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.

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