महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-182, verse-6

राज्ञां राजीवनेत्रोसौ कुमारः पृथिवीपते ।
तेषां च तद्यथावृत्तं कथयामास वै तदा ॥६॥

6. rājñāṁ rājīvanetrosau kumāraḥ pṛthivīpate ,
teṣāṁ ca tadyathāvṛttaṁ kathayāmāsa vai tadā.

6. rājñāṃ rājīvanetraḥ asau kumāraḥ pṛthivīpate
teṣāṃ ca tat yathāvṛttaṃ kathayāmāsa vai tadā

6. O King (pṛthivīpati), that lotus-eyed prince then narrated to those kings (rājñām) exactly what had happened.

Words meanings summery:

• राज्ञां (rājñāṁ) - of the kings

• राजीवनेत्रः (rājīvanetraḥ) - lotus-eyed

• असौ (asau) - that (one)

• कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - prince, young man

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth, O king

• तेषां (teṣāṁ) - to them, of them

• च (ca) - and, also

• तत् (tat) - that

• यथावृत्तं (yathāvṛttaṁ) - as it happened, the true state of affairs, the account of events

• कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he narrated, he told

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

राज्ञां (rājñāṁ) - of the kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem.

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Refers to the Haihaya kings, used as dative with 'kathayāmāsa'.

राजीवनेत्रः (rājīvanetraḥ) - lotus-eyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājīvanetra

rājīvanetra - lotus-eyed, having eyes like lotuses

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (rājīva+netra)

• rājīva – lotus, water-lily
  noun (neuter)
• netra – eye, leader
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'nī' (to lead).
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kumāraḥ'.

असौ (asau) - that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the prince.

कुमारः (kumāraḥ) - prince, young man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kumāra

kumāra - boy, youth, prince, son

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth, O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : Tatpurusha (genitive) (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressing the listener of this narration.

तेषां (teṣāṁ) - to them, of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used as dative for the indirect object 'to them'. Refers to the Haihaya kings.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the 'yathāvṛttaṃ'.

यथावृत्तं (yathāvṛttaṁ) - as it happened, the true state of affairs, the account of events

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yathāvṛtta

yathāvṛtta - as it happened, true story, account of events

Compound formed from 'yathā' (as, how) and 'vṛtta' (happened, occurred).

Compound type : Avyayibhava (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, past event, conduct
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vṛt' (to be, to exist, to happen) with suffix 'kta'.
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: The direct object of 'kathayāmāsa'.

कथयामास (kathayāmāsa) - he narrated, he told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of kath

Perfect tense

A periphrastic perfect form, usually formed with an auxilliary verb 'ās'.

Root: kath (class 10)

वै (vai) - indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

An emphatic particle.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from 'tad'.

Note: Temporal adverb.