महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-34, verse-2

तत्र तत्र कथाश्चासंस्तेषां धर्मार्थलक्षणाः ।
विचित्रपदसंचारा नानाश्रुतिभिरन्विताः ॥२॥

2. tatra tatra kathāścāsaṁsteṣāṁ dharmārthalakṣaṇāḥ ,
vicitrapadasaṁcārā nānāśrutibhiranvitāḥ.

2. tatra tatra kathāḥ ca āsan teṣām dharmārthalakṣaṇāḥ
vicitrapadasañcārāḥ nānāśrutibhiḥ anvitāḥ

2. tatra tatra teṣām dharmārthalakṣaṇāḥ
vicitrapadasañcārāḥ nānāśrutibhiḥ anvitāḥ kathāḥ ca āsan

2. Everywhere, there were stories concerning them, marked by principles of righteousness (dharma) and material prosperity, featuring diverse expressions and endowed with various traditional teachings (śruti).

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - here and there, everywhere (due to repetition) (there, in that place)

• तत्र (tatra) - here and there, everywhere (due to repetition) (there, in that place)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, narratives, discussions

• च (ca) - and, also

• आसन् (āsan) - they were

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - concerning them (the Pāṇḍavas, implied from context) (of them)

• धर्मार्थलक्षणाः (dharmārthalakṣaṇāḥ) - marked by principles of moral law (dharma) and material prosperity (characterized by righteousness and purpose)

• विचित्रपदसञ्चाराः (vicitrapadasañcārāḥ) - featuring diverse expressions (in speech or narrative) (having diverse word movements/expressions)

• नानाश्रुतिभिः (nānāśrutibhiḥ) - enriched with diverse traditional knowledge (śruti) (with various traditional teachings/sacred texts)

• अन्विताः (anvitāḥ) - accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - here and there, everywhere (due to repetition) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - here and there, everywhere (due to repetition) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition of 'tatra' implies 'everywhere' or 'in various places'.

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, narratives, discussions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discussion, discourse

Root: kath (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Tense

Root verb as (class 2, 'adādi'), third person plural imperfect active.

Root: as (class 2)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - concerning them (the Pāṇḍavas, implied from context) (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धर्मार्थलक्षणाः (dharmārthalakṣaṇāḥ) - marked by principles of moral law (dharma) and material prosperity (characterized by righteousness and purpose)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dharmārthalakṣaṇa

dharmārthalakṣaṇa - characterized by (dharma) and (artha), having the marks of righteousness and purpose

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharmārtha+lakṣaṇa)

• dharmārtha – righteousness and purpose; moral and material welfare
  noun (masculine)
• lakṣaṇa – mark, sign, characteristic, definition
  noun (neuter)
  Root: lakṣ (class 10)

विचित्रपदसञ्चाराः (vicitrapadasañcārāḥ) - featuring diverse expressions (in speech or narrative) (having diverse word movements/expressions)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vicitrapadasañcāra

vicitrapadasañcāra - having various word-movements, characterized by diverse phrasing

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vicitra+padasañcāra)

• vicitra – diverse, varied, wonderful, strange, colorful
  adjective (masculine)
• padasañcāra – movement of words, phrasing, style of discourse
  noun (masculine)

नानाश्रुतिभिः (nānāśrutibhiḥ) - enriched with diverse traditional knowledge (śruti) (with various traditional teachings/sacred texts)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of nānāśruti

nānāśruti - various traditional teachings/sacred texts

Compound type : karmadharaya (nānā+śruti)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• śruti – hearing, sacred text, revelation, traditional teaching (śruti)
  noun (feminine)
  Root: śru (class 1)

अन्विताः (anvitāḥ) - accompanied by, endowed with, possessed of

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of anvita

anvita - accompanied by, connected with, endowed with, possessed of

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'i' (to go) with the prefix 'anu' (after) and the kta suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: i (class 2)