महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-136, verse-3

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमा गाथा देवैरुदाहृताः ।
ऋषिरासीत्पुरा पुत्र बालधिर्नाम वीर्यवान् ॥३॥

3. atrāpyudāharantīmā gāthā devairudāhṛtāḥ ,
ṛṣirāsītpurā putra bāladhirnāma vīryavān.

3. atra api udāharanti imāḥ gāthāḥ devaiḥ udāhṛtāḥ
ṛṣiḥ āsīt purā putra bāladhiḥ nāma vīryavān

3. Here, they also recount these verses spoken by the gods: 'O son, formerly there was a mighty sage named Bāladhi.'

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• अपि (api) - also, even

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they recount, they mention

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses, songs

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• उदाहृताः (udāhṛtāḥ) - spoken, recounted, cited

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• पुत्र (putra) - son, O son

• बालधिः (bāladhiḥ) - Bāladhi

• नाम (nāma) - named, by name

• वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty, powerful, valorous

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they cite, they recount, they mention

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of udāhṛ

Present Active

from root hṛ- (class 1) with prefixes ud- and ā-

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Can also be accusative plural feminine

गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses, songs

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gāthā

gāthā - song, verse, stanza, sacred text

Note: Can also be accusative plural feminine

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

उदाहृताः (udāhṛtāḥ) - spoken, recounted, cited

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - spoken, cited, recounted

Past Passive Participle

from root hṛ- (class 1) with prefixes ud- and ā-

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

from root as- (class 2)

Root: as (class 2)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

पुत्र (putra) - son, O son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

बालधिः (bāladhiḥ) - Bāladhi

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāladhi

bāladhi - name of a sage

नाम (nāma) - named, by name

(indeclinable)

accusative singular neuter of nāman used adverbially

Note: used adverbially

वीर्यवान् (vīryavān) - mighty, powerful, valorous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīryavat

vīryavat - mighty, powerful, valorous, heroic

possessive suffix -vat