महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-21, verse-1

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
निबोध दशहोतॄणां विधानमिह यादृशम् ॥१॥

1. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
nibodha daśahotṝṇāṁ vidhānamiha yādṛśam.

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam nibodha daśahotṝṇām vidhānam iha yādṛśam

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca atra api imam purātanam itihāsam
udāharanti iha daśahotṝṇām yādṛśam vidhānam nibodha

1. The Brahmin said: Here, they also relate this ancient traditional narrative (itihāsa). Understand the specific arrangement (vidhāna) of the ten Hotṛ priests as it is explained here.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they state

• इमम् (imam) - this, this one

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

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, traditional

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, perceive, learn, know

• दशहोतॄणाम् (daśahotṝṇām) - of the ten Hotṛ priests

• विधानम् (vidhānam) - specific arrangement or procedure for the ritual (rule, method, ordinance, arrangement, ritual procedure)

• इह (iha) - here, in this place, in this matter

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, such as, as it is, like which

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, member of the priestly class

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

locative of demonstrative pronoun tat, used as an indeclinable

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate, they state

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of udā√hṛ

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - history, legend, traditional narrative

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative, epic

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, traditional

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, traditional

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, perceive, learn, know

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ni√budh

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

दशहोतॄणाम् (daśahotṝṇām) - of the ten Hotṛ priests

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of daśahotṛ

daśahotṛ - ten Hotṛ priests

Compound type : dvigu (daśa+hotṛ)

• daśa – ten
  indeclinable
• hotṛ – Hotṛ priest (officiating priest at a Vedic ritual)
  noun (masculine)

विधानम् (vidhānam) - specific arrangement or procedure for the ritual (rule, method, ordinance, arrangement, ritual procedure)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vidhāna

vidhāna - rule, method, ordinance, arrangement, ritual procedure

इह (iha) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, such as, as it is, like which

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, as it is, like which