महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-23, verse-11

जनमेजय उवाच ।
दिशामभिजयं ब्रह्मन्विस्तरेणानुकीर्तय ।
न हि तृप्यामि पूर्वेषां शृण्वानश्चरितं महत् ॥११॥

11. janamejaya uvāca ,
diśāmabhijayaṁ brahmanvistareṇānukīrtaya ,
na hi tṛpyāmi pūrveṣāṁ śṛṇvānaścaritaṁ mahat.

11. janamejayaḥ uvāca diśām abhijayam brahman vistareṇa
anukīrtaya na hi tṛpyāmi pūrveṣām śṛṇvānaḥ caritam mahat

11. Janamejaya said: 'O Brahmin, please describe in detail the conquest of the directions. I am indeed not satisfied by hearing the great deeds of my ancestors.'

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - The king addressing Vaiśampāyana. (Janamejaya (name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• दिशाम् (diśām) - of the directions

• अभिजयम् (abhijayam) - the conquest (of the directions) (conquest, victory)

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - The speaker (Janamejaya) addressing Vaiśampāyana. (O Brahmin)

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, at length

• अनुकीर्तय (anukīrtaya) - please recount (recount, describe, proclaim)

• न (na) - not, no

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• तृप्यामि (tṛpyāmi) - I am satisfied, I am content

• पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of my ancestors (the Pāṇḍavas) (of the former ones, of the ancestors)

• शृण्वानः (śṛṇvānaḥ) - while hearing (hearing, listening)

• चरितम् (caritam) - the deeds, history (conduct, deeds, character, history)

• महत् (mahat) - great (deeds) (great, mighty, large)

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - The king addressing Vaiśampāyana. (Janamejaya (name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parīkṣit)

Note: Subject of `uvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

Root vac (2P) in perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb for Janamejaya.

दिशाम् (diśām) - of the directions

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Note: Refers to the four cardinal directions.

अभिजयम् (abhijayam) - the conquest (of the directions) (conquest, victory)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhijaya

abhijaya - conquest, victory, triumph

Derived from abhi-ji (to conquer).

Prefix: abhi

Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Object of `anukīrtaya`.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - The speaker (Janamejaya) addressing Vaiśampāyana. (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, holy man, supreme reality (brahman)

Note: Vocative addressing Vaiśampāyana.

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, at length

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extension, expanse, detail

Note: Adverbial use of instrumental.

अनुकीर्तय (anukīrtaya) - please recount (recount, describe, proclaim)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of anukīrt

Imperative active second person singular

Root kīrt (10U) with prefix anu-

Prefix: anu

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Command/request to Vaiśampāyana.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the verb `tṛpyāmi`.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

तृप्यामि (tṛpyāmi) - I am satisfied, I am content

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tṛp

Present active first person singular

Root tṛp (4P) in present tense.

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Subject is implied 'I' (Janamejaya).

पूर्वेषाम् (pūrveṣām) - of my ancestors (the Pāṇḍavas) (of the former ones, of the ancestors)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, previous, eastern, ancient

Note: Refers to the Pandavas and their lineage.

शृण्वानः (śṛṇvānaḥ) - while hearing (hearing, listening)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvāna

śṛṇvāna - hearing, listening

Present Active Participle (Ātmanepada)

From root śru (to hear) with `śānac` suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Participle, acting adverbially modifying the implied subject of `tṛpyāmi`.

चरितम् (caritam) - the deeds, history (conduct, deeds, character, history)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - conduct, deeds, character, life-story

Past Passive Participle (used as noun)

From root car (to move, to behave).

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Object of `śṛṇvānaḥ`.

महत् (mahat) - great (deeds) (great, mighty, large)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Note: Agrees with `caritam`.