महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-1, verse-15

स पूर्वदेवचरितं तत्र तत्र विशां पते ।
कथयामास दैतेयः पाण्डुपुत्रेषु भारत ॥१५॥

15. sa pūrvadevacaritaṁ tatra tatra viśāṁ pate ,
kathayāmāsa daiteyaḥ pāṇḍuputreṣu bhārata.

15. saḥ pūrvadevaceritam tatra tatra viśām pate
kathayāmāsa daiteyaḥ pāṇḍuputreṣu bhārata

15. O Lord of the people, O descendant of Bharata (Janamejaya), that Daitya (Maya) then narrated various stories about the deeds of ancient divine beings (devas) to the sons of Pandu (the Pandavas).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Maya (he)

• पूर्वदेवचेरितम् (pūrvadevaceritam) - the deeds/history of ancient divine beings

• तत्र (tatra) - here and there (in conjunction with the next 'tatra') (there, in that place)

• तत्र (tatra) - here and there (on various topics) (there, in that place)

• विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

• पते (pate) - O King (Janamejaya) (O lord, O master)

• कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he narrated, he told

• दैतेयः (daiteyaḥ) - Maya, who was a Daitya (the Daitya, a demon)

• पाण्डुपुत्रेषु (pāṇḍuputreṣu) - among the sons of Pandu, to the Pandavas

• भारत (bhārata) - O King Janamejaya (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Maya (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पूर्वदेवचेरितम् (pūrvadevaceritam) - the deeds/history of ancient divine beings

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrvadevacerita

pūrvadevacerita - history/deeds of ancient deities/gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrvadeva+carita)

• pūrvadeva – ancient gods, primordial deities
  noun (masculine)
• carita – deed, conduct, history, action
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root car (to move, to do)
  Root: car (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - here and there (in conjunction with the next 'tatra') (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - here and there (on various topics) (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, of the subjects

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - O King (Janamejaya) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband

कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he narrated, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of kathayāmāsa

Periphrastic Perfect

Causative of kath (to tell) + Periphrastic Perfect auxiliary (āmāsa)

Root: kath (class 10)

दैतेयः (daiteyaḥ) - Maya, who was a Daitya (the Daitya, a demon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daiteya

daiteya - a descendant of Diti; a demon, an Asura

derived from Diti + ḍeyaka

पाण्डुपुत्रेषु (pāṇḍuputreṣu) - among the sons of Pandu, to the Pandavas

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍuputra

pāṇḍuputra - son of Pandu; a Pandava

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāṇḍu+putra)

• pāṇḍu – Pandu (father of the Pandavas); pale, yellowish
  proper noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

भारत (bhārata) - O King Janamejaya (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata; an Indian, a warrior

derived from Bharata + aṇ