महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-175, verse-3

तं शंससि भयाविष्टमापन्नमरिकर्षणम् ।
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥३॥

3. taṁ śaṁsasi bhayāviṣṭamāpannamarikarṣaṇam ,
etadicchāmyahaṁ śrotuṁ paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me.

3. tam śaṃsasi bhayāviṣṭam āpannam arikarṣaṇam
etat icchāmi aham śrotum param kautūhalam hi me

3. You describe him, the subduer of foes, as overcome with fear and fallen into distress. I truly desire to hear this, for my curiosity is immense.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Bhīmasena) (him, that)

• शंससि (śaṁsasi) - you (Vaiśampāyana) describe (you praise, you recite, you describe)

• भयाविष्टम् (bhayāviṣṭam) - overcome with fear (overcome with fear, terrified)

• आपन्नम् (āpannam) - fallen into distress (distressed, fallen into trouble, obtained)

• अरिकर्षणम् (arikarṣaṇam) - the subduer of foes (tormentor of enemies, subduer of foes)

• एतत् (etat) - this (story/account) (this)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I desire, I wish)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Janamejaya) (I)

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

• परम् (param) - immense (supreme, highest, great, extreme)

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, spectacle)

• हि (hi) - for (indeed, surely, for, because)

• मे (me) - my (curiosity) (to me, for me, my)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Bhīmasena) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'śaṃsasi'.

शंससि (śaṁsasi) - you (Vaiśampāyana) describe (you praise, you recite, you describe)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of śaṃs

Present tense, 2nd person singular

From root śaṃs (to praise, recite).

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

भयाविष्टम् (bhayāviṣṭam) - overcome with fear (overcome with fear, terrified)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhayāviṣṭa

bhayāviṣṭa - overcome/possessed by fear

Compound of bhaya (fear) and āviṣṭa (entered, possessed).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhaya+āviṣṭa)

• bhaya – fear, dread, terror
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhī (class 3)
• āviṣṭa – entered, possessed, overcome, pervaded
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root viś (to enter) with prefix ā-.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

आपन्नम् (āpannam) - fallen into distress (distressed, fallen into trouble, obtained)

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āpanna

āpanna - distressed, fallen into, obtained, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root pad (to go) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Used adjectivally.

अरिकर्षणम् (arikarṣaṇam) - the subduer of foes (tormentor of enemies, subduer of foes)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of arikarṣaṇa

arikarṣaṇa - tormentor/subduer of enemies

Compound of ari (enemy) and karṣaṇa (drawing, harassing, tormenting).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+karṣaṇa)

• ari – enemy, foe, rival
  noun (masculine)
• karṣaṇa – drawing, pulling, tormenting, distressing
  noun (neuter)
  Agent noun / Action noun
  From root kṛṣ (to drag, pull, torment) + Lyuṭ/Aṇ suffix.
  Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this (story/account) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this here

Note: Object of 'icchāmi'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I desire (I desire, I wish)

(verb)

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

Present tense, 1st person singular

From root iṣ (to desire).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I (Janamejaya) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'icchāmi'.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear (to hear, to listen)

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root śru (to hear) + tumun suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

परम् (param) - immense (supreme, highest, great, extreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate, great

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, spectacle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, interest, desire

Derived from kutūhala.

हि (hi) - for (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle used for emphasis or causation.

मे (me) - my (curiosity) (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Possessive, 'to me' implying 'mine'.