महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-109, verse-6

लोमश उवाच ।
यथाश्रुतमिदं पूर्वमस्माभिररिकर्शन ।
तदेकाग्रमना राजन्निबोध गदतो मम ॥६॥

6. lomaśa uvāca ,
yathāśrutamidaṁ pūrvamasmābhirarikarśana ,
tadekāgramanā rājannibodha gadato mama.

6. lomaśaḥ uvāca | yathāśrutam idam pūrvam asmābhiḥ
arikarśana | tat ekāgramanāḥ rājan nibodha gadataḥ mama

6. Lomasha said: "O destroyer of foes (arikarśana), this account was heard by us previously. Therefore, O King, listen with a focused mind as I narrate it."

Words meanings summery:

• लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - Lomasha (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यथाश्रुतम् (yathāśrutam) - as heard, according to what was heard

• इदम् (idam) - this

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• अरिकर्शन (arikarśana) - An address to a king, like Arjuna (O destroyer of enemies)

• तत् (tat) - therefore, then, in that case

• एकाग्रमनाः (ekāgramanāḥ) - with a concentrated mind, single-minded, focused

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• निबोध (nibodha) - listen, understand, perceive

• गदतः (gadataḥ) - of one speaking, while speaking

• मम (mama) - of me, my

Words meanings and morphology

लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - Lomasha (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lomaśa

lomaśa - hairy, shaggy; Name of a sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of uvāca

perfect tense

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

यथाश्रुतम् (yathāśrutam) - as heard, according to what was heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathāśruta

yathāśruta - as heard, according to tradition or hearsay

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śruta)

• yathā – as, like, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• śruta – heard, listened to, revealed (Veda)
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śru (to hear).
  Root: śru (class 5)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

(indeclinable)

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

अरिकर्शन (arikarśana) - An address to a king, like Arjuna (O destroyer of enemies)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arikarśana

arikarśana - destroyer of foes, enemy-tormentor

Compound type : tatpurusha (ari+karśana)

• ari – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
• karśana – emaciating, tormenting, destroyer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  Derived from root kṛś (to make lean, to torment).
  Root: kṛś (class 1)

तत् (tat) - therefore, then, in that case

(indeclinable)

एकाग्रमनाः (ekāgramanāḥ) - with a concentrated mind, single-minded, focused

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekāgramanas

ekāgramanas - having a concentrated mind, attentive, resolute

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ekāgra+manas)

• ekāgra – one-pointed, concentrated, fixed on one object
  adjective (neuter)
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

निबोध (nibodha) - listen, understand, perceive

(verb)

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

imperative mood

Imperative mood, 2nd person singular, active voice. Formed from root budh (to know) with upasarga ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

गदतः (gadataḥ) - of one speaking, while speaking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gadat

gadat - speaking, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gad (to speak).

Root: gad (class 1)

मम (mama) - of me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)