महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-5, verse-39

जयो नामेतिहासोऽयं श्रोतव्यो भूतिमिच्छता ।
राज्ञा राजसुतैश्चापि गर्भिण्या चैव योषिता ॥३९॥

39. jayo nāmetihāso'yaṁ śrotavyo bhūtimicchatā ,
rājñā rājasutaiścāpi garbhiṇyā caiva yoṣitā.

39. jayaḥ nāma itihāsaḥ ayam śrotavyaḥ bhūtim icchatā
rājñā rājasutaiḥ ca api garbhiṇyā ca eva yoṣitā

39. bhūtim icchatā rājñā rājasutaiḥ ca api garbhiṇyā
ca eva yoṣitā ayam jayaḥ nāma itihāsaḥ śrotavyaḥ

39. This epic, named Jaya, should be heard by one who desires prosperity, by kings, by princes, and indeed, by a pregnant woman.

Words meanings summery:

• जयः (jayaḥ) - Refers to the original name of the Mahābhārata. (victory, conquest, the Mahābhārata (epic))

• नाम (nāma) - Used here as an indeclinable adverb meaning 'namely, called, indeed'. (named, by name, indeed)

• इतिहासः (itihāsaḥ) - history, epic, legend

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• श्रोतव्यः (śrotavyaḥ) - to be heard, should be heard, fit to be heard

• भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, well-being, supernatural power

• इच्छता (icchatā) - by one desiring

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

• राजसुतैः (rājasutaiḥ) - by the princes, by the sons of kings

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• गर्भिण्या (garbhiṇyā) - by a pregnant woman

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• योषिता (yoṣitā) - by a woman

Words meanings and morphology

जयः (jayaḥ) - Refers to the original name of the Mahābhārata. (victory, conquest, the Mahābhārata (epic))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jaya

jaya - victory, triumph, conquest; a name for the Mahābhārata

from root ji 'to conquer'

Root: ji (class 1)

नाम (nāma) - Used here as an indeclinable adverb meaning 'namely, called, indeed'. (named, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

इतिहासः (itihāsaḥ) - history, epic, legend

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, tradition, epic narrative, legend

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

श्रोतव्यः (śrotavyaḥ) - to be heard, should be heard, fit to be heard

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrotavya

śrotavya - to be heard, fit to be heard

gerundive

from root śru 'to hear' with suffix -tavya

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Gerundive implies 'should be' or 'is to be' heard.

भूतिम् (bhūtim) - prosperity, welfare, well-being, supernatural power

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhūti

bhūti - existence, welfare, prosperity, supernatural power

from root bhū 'to be'

Root: bhū (class 1)

इच्छता (icchatā) - by one desiring

(participle)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing

present active participle

from root iṣ (icchati) 'to wish, desire'

Root: iṣ (class 6)

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राजसुतैः (rājasutaiḥ) - by the princes, by the sons of kings

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of rājasuta

rājasuta - prince, king's son

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+suta)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• suta – son, born
  noun (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root sū 'to beget, give birth'
  Root: sū (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

गर्भिण्या (garbhiṇyā) - by a pregnant woman

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of garbhiṇī

garbhiṇī - pregnant woman

from garbha 'womb' + -iṇī suffix

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

योषिता (yoṣitā) - by a woman

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yoṣit

yoṣit - woman, female