महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-24, verse-1

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
नारदस्य च संवादमृषेर्देवमतस्य च ॥१॥

1. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
nāradasya ca saṁvādamṛṣerdevamatasya ca.

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam nāradasya ca saṃvādam ṛṣeḥ devamatasya ca

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca atra api imam purātanam itihāsam
nāradasya ca ṛṣeḥ devamatasya ca saṃvādam udāharanti

1. The Brahmin said: Here they also recount this ancient narrative, the dialogue between Nārada and the sage Devamata.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

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

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

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

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, former

• नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Narada

• च (ca) - and

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage

• देवमतस्य (devamatasya) - of Devamata

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - relating to Brahman, a Brahmin (priest), sacred

From `brahman` (Veda/sacred text/ultimate reality)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense (lit)

3rd person singular, perfect, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem `a` + suffix `tra`

Note: Locative adverb.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

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

present tense

3rd person plural, present, parasmaipada

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Qualifies `itihāsam`.

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

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative, epic

`iti ha āsa` (thus it was)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Object of `udāharanti`.

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, former

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval, former

From `purā` (formerly) + `tana` (suffix)

Note: Qualifies `itihāsam`.

नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Narada

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (a divine sage, son of Brahma)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - conversation, dialogue, agreement, concurrence

From `sam` + `vad` (to speak)

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Object of `udāharanti`.

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

देवमतस्य (devamatasya) - of Devamata

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devamat

devamat - Devamata (a proper name, lit. 'thought of by gods')

From `deva` (god) + `mata` (thought, opinion)

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+mata)

• deva – god, deity, divine
  noun (masculine)
• mata – thought, opinion, respected
  noun/participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `man` (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction