महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-192, verse-3

कथां वेत्सि मुने दिव्यां मनुष्योरगरक्षसाम् ।
एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं तत्त्वेन कथितं द्विज ॥३॥

3. kathāṁ vetsi mune divyāṁ manuṣyoragarakṣasām ,
etadicchāmyahaṁ śrotuṁ tattvena kathitaṁ dvija.

3. kathām vetsi mune divyām manuṣyoragarākṣasām
etat icchāmi aham śrotum tattvena kathitam dvija

3. O sage (muni), you know the divine story concerning humans, serpents, and rākṣasas. I desire to hear this truly narrated, O brahmin (dvija).

Words meanings summery:

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

• वेत्सि (vetsi) - you know, you understand

• मुने (mune) - The speaker is addressing a sage. (O sage, O ascetic)

• दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, celestial, heavenly, excellent

• मनुष्योरगराक्षसाम् (manuṣyoragarākṣasām) - Refers to stories involving these three types of beings. (of men, serpents, and rākṣasas (demons))

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the story mentioned previously. (this, this one)

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

• अहम् (aham) - I

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

• तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - 'accurately' in the context of narration. (truly, accurately, in essence, in reality)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - The story that has been narrated. (narrated, told, spoken)

• द्विज (dvija) - The speaker is addressing a brahmin. (O twice-born, O brahmin)

Words meanings and morphology

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, fable

Feminine noun derived from root kath

Root: kath (class 10)

वेत्सि (vetsi) - you know, you understand

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

2nd person singular, root vid (class 2, parasmaipada), irregular in present tense

Root: vid (class 2)

मुने (mune) - The speaker is addressing a sage. (O sage, O ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, recluse, saint

Masculine noun, i-stem

Root: man (class 4)

दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, celestial, heavenly, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, excellent, beautiful

Derived from div (heaven)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Agrees with kathām

मनुष्योरगराक्षसाम् (manuṣyoragarākṣasām) - Refers to stories involving these three types of beings. (of men, serpents, and rākṣasas (demons))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manuṣyoragarākṣasa

manuṣyoragarākṣasa - a collective term for humans, serpents (nagas), and rākṣasas

Compound noun

Compound type : dvandva (manuṣya+uraga+rākṣasa)

• manuṣya – human, man
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• uraga – serpent, snake (literally 'chest-goer')
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: uras
  Root: gam (class 1)
• rākṣasa – rākṣasa, demon, evil spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)

Note: Compound in genitive plural, referring to 'of (men, serpents, and rākṣasas)'

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the story mentioned previously. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative

Note: Refers to kathām (story)

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

(verb)

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

Present active indicative

1st person singular, root iṣ (class 6, parasmaipada)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

1st person singular nominative

Note: Subject of icchāmi

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, to listen

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root śru (class 5, parasmaipada)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Expresses purpose 'to hear'

तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - 'accurately' in the context of narration. (truly, accurately, in essence, in reality)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle

Neuter noun

Root: tad

कथितम् (kathitam) - The story that has been narrated. (narrated, told, spoken)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kath (class 10), -ta suffix

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Describes etat (the story)

द्विज (dvija) - The speaker is addressing a brahmin. (O twice-born, O brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth, snake

Masculine noun, derived from dvi (twice) and jan (born)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective
  Derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to the sage (muni)