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).

15. הו אדון העמים, שם סיפר הדַיטֵיַה לבני פָּאנְדוּ, הו בְּהָארַטַה, על מעשי האלים בימי קדם.

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

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