महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-6, verse-17

एतत्सर्वं यथातत्त्वं देवर्षे वदतस्तव ।
श्रोतुमिच्छाम सहिताः परं कौतूहलं हि नः ॥१७॥

17. etatsarvaṁ yathātattvaṁ devarṣe vadatastava ,
śrotumicchāma sahitāḥ paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi naḥ.

17. etat sarvam yathātattvam devarṣe vadataḥ tava
śrotum icchāma sahitāḥ param kautūhalam hi naḥ

17. O divine sage, as you speak, we, assembled together, wish to hear all this as it truly is, for indeed, our curiosity is immense.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole

• यथातत्त्वम् (yathātattvam) - as it truly is, according to the reality/truth

• देवर्षे (devarṣe) - O divine sage Nārada (O divine sage)

• वदतः (vadataḥ) - from you (who are) speaking (of one speaking, from one speaking)

• तव (tava) - your, from you

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• इच्छाम (icchāma) - we wish, we desire

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - we, who are assembled (assembled, together)

• परम् (param) - great, supreme, utmost

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity

• हि (hi) - indeed, for

• नः (naḥ) - for us, on our part (our, for us)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

यथातत्त्वम् (yathātattvam) - as it truly is, according to the reality/truth

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tattva)

• yathā – as, just as
  indeclinable
• tattva – truth, reality, essence
  noun (neuter)

देवर्षे (devarṣe) - O divine sage Nārada (O divine sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, divine being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

वदतः (vadataḥ) - from you (who are) speaking (of one speaking, from one speaking)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

From root 'vad' (to speak) in the present tense, active voice.

Root: vad (class 1)

तव (tava) - your, from you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(verb)

Infinitive

Infinitive form from root 'śru'.

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छाम (icchāma) - we wish, we desire

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Desiderative stem, Present Indicative

First person plural, present indicative, active voice, from the desiderative stem 'iccha' of root 'iṣ'.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - we, who are assembled (assembled, together)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, united, assembled

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

परम् (param) - great, supreme, utmost

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, great

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness

हि (hi) - indeed, for

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - for us, on our part (our, for us)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us