महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-130, verse-8

शृणु चात्रोपमामेकां या वृद्धेभ्यः श्रुता मया ।
मुचुकुन्दस्य राजर्षेरददात्पृथिवीमिमाम् ।
पुरा वैश्रवणः प्रीतो न चासौ तां गृहीतवान् ॥८॥

8. śṛṇu cātropamāmekāṁ yā vṛddhebhyaḥ śrutā mayā ,
mucukundasya rājarṣeradadātpṛthivīmimām ,
purā vaiśravaṇaḥ prīto na cāsau tāṁ gṛhītavān.

8. śṛṇu ca atra upamām ekām yā vṛddhebhyaḥ
śrutā mayā | mucukundasya rājarṣeḥ
adadāt pṛthivīm imām | purā
vaiśravaṇaḥ prītaḥ na ca asau tām gṛhītavān

8. atra ekām upamām ca śṛṇu,
yā mayā vṛddhebhyaḥ śrutā purā vaiśravaṇaḥ prītaḥ (san) rājarṣeḥ mucukundasya imām pṛthivīm adadāt ca asau tām na gṛhītavān

8. And hear here one analogy which I heard from the elders: Formerly, Vaiśravaṇa, being pleased, offered this entire earth to the royal sage Mucukunda, but he (Mucukunda) did not accept it.

Words meanings summery:

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

• च (ca) - and, also

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• उपमाम् (upamām) - analogy, comparison, example

• एकाम् (ekām) - one, single

• या (yā) - which

• वृद्धेभ्यः (vṛddhebhyaḥ) - from the elders, to the elders

• श्रुता (śrutā) - heard, learned

• मया (mayā) - by me

• मुचुकुन्दस्य (mucukundasya) - of the royal sage Mucukunda (of Mucukunda)

• राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - of the royal sage

• अददात् (adadāt) - gave, offered

• पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the entire earth (earth, ground)

• इमाम् (imām) - this

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in former times

• वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa, the god of wealth, also known as Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera))

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, gratified

• न (na) - not

• च (ca) - but (and, but)

• असौ (asau) - he, referring to Mucukunda (he, that (person))

• ताम् (tām) - it, referring to the earth (pṛthivīm) (that, her, it)

• गृहीतवान् (gṛhītavān) - he accepted (accepted, taken, seized)

Words meanings and morphology

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear, listen

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Active

From root 'śru' in imperative mood, active voice

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

उपमाम् (upamām) - analogy, comparison, example

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of upamā

upamā - analogy, comparison, simile, example

Root: mā (class 2)

एकाम् (ekām) - one, single

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Note: Agrees with 'upamām'

या (yā) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Agrees with 'upamā'

वृद्धेभ्यः (vṛddhebhyaḥ) - from the elders, to the elders

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, wise, elder

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Could also be dative

श्रुता (śrutā) - heard, learned

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, known (by hearing)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śru'

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'upamā'

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

मुचुकुन्दस्य (mucukundasya) - of the royal sage Mucukunda (of Mucukunda)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mucukunda

mucukunda - name of an ancient king, son of Māndhātṛ

राजर्षेः (rājarṣeḥ) - of the royal sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - a royal sage (a king who is also a sage)

Compound type : tatpurusha (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

अददात् (adadāt) - gave, offered

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of dā

Aorist Active

From root 'dā' in aorist tense, active voice (reduplicated aorist)

Root: dā (class 3)

पृथिवीम् (pṛthivīm) - the entire earth (earth, ground)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, ground, land

इमाम् (imām) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Agrees with 'pṛthivīm'

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in former times

(indeclinable)

वैश्रवणः (vaiśravaṇaḥ) - Vaiśravaṇa, the god of wealth, also known as Kubera (Vaiśravaṇa (Kubera))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśravaṇa

vaiśravaṇa - son of Viśravas; name of Kubera, the god of wealth

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased, delighted, gratified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prīta

prīta - pleased, gratified, beloved, content

Past Passive Participle

From root 'prī'

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Agrees with 'vaiśravaṇaḥ'

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - but (and, but)

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - he, referring to Mucukunda (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

ताम् (tām) - it, referring to the earth (pṛthivīm) (that, her, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Agrees with 'pṛthivīm'

गृहीतवान् (gṛhītavān) - he accepted (accepted, taken, seized)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhītavat

grah - to seize, grasp, take, accept

Past Active Participle

From root 'grah' with suffix '-tavat'

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Used here as a finite verb with 'na'