महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-35, verse-21

इत्युक्तः स मुनिश्रेष्ठैर्यदाह प्रपितामहः ।
तत्तेऽहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु शिष्य यथागमम् ॥२१॥

21. ityuktaḥ sa muniśreṣṭhairyadāha prapitāmahaḥ ,
tatte'haṁ saṁpravakṣyāmi śṛṇu śiṣya yathāgamam.

21. iti uktaḥ saḥ muniśreṣṭhaiḥ yat āha prapitāmahaḥ
tat te aham sam pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu śiṣya yathāgamam

21. śiṣya muniśreṣṭhaiḥ iti uktaḥ saḥ yat prapitāmahaḥ
āha tat aham te sam pravakṣyāmi yathāgamam śṛṇu

21. Thus addressed by the best of sages, I will now fully explain to you what the great-grandfather (Brahmā) said. Listen, disciple, as it is presented in the sacred tradition.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मुनिश्रेष्ठैः (muniśreṣṭhaiḥ) - by the best of sages, by the foremost ascetics

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• आह (āha) - he said

• प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather, Brahmā

• तत् (tat) - that

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सम् (sam) - completely, thoroughly, together

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will explain, I will declare

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• शिष्य (śiṣya) - disciple, student

• यथागमम् (yathāgamam) - according to tradition, as prescribed in sacred texts

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak) with 'kta' suffix.

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मुनिश्रेष्ठैः (muniśreṣṭhaiḥ) - by the best of sages, by the foremost ascetics

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - best of sages, foremost ascetic

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic, hermit
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'praśasya' (praise-worthy)

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

आह (āha) - he said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form of the root 'ah' (to say/speak).

Root: ah (class 2)

प्रपितामहः (prapitāmahaḥ) - great-grandfather, Brahmā

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prapitāmaha

prapitāmaha - great-grandfather, Brahmā (as the great progenitor)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pra+pitāmaha)

• pra – before, forward, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• pitāmaha – grandfather
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

सम् (sam) - completely, thoroughly, together

(indeclinable)

Note: Verbal prefix to 'pravakṣyāmi'.

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will explain, I will declare

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pravac

Future Active

Future tense, 1st person singular, from root 'vac' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, from root 'śru'.

Root: śru (class 5)

शिष्य (śiṣya) - disciple, student

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, student

Gerundive

From root 'śās' (to teach, instruct) + 'ya' suffix. Lit. 'one to be instructed'.

Root: śās (class 2)

यथागमम् (yathāgamam) - according to tradition, as prescribed in sacred texts

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+āgama)

• yathā – as, according to, in such a manner
  indeclinable
• āgama – tradition, scripture, sacred text
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)