महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-208, verse-1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ब्रह्मणो यस्तृतीयस्तु पुत्रः कुरुकुलोद्वह ।
तस्यापवसुता भार्या प्रजास्तस्यापि मे शृणु ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
brahmaṇo yastṛtīyastu putraḥ kurukulodvaha ,
tasyāpavasutā bhāryā prajāstasyāpi me śṛṇu.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca | brahmaṇaḥ yaḥ tṛtīyaḥ tu putraḥ
kurukulodvaha | tasya apavasutā bhāryā prajāḥ tasya api me śṛṇu

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: O upholder of the Kuru lineage, listen to me about the progeny of Brahmā's third son. His wife was Apavasutā.

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• कुरुकुलोद्वह (kurukulodvaha) - Refers to Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahābhārata. (O upholder of the Kuru lineage)

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (his, of him)

• अपवसुता (apavasutā) - The name of the wife of Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (Apavasutā (a proper noun))

• भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

• प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, offspring, descendants

• तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (his, of him)

• अपि (api) - also, even

• मे (me) - From me (Mārkaṇḍeya). (from me, to me, by me, my)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - name of a sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form from √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), prayer, sacred word, the Absolute (brahman)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

तृतीयः (tṛtīyaḥ) - third

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tṛtīya

tṛtīya - third

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

कुरुकुलोद्वह (kurukulodvaha) - Refers to Janamejaya, the listener of the Mahābhārata. (O upholder of the Kuru lineage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurukulodvaha

kurukulodvaha - upholder of the Kuru lineage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+kula+udvaha)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king and his dynasty)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race
  noun (neuter)
• udvaha – bearer, upholder, supporter
  noun (masculine)
  From ud-√vah (to carry up)
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Refers to Janamejaya.

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपवसुता (apavasutā) - The name of the wife of Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (Apavasutā (a proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of apavasutā

apavasutā - name of a woman

भार्या (bhāryā) - wife

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāryā

bhāryā - wife, woman to be supported

Gerundive

From √bhṛ (to bear, support) + -ya. Means 'one to be maintained/supported'.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

प्रजाः (prajāḥ) - progeny, offspring, descendants

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - progeny, offspring, subjects, people

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

तस्य (tasya) - Refers to Brahmā's third son (Aṅgiras). (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - From me (Mārkaṇḍeya). (from me, to me, by me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

Dative/Genitive/Ablative singular form of 'aham'

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

Imperative Active

Root: śru (class 5)