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.

17. הו חוזה אלוהי, כולנו יחד רוצים לשמוע ממך את כל זה כפי שהוא באמת, כי סקרנותנו גדולה.

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

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