महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-6, verse-1

व्यास उवाच ।
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
बृहस्पतेश्च संवादं मरुत्तस्य च भारत ॥१॥

1. vyāsa uvāca ,
atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
bṛhaspateśca saṁvādaṁ maruttasya ca bhārata.

1. vyāsaḥ uvāca atra api udāharanti imam itihāsam
purātanam bṛhaspateḥ ca saṃvādam maruttasya ca bhārata

1. Vyāsa said: In this regard, they also narrate this ancient historical account (itihāsa): the dialogue between Bṛhaspati and Marutta, O Bhārata.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• अपि (api) - also, even

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they narrate

• इमम् (imam) - this

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

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Bṛhaspati

• च (ca) - and, also

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue

• मरुत्तस्य (maruttasya) - of Marutta (name of a king)

• च (ca) - and, also

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (an address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - a compiler, arranger; proper name of a sage, author of Mahābhārata

Root: vyās (class 4)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

3rd person singular, active voice, parasmaipada. Irregular perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

Locative adverb.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they narrate

(verb)

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

Present tense

3rd person plural, active voice, parasmaipada

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

masculine accusative singular

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - historical account, legend, epic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - historical account, legend, epic, tradition

Literally 'thus indeed it was'.

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

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

बृहस्पतेः (bṛhaspateḥ) - of Bṛhaspati

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bṛhaspati

bṛhaspati - Bṛhaspati (preceptor of the gods)

Note: Possessive, related to saṃvādam.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Occurs after the first item (Bṛhaspateḥ) and before the last (Maruttasya).

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - conversation, dialogue

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - conversation, dialogue, discussion

From sam-√vad (to speak together).

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

मरुत्तस्य (maruttasya) - of Marutta (name of a king)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of marutta

marutta - name of an ancient king, son of Avikṣit

Note: Possessive, related to saṃvādam.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Occurs after the second item (Maruttasya).

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata (an address to Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Janamejaya)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata; an epithet used for various characters, especially Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Janamejaya in the Mahābhārata

Root: bhṛ (class 1)