महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-10, verse-6

अत्र ते वर्तयिष्यामि महदाख्यानमुत्तमम् ।
सुरभ्याश्चैव संवादमिन्द्रस्य च विशां पते ॥६॥

6. atra te vartayiṣyāmi mahadākhyānamuttamam ,
surabhyāścaiva saṁvādamindrasya ca viśāṁ pate.

6. atra te vartayiṣyāmi mahat ākhyānam uttamam
surabhyāḥ ca eva saṃvādam indrasya ca viśām pate

6. Here, O lord of men (viśām pate), I will relate to you a great and excellent narrative: the dialogue between Surabhī and Indra.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, now

• ते (te) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (to you, for you)

• वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I will relate, I will tell

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, excellent

• आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, tale, story

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

• सुरभ्याः (surabhyāḥ) - Referring to the divine cow (of Surabhī)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - Referring to the king of gods (of Indra)

• च (ca) - and

• विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of men

• पते (pate) - Addressing the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O lord, O master)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter, now

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - Refers to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (to you, for you)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

2nd person pronoun, dative/genitive singular (enclitic form).

Note: Indirect object of 'vartayiṣyāmi'.

वर्तयिष्यामि (vartayiṣyāmi) - I will relate, I will tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vart

Future Active

Causative stem of root 'vṛt' (to turn, exist) in Future Tense, 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

महत् (mahat) - great, large, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, excellent, noble

Note: Qualifies 'ākhyānam'.

आख्यानम् (ākhyānam) - narrative, tale, story

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyāna

ākhyāna - narrative, story, tale, legend

Action noun

Derived from the root 'khyā' (to tell, speak) with the prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'vartayiṣyāmi'.

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent, best, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, supreme, chief

Superlative adjective.

Note: Qualifies 'ākhyānam'.

सुरभ्याः (surabhyāḥ) - Referring to the divine cow (of Surabhī)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of surabhi

surabhi - Surabhī (name of a mythical cow), fragrant, pleasant

Note: Indicates one of the participants in the dialogue.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, discourse, agreement

Action noun

Derived from the root 'vad' (to speak) with the prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Functions as an appositive to 'ākhyānam'.

इन्द्रस्य (indrasya) - Referring to the king of gods (of Indra)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra (name of the chief Vedic deity)

Note: Indicates the other participant in the dialogue.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

विशाम् (viśām) - of people, of men

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, inhabitants, subjects, common people

Note: Part of the vocative compound 'viśām pate'.

पते (pate) - Addressing the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (O lord, O master)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband, owner

Note: Forms the compound 'viśām pate', meaning 'lord of people' or 'king'.