महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-32, verse-1

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
ब्राह्मणस्य च संवादं जनकस्य च भामिनि ॥१॥

1. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
brāhmaṇasya ca saṁvādaṁ janakasya ca bhāmini.

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam brāhmaṇasya ca saṃvādam janakasya ca bhāmini

1. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca bhāmini,
atra api imam purātanam itihāsam udāharanti,
brāhmaṇasya ca janakasya ca saṃvādam

1. The brāhmaṇa said: 'In this regard, they also narrate this ancient historical account (itihāsa): the dialogue between a brāhmaṇa and Janaka, O noble lady.'

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa, a Brahmin

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• अपि (api) - also, even

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they narrate, they cite

• इमम् (imam) - this (historical account) (this, him)

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

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, former

• ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the brāhmaṇa, of a Brahmin

• च (ca) - and, also

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• जनकस्य (janakasya) - of Janaka

• च (ca) - and, also

• भामिनि (bhāmini) - O noble lady (as an address) (O noble lady, O passionate woman)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa, a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a member of the priestly class, a Brahmin

Derived from 'brahman'

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

From root √vac, perfect tense (lit) form.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they narrate, they cite

(verb)

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

From root √hṛ (to carry) with prefixes ud- and ā-.

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this (historical account) (this, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, narrative, legend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - historical account, narrative, legend, epic

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, former

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former, primeval

Derived from 'purā' (formerly)

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'

ब्राह्मणस्य (brāhmaṇasya) - of the brāhmaṇa, of a Brahmin

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a member of the priestly class, a Brahmin

Derived from 'brahman'

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, agreement

Derived from root √vad (to speak) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

जनकस्य (janakasya) - of Janaka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of janaka

janaka - father, progenitor, name of a king of Videha

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भामिनि (bhāmini) - O noble lady (as an address) (O noble lady, O passionate woman)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - beautiful woman, passionate woman, noble lady

From 'bhāma' (light, splendor) or 'bhāmā' (beautiful woman, passionate woman).