महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-47, verse-1

नारद उवाच ।
नासौ वृथाग्निना दग्धो यथा तत्र श्रुतं मया ।
वैचित्रवीर्यो नृपतिस्तत्ते वक्ष्यामि भारत ॥१॥

1. nārada uvāca ,
nāsau vṛthāgninā dagdho yathā tatra śrutaṁ mayā ,
vaicitravīryo nṛpatistatte vakṣyāmi bhārata.

1. nārada uvāca | na asau vṛthā agninā dagdhaḥ yathā tatra
śrutaṃ mayā | vaicitravīryaḥ nṛpatiḥ tat te vakṣyāmi bhārata

1. nārada uvāca bhārata mayā tatra yathā śrutaṃ asau
vaicitravīryaḥ nṛpatiḥ agninā vṛthā na dagdhaḥ tat te vakṣyāmi

1. Nārada said: "King Vaicitravīrya was not uselessly consumed by fire, as I heard about that matter. O Bhārata, I will tell you about it."

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - Nārada (a divine sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

• अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

• दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burned, consumed, scorched

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, in that place

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, perceived, traditionally learned

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वैचित्रवीर्यः (vaicitravīryaḥ) - King Vaicitravīrya (referring to Pāṇḍu, who was adopted by Vichitravīrya and born to Vyāsa) (son of Vichitravīrya; King Vaicitravīrya (Pāṇḍu))

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, ruler

• तत् (tat) - that story/matter (that, this)

• ते (te) - to you

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will speak

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - Nārada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage, son of Brahmā, famed as a celestial messenger and musician)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense

Perfect, 3rd person, singular, active voice of √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, that one, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

वृथा (vṛthā) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

(indeclinable)

अग्निना (agninā) - by fire

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire; the god of fire; digestive fire; ritual fire

दग्धः (dagdhaḥ) - burned, consumed, scorched

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dagdha

dagdha - burned, consumed, scorched (past passive participle of √dah)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dah (to burn)

Root: dah (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, in that place

(indeclinable)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, perceived, traditionally learned

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, perceived, learned, revealed scripture (past passive participle of √śru)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 1)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

वैचित्रवीर्यः (vaicitravīryaḥ) - King Vaicitravīrya (referring to Pāṇḍu, who was adopted by Vichitravīrya and born to Vyāsa) (son of Vichitravīrya; King Vaicitravīrya (Pāṇḍu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaicitravīrya

vaicitravīrya - descendant of Vichitravīrya (name referring to Pāṇḍu, son of Vyāsa and Ambālikā, but adopted by Vichitravīrya)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

तत् (tat) - that story/matter (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

ते (te) - to you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Can also be genitive 'your'

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will tell, I will speak

(verb)

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

future tense

Future, 1st person, singular, active voice of √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (addressing Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata, Indian