महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-29, verse-1

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
कार्तवीर्यस्य संवादं समुद्रस्य च भामिनि ॥१॥

1. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
kārtavīryasya saṁvādaṁ samudrasya ca bhāmini.

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam kārtavīryasya saṃvādam samudrasya ca bhāmini

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca he bhāmini atra api purātanam imam
itihāsam kārtavīryasya samudrasya ca saṃvādam udāharanti

1. The Brahmin said: 'In this context, they also recount this ancient story (itihāsa): the conversation between Kārtavīrya and the ocean, O beautiful lady!'

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - The Brahmin (speaker) (Brahmin)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he (the Brahmin) said (he said, he spoke)

• अत्र (atra) - in this context (here, in this place, in this matter)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they (people) recount (they cite, they mention, they relate)

• इमम् (imam) - this (story) (this)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account (itihāsa) (history, legend, story)

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient (story) (ancient, old, traditional)

• कार्तवीर्यस्य (kārtavīryasya) - of Kārtavīrya Arjuna (of Kārtavīrya)

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - the dialogue (conversation, dialogue, discourse)

• समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - with the ocean (of the ocean)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful lady (term of address) (O splendid one, O passionate woman, O beautiful lady)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - The Brahmin (speaker) (Brahmin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

उवाच (uvāca) - he (the Brahmin) said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect indicative, 3rd singular

reduplicated perfect form

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - in this context (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they (people) recount (they cite, they mention, they relate)

(verb)

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

present indicative, 3rd plural

with prefixes ud- and ā-

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (story) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account (itihāsa) (history, legend, story)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, traditional narrative, epic poem

iti (thus) + ha (indeed) + āsa (it was)

Root: as (class 2)

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient (story) (ancient, old, traditional)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval, traditional

from purā (formerly) + tana (suffix)

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'

कार्तवीर्यस्य (kārtavīryasya) - of Kārtavīrya Arjuna (of Kārtavīrya)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kārtavīrya

kārtavīrya - son of Kṛtavīrya, a famous king

patronymic from Kṛtavīrya

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - the dialogue (conversation, dialogue, discourse)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - conversation, dialogue, agreement, communication

sam- (prefix) + √vad (root)

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

समुद्रस्य (samudrasya) - with the ocean (of the ocean)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

भामिनि (bhāmini) - O beautiful lady (term of address) (O splendid one, O passionate woman, O beautiful lady)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - a passionate woman, an angry woman, a beautiful lady, a splendid woman

from √bhā (to shine) + -inī (suffix)

Root: bhā (class 2)