महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-46, verse-5

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
शृणु मे विस्तरेणेमां कथां भरतसत्तम ।
भूय एव महाराज यदि ते श्रवणे मतिः ॥५॥

5. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
śṛṇu me vistareṇemāṁ kathāṁ bharatasattama ,
bhūya eva mahārāja yadi te śravaṇe matiḥ.

5. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca śṛṇu me vistareṇa imām kathām
bharatasattama bhūyaḥ eva mahārāja yadi te śravaṇe matiḥ

5. Vaiśampāyana said: O best of the Bhāratas, listen to this story from me in detail, O great king, if you still have an inclination to hear.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (Vyāsa's disciple, the narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya) (Vaiśampāyana (a proper name))

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

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

• मे (me) - from me (genitive or dative of relationship/source) (to me, for me, my, from me)

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail (in detail, extensively)

• इमाम् (imām) - this (story) (this (fem. acc. sg.))

• कथाम् (kathām) - story (story, tale, narration)

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bhāratas (Janamejaya, king of the Kuru dynasty) (O best of the Bhāratas)

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, once more (again, further, more, repeatedly)

• एव (eva) - indeed, still (emphatic particle) (only, just, indeed, truly)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (Janamejaya) (O great king, O emperor)

• यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

• ते (te) - to you, for you (dative of interest) (to you, for you, your)

• श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - in listening, for hearing (in listening, in hearing, concerning hearing)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - inclination, desire (mind, thought, intention, inclination, opinion)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (Vyāsa's disciple, the narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya) (Vaiśampāyana (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a proper name, sage and disciple of Vyāsa)

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)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - from me (genitive or dative of relationship/source) (to me, for me, my, from me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail (in detail, extensively)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extension, elaboration, detail, breadth

From prefix 'vi' + root 'stṛ' (to spread).

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

इमाम् (imām) - this (story) (this (fem. acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Demonstrative pronoun

कथाम् (kathām) - story (story, tale, narration)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narration, discourse

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bhāratas (Janamejaya, king of the Kuru dynasty) (O best of the Bhāratas)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best among the Bhāratas, chief of the Bhārata race

Compound of bharata (name of a dynasty/race) and sattama (best/most excellent).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, name of a race or dynasty, India
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective
  Superlative suffix 'tama' added to 'sat' (good/existent).

Note: Superlative form used as an address

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, once more (again, further, more, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Comparative form of 'bahu' (much) used as an adverb.

Note: Adverb

एव (eva) - indeed, still (emphatic particle) (only, just, indeed, truly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (Janamejaya) (O great king, O emperor)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor, sovereign

Compound of mahā (great) and rāja (king).

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

यदि (yadi) - if (if, in case)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conditional particle

ते (te) - to you, for you (dative of interest) (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

Note: Enclitic form

श्रवणे (śravaṇe) - in listening, for hearing (in listening, in hearing, concerning hearing)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śravaṇa

śravaṇa - hearing, listening, ear, reputation

From root 'śru' (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Locative case used to indicate the object of inclination.

मतिः (matiḥ) - inclination, desire (mind, thought, intention, inclination, opinion)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intelligence, opinion, inclination, desire

From root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)