महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-23, verse-1

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
सुभगे पञ्चहोतॄणां विधानमिह यादृशम् ॥१॥

1. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
subhage pañcahotṝṇāṁ vidhānamiha yādṛśam.

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam subhage pañcahotṝṇām vidhānam iha yādṛśam

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca subhage atra api purātanam imam
itihāsam udāharanti iha pañcahotṝṇām vidhānam yādṛśam

1. The brahmin said: "In this regard, they also cite this ancient narrative (itihāsa), O beautiful one, explaining how the procedure (vidhāna) of the five ritualists (pañcahotṛ) operates here."

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, priest

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• अपि (api) - also, even

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate

• इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, epic

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• सुभगे (subhage) - O beautiful one, O auspicious one

• पञ्चहोतॄणाम् (pañcahotṝṇām) - of the five ritualists/oblators

• विधानम् (vidhānam) - procedure, arrangement, rule, ritual

• इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

• यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, how, such as

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin, priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, member of the priestly class; related to brahman

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they relate

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of udāhṛ

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, epic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative, epic

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

सुभगे (subhage) - O beautiful one, O auspicious one

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of subhagā

subhagā - beautiful, charming, fortunate, auspicious

पञ्चहोतॄणाम् (pañcahotṝṇām) - of the five ritualists/oblators

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pañcahotṛ

pañcahotṛ - the five ritualists/oblators (a specific group in Vedic rituals)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pañcan+hotṛ)

• pañcan – five
  numeral
• hotṛ – ritualist, sacrificer, oblator
  noun (masculine)
  Root: hu (class 3)

विधानम् (vidhānam) - procedure, arrangement, rule, ritual

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidhāna

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

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

इह (iha) - here, in this world, in this context

(indeclinable)

यादृशम् (yādṛśam) - of what kind, how, such as

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, as