महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-2, verse-24

गीतं नृत्तं विचित्रं च वादित्रं विविधं तथा ।
शिक्षयिष्याम्यहं राजन्विराटभवने स्त्रियः ॥२४॥

24. gītaṁ nṛttaṁ vicitraṁ ca vāditraṁ vividhaṁ tathā ,
śikṣayiṣyāmyahaṁ rājanvirāṭabhavane striyaḥ.

24. gītam nṛttam vicitram ca vāditram vividham tathā
śikṣayiṣyāmi aham rājan virāṭabhavane striyaḥ

24. O king, in Virata's palace, I will teach the women various kinds of singing, dancing, and instrumental music.

Words meanings summery:

• गीतम् (gītam) - singing (song, singing)

• नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dancing (dance, dancing)

• विचित्रम् (vicitram) - various (various, manifold, wonderful)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वादित्रम् (vāditram) - instrumental music (instrumental music, musical instrument)

• विविधम् (vividham) - various (various, manifold)

• तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, similarly, and)

• शिक्षयिष्यामि (śikṣayiṣyāmi) - I will teach (I shall teach)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• राजन् (rājan) - O King Virata (O king)

• विराटभवने (virāṭabhavane) - in Virata's palace

• स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - the women (women)

Words meanings and morphology

गीतम् (gītam) - singing (song, singing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gīta

gīta - sung, song, singing

Past Passive Participle

From root gai (to sing).

Root: gai (class 1)

नृत्तम् (nṛttam) - dancing (dance, dancing)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nṛtta

nṛtta - danced, dance, dancing

Past Passive Participle

From root nṛt (to dance).

Root: nṛt (class 4)

विचित्रम् (vicitram) - various (various, manifold, wonderful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vicitra

vicitra - variegated, manifold, various, wonderful, strange

Prefix vi + citra.

Note: Describes the nature of the song and dance.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

वादित्रम् (vāditram) - instrumental music (instrumental music, musical instrument)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vāditra

vāditra - instrumental music, musical instrument

From root vad (to speak, to sound) with suffix tra.

Root: vad (class 1)

विविधम् (vividham) - various (various, manifold)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vividha

vividha - various, manifold, diverse

Prefix vi + vidha (kind, sort).

Note: Describes the nature of instrumental music.

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, similarly, and)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of manner.

Note: Connects vāditram to the previous list.

शिक्षयिष्यामि (śikṣayiṣyāmi) - I will teach (I shall teach)

(verb)

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

Future Active (causative)

Causative stem śikṣaya, future tense.

Root: śikṣ (class 1)

Note: The speaker (Arjuna) will perform the action of teaching.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Refers to the speaker, Arjuna in disguise.

राजन् (rājan) - O King Virata (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Used in direct address.

विराटभवने (virāṭabhavane) - in Virata's palace

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of virāṭabhavana

virāṭabhavana - Virata's palace

Tatpurusha compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (virāṭa+bhavana)

• virāṭa – Virata (name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• bhavana – dwelling, house, palace, abode
  noun (neuter)
  From root bhū (to be, to exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the location where teaching will occur.

स्त्रियः (striyaḥ) - the women (women)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of strī

strī - woman, female

Note: The recipients of the teaching.