tense, Parasmaidapi

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they narrate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of udāhṛ

Present Active

root hṛ, with prefix ud- and ā-, 3rd person plural, Present tense

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - story, history, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, story, narrative

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

दम्पत्योः (dampatyoḥ) - of the couple (husband and wife)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of dampati

dampati - a couple, husband and wife, master of the house

पार्थ (pārtha) - O Pārtha (Arjuna)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), a name of Arjuna

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - conversation, dialogue, discourse

अभयम् (abhayam) - Refers to the name of the conversation/story. (fearlessness, a name (Abhaya))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of abhaya

abhaya - fearless, safety, a proper name (Abhaya)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+bhaya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• bhaya – fear, dread
  noun (neuter)
  from root bhī (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Refers to the name of the conversation/story.

नाम (nāma) - by name, indeed, namely

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable usage or accusative singular of nāman

Note: Used as an indeclinable particle to emphasize 'by name'.

नामतः (nāmataḥ) - by name, according to name

(indeclinable)

formative suffix -tas meaning 'from' or 'by means of'