महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-51

किमुक्तवांश्च भगवन्नेतदिच्छामि वेदितुम् ।
त्वत्तः श्रोतुमहं सर्वं परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥५१॥

51. kimuktavāṁśca bhagavannetadicchāmi veditum ,
tvattaḥ śrotumahaṁ sarvaṁ paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me.

51. kim uktavān ca bhagavan etat icchāmi veditum
tvattaḥ śrotum aham sarvam param kautūhalam hi me

51. And what did he say, O reverent one (bhagavan)? I wish to know this. I want to hear everything from you, for indeed, I have great curiosity.

Words meanings summery:

• किम् (kim) - what?

• उक्तवान् (uktavān) - he said, having said

• च (ca) - and, also

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered sage Nārada. (O reverent one, O Lord)

• एतत् (etat) - this

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know, to understand

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• अहम् (aham) - I

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• परम् (param) - great, supreme

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• मे (me) - to me, my, for me

Words meanings and morphology

किम् (kim) - what?

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kim

kim - what, which, why

Note: Refers to the content of the speech.

उक्तवान् (uktavān) - he said, having said

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uktavat

uktavat - having spoken, said

Past Active Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak) with suffix 'ktavat'. The root 'vac' takes 'uk' as its base in this formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered sage Nārada. (O reverent one, O Lord)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - reverent, glorious, divine; a title of respect

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (near)

Note: Object of 'icchāmi'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of iṣ

Present Indicative

First person singular present active of root 'iṣ' (class 6).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

वेदितुम् (veditum) - to know, to understand

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of vid

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root 'vid' (class 2).

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Purpose infinitive, 'to know'.

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Formed with the suffix '-tas' indicating 'from'.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of śru

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root 'śru' (class 5).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Purpose infinitive, 'for hearing'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Subject of implied verb 'I desire' or 'I want'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Object of 'śrotum'.

परम् (param) - great, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate; other, distant

Note: Modifies 'kautūhalam'.

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, interest

Note: Subject of implied verb 'asti' (is).

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मे (me) - to me, my, for me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Dative/Genitive form, here implying 'for me'.