महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-11, verse-11

शृण्वन्दिव्या बहुविधाः कथाः श्रुतिमनोहराः ।
वादित्राणि च सर्वाणि गीतं च मधुरस्वरम् ॥११॥

11. śṛṇvandivyā bahuvidhāḥ kathāḥ śrutimanoharāḥ ,
vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi gītaṁ ca madhurasvaram.

11. śṛṇvan divyāḥ bahuvidhāḥ kathāḥ śrutimanoharāḥ
vāditrāṇi ca sarvāṇi gītam ca madhurasvaram

11. Listening to many various divine stories, delightful to the ear, and all the musical instruments, and melodious songs.

Words meanings summery:

• शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - listening, hearing

• दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial, heavenly

• बहुविधाः (bahuvidhāḥ) - of many kinds, various, manifold

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives

• श्रुतिमनोहराः (śrutimanoharāḥ) - delightful to the ear, pleasing to hear

• वादित्राणि (vāditrāṇi) - musical instruments

• च (ca) - and, also

• सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

• गीतम् (gītam) - song, singing, chanted

• च (ca) - and, also

• मधुरस्वरम् (madhurasvaram) - with a sweet voice/sound, melodious

Words meanings and morphology

शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - listening, hearing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - listening, hearing

Present Active Participle

From root √śru (to hear)

Root: √śru (class 5)

Note: Refers to Nahuṣa.

दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial, heavenly

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly, supernatural

Note: Qualifies 'kathāḥ'.

बहुविधाः (bahuvidhāḥ) - of many kinds, various, manifold

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of bahuvidha

bahuvidha - of many kinds, various, manifold

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bahu+vidha)

• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• vidha – kind, sort, manner, way
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'kathāḥ'.

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales, narratives

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

From root √kath (to tell, speak)

Root: √kath (class 10)

Note: Object of 'śṛṇvan'.

श्रुतिमनोहराः (śrutimanoharāḥ) - delightful to the ear, pleasing to hear

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śrutimanohara

śrutimanohara - pleasing to the ear, charming to hear

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śruti+manohara)

• śruti – hearing, ear, sacred text
  noun (feminine)
  From root √śru (to hear)
  Root: √śru (class 5)
• manohara – charming, captivating, delightful, pleasing to the mind
  adjective (masculine)
  From manas (mind) + √hṛ (to seize)
  Root: √hṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'kathāḥ'.

वादित्राणि (vāditrāṇi) - musical instruments

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vāditra

vāditra - musical instrument, instrument for playing music

From root √vad (to speak, sound)

Root: √vad (class 1)

Note: Object of implied 'listening to' or 'experiencing'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सर्वाणि (sarvāṇi) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Qualifies 'vāditrāṇi'.

गीतम् (gītam) - song, singing, chanted

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gīta

gīta - song, singing, chanted; sung, chanted

Past Passive Participle

From root √gai (to sing)

Root: √gai (class 1)

Note: Object of implied 'listening to'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मधुरस्वरम् (madhurasvaram) - with a sweet voice/sound, melodious

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of madhurasvara

madhurasvara - sweet-sounding, melodious, having a sweet voice

Compound type : karmadhāraya (madhura+svara)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, charming
  adjective (masculine)
• svara – sound, tone, voice, note
  noun (masculine)
  From root √svṛ (to sound)
  Root: √svṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gītam'.