महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-60, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
कथयन्नेव तु तदा वासुदेवः प्रतापवान् ।
महाभारतयुद्धं तत्कथान्ते पितुरग्रतः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
kathayanneva tu tadā vāsudevaḥ pratāpavān ,
mahābhāratayuddhaṁ tatkathānte pituragrataḥ.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca kathayan eva tu tadā vāsudevaḥ
pratāpavān mahābhāratayuddham tat kathā ante pituḥ agrataḥ

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tadā tu pratāpavān vāsudevaḥ kathayan
eva mahābhāratayuddham pituḥ agrataḥ tat kathā ante

1. Vaiśampāyana said: 'Then, the powerful (Vāsudeva) Krishna, while narrating the (Mahābhārata) war, was indeed at the conclusion of that story before his father.'

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कथयन् (kathayan) - while narrating (narrating, telling)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just

• तु (tu) - but, however, and

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Krishna (Vāsudeva (name for Krishna))

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, majestic

• महाभारतयुद्धम् (mahābhāratayuddham) - the Mahābhārata war

• तत् (tat) - that (Mahābhārata story) (that, its)

• कथा (kathā) - story, narration

• अन्ते (ante) - at the conclusion (at the end, in the end)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (Vasudeva) (of the father)

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in the presence of (in front of, before)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, disciple of Vyasa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

कथयन् (kathayan) - while narrating (narrating, telling)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathayat

kathayat - narrating, telling

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of root kath (to tell, narrate)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'vāsudevaḥ'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

तु (tu) - but, however, and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Krishna (Vāsudeva (name for Krishna))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna

Note: Subject of the implied clause.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - powerful, glorious, majestic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - powerful, glorious, mighty

Suffixed with -vat, meaning 'possessing pratāpa (power, glory)'

Note: Agrees with 'vāsudevaḥ'.

महाभारतयुद्धम् (mahābhāratayuddham) - the Mahābhārata war

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahābhāratayuddha

mahābhāratayuddha - the war of Mahābhārata

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahābhārata+yuddha)

• mahābhārata – the great epic Mahābhārata
  proper noun (neuter)
• yuddha – war, battle
  noun (neuter)
  From root yudh 'to fight'
  Root: yudh (class 4)

Note: Object of 'kathayan'.

तत् (tat) - that (Mahābhārata story) (that, its)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the `kathā` (story).

कथा (kathā) - story, narration

(noun)

feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narration

Note: Part of the compound 'tat kathā ante'.

अन्ते (ante) - at the conclusion (at the end, in the end)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of anta

anta - end, boundary, vicinity

Note: Part of the compound 'tat kathā ante'. Locative of 'anta'.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of his father (Vasudeva) (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Indicates relationship, 'before his father'.

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in the presence of (in front of, before)

(indeclinable)

From agra 'front' + -tas suffix

Note: Adverb of place.