महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-25, verse-1

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
चातुर्होत्रविधानस्य विधानमिह यादृशम् ॥१॥

1. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
cāturhotravidhānasya vidhānamiha yādṛśam.

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

1. The Brahmin (brāhmaṇaḥ) said: In this context, they also relate this ancient narrative. (It describes) the nature of the procedure for the four chief priests (cāturhotra) as it is established here.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - The Brahmin, a learned person

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this context

• अपि (api) - also, even

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

• इमम् (imam) - this

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, narrative, legend

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• चातुर्होत्रविधानस्य (cāturhotravidhānasya) - of the procedure of the four ritual priests (hotṛs), of the cāturhotra ritual

• विधानम् (vidhānam) - procedure, arrangement, system

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

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

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - The Brahmin, a learned person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, a learned person

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this context

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

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

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of ud-ā-hṛ

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Modifies 'itihāsam'.

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, narrative, legend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, narrative, epic, tradition

Note: Object of 'udāharanti'.

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primordial

Note: Modifies 'itihāsam'.

चातुर्होत्रविधानस्य (cāturhotravidhānasya) - of the procedure of the four ritual priests (hotṛs), of the cāturhotra ritual

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of cāturhotravidhāna

cāturhotravidhāna - the system or procedure pertaining to the four hotṛ priests or the cāturhotra ritual

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cāturhotra+vidhāna)

• cāturhotra – related to the four hotṛ priests or the cāturhotra ritual
  adjective
• vidhāna – procedure, arrangement, ritual, injunction, system
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

विधानम् (vidhānam) - procedure, arrangement, system

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vidhāna

vidhāna - procedure, arrangement, ritual, system, injunction

Root: dhā (class 3)

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

(indeclinable)

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

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yādṛśa

yādṛśa - of what kind, such as, like which

Note: Agrees with 'vidhānam'.