महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-115, verse-4

दिवोदास उवाच ।
श्रुतमेतन्मया पूर्वं किमुक्त्वा विस्तरं द्विज ।
काङ्क्षितो हि मयैषोऽर्थः श्रुत्वैतद्द्विजसत्तम ॥४॥

4. divodāsa uvāca ,
śrutametanmayā pūrvaṁ kimuktvā vistaraṁ dvija ,
kāṅkṣito hi mayaiṣo'rthaḥ śrutvaitaddvijasattama.

4. divodāsaḥ uvāca śrutam etad mayā pūrvam kim uktvā vistaram
dvija kāṅkṣitaḥ hi mayā eṣaḥ arthaḥ śrutvā etad dvijasattama

4. Divodāsa said: "I have heard this before. What is the point of speaking at length, O brahmin (dvija)? Indeed, this very purpose is desired by me, having heard this, O best among brahmins (dvijasattama)."

Words meanings summery:

• दिवोदासः (divodāsaḥ) - Divodāsa

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened

• एतद् (etad) - this matter/purpose (this)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously

• किम् (kim) - what, why, what is the point

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• विस्तरम् (vistaram) - expanse, detail, at length

• द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin Gālava (O twice-born, O brahmin)

• काङ्क्षितः (kāṅkṣitaḥ) - desired, wished for

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• मया (mayā) - by me

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this purpose/matter (this)

• अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, matter

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• एतद् (etad) - this request/matter (this)

• द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among brahmins (Gālava) (O best among twice-born, O best among brahmins)

Words meanings and morphology

दिवोदासः (divodāsaḥ) - Divodāsa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of divodāsa

divodāsa - Divodāsa (name of an ancient king)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active

Irregular perfect form of root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, perceived, revealed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'śru'

Root: śru (class 5)

एतद् (etad) - this matter/purpose (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'pūrva'

किम् (kim) - what, why, what is the point

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

विस्तरम् (vistaram) - expanse, detail, at length

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extent, scope, detail, elaboration, prolixity

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

द्विज (dvija) - O brahmin Gālava (O twice-born, O brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - a brahmin, a bird, a snake, a tooth (lit. twice-born)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Suffix from root 'jan' (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

काङ्क्षितः (kāṅkṣitaḥ) - desired, wished for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāṅkṣita

kāṅkṣita - desired, longed for, wished

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'kāṅkṣ'

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this purpose/matter (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

अर्थः (arthaḥ) - purpose, meaning, object, matter

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing, matter

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root 'śru'

Root: śru (class 5)

एतद् (etad) - this request/matter (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best among brahmins (Gālava) (O best among twice-born, O best among brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among brahmins, best among twice-born

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – a brahmin, a bird, a snake, a tooth (lit. twice-born)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix '-tama' from 'sat' (good)