महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-39, verse-8

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
कथयिष्यामि ते तात कथामेतां महात्मनः ।
दिव्यां कौरवशार्दूल महतीमद्भुतोपमाम् ॥८॥

8. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
kathayiṣyāmi te tāta kathāmetāṁ mahātmanaḥ ,
divyāṁ kauravaśārdūla mahatīmadbhutopamām.

8. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca kathayiṣyāmi te tāta kathām etām
mahātmanaḥ divyām kauravaśārdūla mahatīm adbhutopamām

8. Vaiśampāyana said: "O dear father, O tiger among Kurus, I will narrate to you this great, wondrous, and divine story of the great soul (Arjuna)."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (Name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will narrate (I will narrate, I will tell)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

• तात (tāta) - dear father (O Janamejaya) (dear one, father (vocative))

• कथाम् (kathām) - this story (story, tale, narrative)

• एताम् (etām) - this (story) (this)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul (Arjuna) (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

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

• कौरवशार्दूल (kauravaśārdūla) - O tiger among Kurus (O Janamejaya) (O tiger among the Kurus)

• महतीम् (mahatīm) - great (great, large, important)

• अद्भुतोपमाम् (adbhutopamām) - wondrous, miraculous (resembling a wonder, wondrous)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (Name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect form of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

कथयिष्यामि (kathayiṣyāmi) - I will narrate (I will narrate, I will tell)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of kath

Future tense, causative stem of kath (root from kṛt)

Root: kath (class 10)

ते (te) - to you (to you, for you, your)

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Enclitic form of yuṣmad.

तात (tāta) - dear father (O Janamejaya) (dear one, father (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father, son

Note: Addressed to King Janamejaya.

कथाम् (kathām) - this story (story, tale, narrative)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative

एताम् (etām) - this (story) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Agrees with 'kathām'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great soul (Arjuna) (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnificent

Compound: mahā (great) + ātman (soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, vital breath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine (divine, celestial)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

Derived from div (heaven)

Note: Agrees with 'kathām'.

कौरवशार्दूल (kauravaśārdūla) - O tiger among Kurus (O Janamejaya) (O tiger among the Kurus)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kauravaśārdūla

kauravaśārdūla - tiger among the Kurus

Compound: kaurava (of the Kurus) + śārdūla (tiger)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kaurava+śārdūla)

• kaurava – descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from Kuru with suffix -a
• śārdūla – tiger; best of its kind
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to King Janamejaya.

महतीम् (mahatīm) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Note: Agrees with 'kathām'.

अद्भुतोपमाम् (adbhutopamām) - wondrous, miraculous (resembling a wonder, wondrous)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of adbhutopamā

adbhutopamā - resembling a wonder, wondrous, marvelous

Compound: adbhuta (wonder) + upamā (resemblance)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adbhuta+upamā)

• adbhuta – wonder, marvel, surprise
  noun (neuter)
• upamā – comparison, resemblance, simile
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'kathām'.