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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-258, verse-5

एतन्मे भगवन्सर्वं सम्यगाख्यातुमर्हसि ।
श्रोतुमिच्छामि चरितं रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ॥५॥
5. etanme bhagavansarvaṁ samyagākhyātumarhasi ,
śrotumicchāmi caritaṁ rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ.
5. etat me bhagavan sarvam samyak ākhyātum arhasi
śrotum icchāmi caritam rāmasya akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ
5. My Lord, you ought to narrate all of this to me properly. I wish to hear the life story (caritam) of Rama, whose actions are faultless.

Words meanings summery:

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  • एतत् (etat) - Refers to all the questions asked in the previous verse. (this, all this)
  • मे (me) - to me, for me, my
  • भगवन् (bhagavan) - Yudhishthira addressing Markandeya. (O Lord, O venerable one)
  • सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire
  • सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely
  • आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to narrate, to explain
  • अर्हसि (arhasi) - 'You ought to' or 'you are able to'. (you ought, you deserve, you are able)
  • श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear
  • इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
  • चरितम् (caritam) - The life story or narrative of Rama. (deeds, conduct, history, life story)
  • रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama
  • अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - An epithet for Rama. (of one whose actions are unblemished/faultless)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - Refers to all the questions asked in the previous verse. (this, all this)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, these
Note: Demonstrative pronoun.
मे (me) - to me, for me, my
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, we
Note: Enclitic pronominal form.
भगवन् (bhagavan) - Yudhishthira addressing Markandeya. (O Lord, O venerable one)
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat
bhagavat - lord, venerable, worshipful, divine
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
Note: Agrees with `etat`.
सम्यक् (samyak) - properly, correctly, completely
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form of `samyañc`.
Prefix: sam
Root: añc
Note: Adverb.
आख्यातुम् (ākhyātum) - to narrate, to explain
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
From √khyā with prefix ā
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
Note: Infinitive expressing purpose.
अर्हसि (arhasi) - 'You ought to' or 'you are able to'. (you ought, you deserve, you are able)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh
Present active second person singular
From √arh (1st class), Present (laṭ) second person singular, active voice
Root: arh (class 1)
श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear
(indeclinable)
Infinitive
From √śru (5th class)
Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Infinitive.
इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ
Present active first person singular
From desiderative stem √iṣ + -ccha-, Present (laṭ) first person singular, active voice
Root: iṣ (class 6)
चरितम् (caritam) - The life story or narrative of Rama. (deeds, conduct, history, life story)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of carita
carita - conduct, action, history, life story
Past Passive Participle (substantivized)
From √car (1st class) 'to move, to behave'
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Object of `icchāmi`.
रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rama
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma
rāma - Rama, delightful, pleasing
Note: Possessive of `caritam`.
अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - An epithet for Rama. (of one whose actions are unblemished/faultless)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of akliṣṭakarman
akliṣṭakarman - one whose actions are unblemished, faultless in action
Bahuvrīhi compound: a (not) + kliṣṭa (distressed/blemished, PPP of √kliś) + karman (action)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (a+kliṣṭa+karman)
  • a – not, un-, in-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • kliṣṭa – distressed, afflicted, blemished, troubled
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    From √kliś (4th class) 'to torment, afflict'
    Root: kliś (class 4)
  • karman – action, deed, work, ritual, destiny
    noun (neuter)
    From √kṛ 'to do'
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Adjective agreeing with `rāmasya`.