महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-184, verse-1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
अत्रैव च सरस्वत्या गीतं परपुरंजय ।
पृष्टया मुनिना वीर शृणु तार्क्ष्येण धीमता ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
atraiva ca sarasvatyā gītaṁ parapuraṁjaya ,
pṛṣṭayā muninā vīra śṛṇu tārkṣyeṇa dhīmatā.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca atra eva ca sarasvatyā gītam
parapuraṃjaya pṛṣṭayā muninā vīra śṛṇu tārkṣyeṇa dhīmatā

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: 'O conqueror of foes, O hero, listen! Right here, a song was sung by Sarasvatī, who was questioned by the wise sage Tārkṣya.'

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• च (ca) - and, also

• सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā) - by Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge)

• गीतम् (gītam) - a song (sung, chanted, recited)

• परपुरंजय (parapuraṁjaya) - O conqueror of enemy cities/forts

• पृष्टया (pṛṣṭayā) - by her who was questioned, by the questioned one

• मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage, by the ascetic

• वीर (vīra) - O hero, O valiant one

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• तार्क्ष्येण (tārkṣyeṇa) - by Tārkṣya

• धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise, intelligent

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (a celebrated sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect

Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सरस्वत्या (sarasvatyā) - by Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (goddess of learning, music, and art; also a river)

गीतम् (gītam) - a song (sung, chanted, recited)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gīta

gīta - sung, song, chant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gai (to sing).

Root: gai (class 1)

परपुरंजय (parapuraṁjaya) - O conqueror of enemy cities/forts

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of parapuraṃjaya

parapuraṁjaya - conqueror of enemy cities/forts

Compound: para (enemy) + pura (city) + jaya (conquering).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+pura+jaya)

• para – other, enemy
  adjective (masculine)
• pura – city, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)

पृष्टया (pṛṣṭayā) - by her who was questioned, by the questioned one

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root prach (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage, by the ascetic

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit

वीर (vīra) - O hero, O valiant one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, warrior, brave man

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

Imperative

Imperative, 2nd person singular, active voice of root śru.

Root: śru (class 5)

तार्क्ष्येण (tārkṣyeṇa) - by Tārkṣya

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tārkṣya

tārkṣya - Tārkṣya (a name, often associated with Garuḍa or a sage)

धीमता (dhīmatā) - by the wise, intelligent

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious

Derived from dhī (intellect) with matup suffix.