महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-150, verse-4

एतदिच्छाम्यहं श्रोतुं विस्तरेण तपोधन ।
संभ्रमे तुमुले तस्मिन्यदासीत्कुरुजाङ्गले ॥४॥

4. etadicchāmyahaṁ śrotuṁ vistareṇa tapodhana ,
saṁbhrame tumule tasminyadāsītkurujāṅgale.

4. etat icchāmi aham śrotum vistareṇa tapodhana
saṃbhrame tumule tasmin yat āsīt kurujāṅgale

4. tapodhana aham etat vistareṇa śrotum icchāmi
tasmin tumule saṃbhrame kurujāṅgale yat āsīt

4. O ascetic, I wish to hear in detail what transpired in that terrible, tumultuous situation in Kurujāngala.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this account, this matter (this, that)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

• अहम् (aham) - I

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

• तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerity

• संभ्रमे (saṁbhrame) - amidst the great tumultuous situation (in tumult, in agitation, in confusion)

• तुमुले (tumule) - in a terrible, tumultuous, furious (situation)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• यत् (yat) - what had happened (what, which, that which)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed, happened

• कुरुजाङ्गले (kurujāṅgale) - in Kurujāngala

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this account, this matter (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Desiderative stem formation

From root 'iṣ' (class 4), desiderative stem 'iccha' formed, then conjugated in present tense, active voice, 1st person singular.

Root: iṣ (class 4)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Infinitive suffix -tum added to the root.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Infinitive verbal noun, usually treated as indeclinable.

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extension, expanse, detail, elaboration

Derived from 'vi-stṛ' (to spread out)

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

तपोधन (tapodhana) - O ascetic, O one whose wealth is austerity

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity, ascetic, sage

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

संभ्रमे (saṁbhrame) - amidst the great tumultuous situation (in tumult, in agitation, in confusion)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṃbhrama

saṁbhrama - great agitation, confusion, flurry, tumult

Derived from 'sam-bhram' (to wander about, be agitated)

Prefix: sam

Root: bhram (class 1)

तुमुले (tumule) - in a terrible, tumultuous, furious (situation)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tumula

tumula - noisy, tumultuous, furious, terrible

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'saṃbhrame'.

यत् (yat) - what had happened (what, which, that which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Functions as a relative pronoun introducing a clause.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed, happened

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect tense, active voice, 3rd person singular.

Root: as (class 2)

कुरुजाङ्गले (kurujāṅgale) - in Kurujāngala

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kurujāṅgala

kurujāṅgala - name of a region/forest belonging to the Kurus

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+jāṅgala)

• kuru – name of an ancient tribe/region
  proper noun (masculine)
• jāṅgala – dry, arid land; jungle, wilderness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to a specific geographical area.