महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-46, verse-4

सूत उवाच ।
एवमुक्तस्तदा राज्ञा व्यासशिष्यः प्रतापवान् ।
आचचक्षे यथावृत्तं तत्सर्वं सर्ववेदवित् ॥४॥

4. sūta uvāca ,
evamuktastadā rājñā vyāsaśiṣyaḥ pratāpavān ,
ācacakṣe yathāvṛttaṁ tatsarvaṁ sarvavedavit.

4. sūtaḥ uvāca evam uktaḥ tadā rājñā vyāsaśiṣyaḥ
pratāpavān ācacakṣe yathāvṛttam tat sarvam sarvavedavit

4. Sūta said: Thus addressed by the king, the glorious disciple of Vyāsa, who knew all the Vedas, then narrated everything just as it had happened.

4. סוּטַה אמר, כשפנה אליו המלך כך, תלמידו האדיר של וְיָאסַה, היודע את כל הוֵדוֹת, סיפר את הכול כפי שהיה.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator of the Mahābhārata) (Sūta (a proper name), charioteer, bard)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the king) (spoken, said, addressed)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king (Janamejaya) (by the king)

• व्यासशिष्यः (vyāsaśiṣyaḥ) - the disciple of Vyāsa (Vaiśampāyana) (Vyāsa's disciple, disciple of Vyāsa)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the glorious one (glorious, mighty, powerful, majestic)

• आचचक्षे (ācacakṣe) - he narrated (he narrated, he told)

• यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - everything just as it had happened (as it happened, the events as they occurred)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the events) (that, all that)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of it) (all, entire, whole)

• सर्ववेदवित् (sarvavedavit) - the knower of all Vedas (knower of all Vedas, omniscient)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Sūta (the narrator of the Mahābhārata) (Sūta (a proper name), charioteer, bard)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, Sūta (proper name)

Note: The speaker of the verse

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - addressed (by the king) (spoken, said, addressed)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told, addressed

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to Vyāsa's disciple

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' (that) + 'dā' suffix indicating time.

Note: Adverb of time

राज्ञा (rājñā) - by the king (Janamejaya) (by the king)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

व्यासशिष्यः (vyāsaśiṣyaḥ) - the disciple of Vyāsa (Vaiśampāyana) (Vyāsa's disciple, disciple of Vyāsa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsaśiṣya

vyāsaśiṣya - disciple of Vyāsa

Compound of Vyāsa (proper name) and śiṣya (disciple).

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (vyāsa+śiṣya)

• vyāsa – Vyāsa (proper name, a revered sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śiṣya – disciple, student, pupil
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'śās' (to teach) with suffix 'ya'.
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Refers to Vaiśampāyana

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - the glorious one (glorious, mighty, powerful, majestic)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - possessing glory, mighty, powerful, splendid

Derived from 'pratāpa' (glory, majesty) with suffix '-vat'.

Note: Refers to Vaiśampāyana

आचचक्षे (ācacakṣe) - he narrated (he narrated, he told)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of ācakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - everything just as it had happened (as it happened, the events as they occurred)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathāvṛtta

yathāvṛtta - as it happened, according to occurrence, factual account

Compound of yathā (as, according to) and vṛtta (happened, occurred).

Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, like, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, past, conduct, event
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist, to happen).
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used substantively, refers to the entire story.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the events) (that, all that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of it) (all, entire, whole)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Used as an adjective agreeing with 'tat'

सर्ववेदवित् (sarvavedavit) - the knower of all Vedas (knower of all Vedas, omniscient)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvavedavid

sarvavedavid - knower of all Vedas

Compound of sarva (all), veda (Vedas), and vid (knower).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+veda+vid)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vid' (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vid – knower, learned
  adjective
  Agent noun from root 'vid'
  From root 'vid' (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Refers to Vaiśampāyana

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