महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-93, verse-91

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं मया परपुरंजय ।
यदाश्चर्यमभूत्तस्मिन्वाजिमेधे महाक्रतौ ॥९१॥

91. etatte sarvamākhyātaṁ mayā parapuraṁjaya ,
yadāścaryamabhūttasminvājimedhe mahākratau.

91. etat te sarvam ākhyātam mayā parapuraṃjaya
yat āścaryam abhūt tasmin vājimedhe mahākratau

91. he parapuraṃjaya mayā etat sarvam te ākhyātam
yat āścaryam tasmin vājimedhe mahākratau abhūt

91. O conqueror of enemy cities, I have narrated to you all of this wonderful event that occurred during that great Horse Vedic ritual (vājimedha).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the preceding narrative about Nakula and the Horse Vedic ritual. (this)

• ते (te) - Addressed to King Janamejaya. (to you, your)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - narrated, told, declared

• मया (mayā) - Refers to Vaiśampāyana, the narrator. (by me)

• परपुरंजय (parapuraṁjaya) - Epithet for King Janamejaya. (O conqueror of enemy cities)

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - Refers to the golden mongoose's appearance and discourse. (wonder, marvel, amazing event)

• अभूत् (abhūt) - happened, was, became

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• वाजिमेधे (vājimedhe) - Refers to the Ashvamedha performed by King Janamejaya's ancestors. (in the Horse Vedic ritual)

• महाक्रतौ (mahākratau) - An adjective phrase describing the Horse Vedic ritual as 'great'. (in the great Vedic ritual)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the preceding narrative about Nakula and the Horse Vedic ritual. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Refers to the preceding narrative.

ते (te) - Addressed to King Janamejaya. (to you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Dative case, indicating recipient.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, the whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Agrees with 'etat'.

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - narrated, told, declared

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - narrated, told, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khyā (to tell) with prefix ā- and kta suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective agreeing with 'etat sarvam'.

मया (mayā) - Refers to Vaiśampāyana, the narrator. (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent with passive participle 'ākhyātam'.

परपुरंजय (parapuraṁjaya) - Epithet for King Janamejaya. (O conqueror of enemy cities)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of parapuraṃjaya

parapuraṁjaya - conqueror of enemy cities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+pura+jaya)

• para – enemy, foreign, other
  adjective (masculine)
• pura – city, town
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Direct address to the king.

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, referring to 'āścaryam'.

आश्चर्यम् (āścaryam) - Refers to the golden mongoose's appearance and discourse. (wonder, marvel, amazing event)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of āścarya

āścarya - wonder, marvel, surprise, amazing

Note: Subject of 'abhūt'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - happened, was, became

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Aorist

3rd person singular, Aorist (Luṅ) active

Root: bhū (class 1)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with 'vājimedhe' and 'mahākratau'.

वाजिमेधे (vājimedhe) - Refers to the Ashvamedha performed by King Janamejaya's ancestors. (in the Horse Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vājimedha

vājimedha - Horse Vedic ritual, horse sacrifice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāji+medha)

• vāji – horse, swift, strong
  noun (masculine)
• medha – Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root medh (to purify, nourish)
  Root: medh (class 1)

Note: Specifies the location/event where the wonder occurred.

महाक्रतौ (mahākratau) - An adjective phrase describing the Horse Vedic ritual as 'great'. (in the great Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahākrátu

mahākrátu - great Vedic ritual, great sacrifice

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+kratu)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• kratu – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, power, intelligence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to 'vājimedhe', further describing the ritual.