महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-194, verse-7

एतदिच्छाम्यहं ज्ञातुं परं कौतूहलं हि मे ।
हृदि नित्यं महाबाहो वक्तुमर्हसि तन्मम ॥७॥

7. etadicchāmyahaṁ jñātuṁ paraṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me ,
hṛdi nityaṁ mahābāho vaktumarhasi tanmama.

7. etat icchāmi aham jñātum param kautūhalam hi
me hṛdi nityam mahābāho vaktum arhasi tat mama

7. mahābāho,
aham etat jñātum icchāmi.
hi me hṛdi nityam param kautūhalam (asti).
tvam tat mama vaktum arhasi.

7. O mighty-armed one (mahābāho), I wish to know this, for indeed I constantly have great curiosity in my heart. You should therefore tell me that.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the previous question) (this, that)

• इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Duryodhana) (I)

• ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know (to know, to understand)

• परम् (param) - great (great, supreme, highest, excellent)

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, wonder)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, for)

• मे (me) - for me, my (to me, for me, my)

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in my heart/mind (in the heart, in the mind)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

• महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (epithet for Bhīṣma) (O mighty-armed one)

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to tell (to speak, to tell)

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (tell) (you ought, you should, you are able)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the explanation) (that, therefore)

• मम (mama) - to me (to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this (referring to the previous question) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Direct object of 'jñātum icchāmi'.

इच्छामि (icchāmi) - I wish (I wish, I desire)

(verb)

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

Present Active Indicative, 1st Person Singular.

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Verb governing the infinitive 'jñātum'.

अहम् (aham) - I (Duryodhana) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun.

Note: Subject of 'icchāmi'.

ज्ञातुम् (jñātum) - to know (to know, to understand)

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of jñā

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √jñā.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Expresses purpose or object of 'icchāmi'.

परम् (param) - great (great, supreme, highest, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, beyond, supreme, excellent, highest

Note: Qualifies 'kautūhalam'.

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity (curiosity, eagerness, wonder)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, eagerness, wonder, festive joy

Derived from 'kutūhala'.

Note: Subject of an implied verb 'asti' (is).

हि (hi) - indeed, for (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Particle of emphasis or cause.

Note: Provides reason for wanting to know.

मे (me) - for me, my (to me, for me, my)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun.

Note: Possessive or dative of interest. 'My curiosity'.

हृदि (hṛdi) - in my heart/mind (in the heart, in the mind)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, soul

Note: Location of the curiosity.

नित्यम् (nityam) - constantly (always, constantly, perpetually)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying the implied existence of curiosity.

महाबाहो (mahābāho) - O mighty-armed one (epithet for Bhīṣma) (O mighty-armed one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, strong-armed

Bahuvrīhi compound, 'one who has mighty arms'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
  Stem of mahant.
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Address to Bhīṣma.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to tell (to speak, to tell)

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of vac

Infinitive

Infinitive form of √vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'arhasi'.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you should (tell) (you ought, you should, you are able)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of arh

Present Active Indicative, 2nd Person Singular.

Root: arh (class 1)

Note: Expresses propriety or obligation.

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the explanation) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Direct object of 'vaktum'.

मम (mama) - to me (to me, for me)

(pronoun)

singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

1st person pronoun.

Note: Indirect object of 'vaktum'.