महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-39, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
भगवञ्श्रोतुमिच्छामि पार्थस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।
विस्तरेण कथामेतां यथास्त्राण्युपलब्धवान् ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
bhagavañśrotumicchāmi pārthasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ ,
vistareṇa kathāmetāṁ yathāstrāṇyupalabdhavān.

1. janamejaya uvāca bhagavan śrotum icchāmi pārthasya
akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ vistareṇa kathām etām yathā astrāṇi upalabdhvān

1. Janamejaya said: 'O revered one (Bhagavan), I wish to hear in detail this narrative of Partha (Arjuna), whose actions are untiring, specifically how he acquired the divine weapons.'

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O venerable one

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna (of Partha)

• अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - of him whose deeds are unhindered, of him of untiring actions

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, narrative

• एताम् (etām) - this

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

• अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - divine weapons (weapons, missiles)

• उपलब्ध्वान् (upalabdhvān) - obtained, acquired, perceived

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, descendant of the Pāṇḍavas)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

3rd person singular, active voice. Reduplicated form of 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O revered one, O venerable one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, venerable, divine, revered

Agent noun from root bhaj

Root: bhaj (class 1)

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear, for hearing

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive from root śru with suffix -tum

Root: śru (class 5)

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

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

Present tense

1st person singular, active voice. From root iṣ (class 6) with present stem `iccha`.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

पार्थस्य (pārthasya) - of Arjuna (of Partha)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kunti), Arjuna

Patronymic from Pṛthā

अक्लिष्टकर्मणः (akliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ) - of him whose deeds are unhindered, of him of untiring actions

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of akliṣṭakarman

akliṣṭakarman - whose actions (karma) are untiring, unwearied, unhindered, performed without effort

Bahuvrihi compound: 'a' (negation) + 'kliṣṭa' (wearied/hindered) + 'karman' (action)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kliṣṭa+karman)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kliṣṭa – troubled, weary, hindered, painful
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kliś (to trouble, afflict) with suffix -kta
  Root: kliś (class 4)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do) with suffix -man
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used as a substantive, referring to Partha.

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extension, elaboration, detail, breadth

From prefix vi + root stṛ (to spread)

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 9)

कथाम् (kathām) - story, narrative

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

Root: kath (class 10)

एताम् (etām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'kathām'.

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces an indirect question.

अस्त्राणि (astrāṇi) - divine weapons (weapons, missiles)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of astra

astra - weapon, missile, magical weapon

Root: as (class 4)

उपलब्ध्वान् (upalabdhvān) - obtained, acquired, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upalabh

upalabh - to obtain, to acquire, to perceive, to experience

Past Active Participle (kvāsu)

From prefix upa + root labh (to obtain) + -vat suffix. Masculine singular nominative.

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies an implied 'he' (Arjuna).