महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-1

विदुर उवाच ।
अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
आत्रेयस्य च संवादं साध्यानां चेति नः श्रुतम् ॥१॥

1. vidura uvāca ,
atraivodāharantīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam ,
ātreyasya ca saṁvādaṁ sādhyānāṁ ceti naḥ śrutam.

1. viduraḥ uvāca atra eva udāharanti imam itihāsam purātanam
ātreyasya ca saṃvādam sādhyānām ca iti naḥ śrutam

1. Vidura said: In this context, they cite this ancient narrative, which we have heard as a dialogue between Ātreya and the Sādhyas.

Words meanings summery:

• विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अत्र (atra) - in this context (here, in this place, in this matter/context)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they relate, they cite, they exemplify

• इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, legend

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

• आत्रेयस्य (ātreyasya) - of Atreya, belonging to Atreya

• च (ca) - and, also

• संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

• साध्यानाम् (sādhyānām) - of the Sādhyas

• च (ca) - and, also

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

• नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, to us, our (dative/genitive/instrumental plural of asmad))

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (by us) (heard, listened to, renowned)

Words meanings and morphology

विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's half-brother)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

root vac, perfect 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

अत्र (atra) - in this context (here, in this place, in this matter/context)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they relate, they cite, they exemplify

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of udāhṛ

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: root hṛ with upasargas ud + ā

इमम् (imam) - this (masculine accusative singular)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: masculine accusative singular form of idam

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, legend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - narrative, history, legend, traditional account

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, former

Note: Agrees with itihāsam

आत्रेयस्य (ātreyasya) - of Atreya, belonging to Atreya

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātreya

ātreya - descendant of Atri, name of a sage

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संवादम् (saṁvādam) - dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - dialogue, conversation, agreement

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

साध्यानाम् (sādhyānām) - of the Sādhyas

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sādhya

sādhya - to be accomplished, celestial beings (a class of deities)

gerundive

root sādh + ya

Root: sādh (class 10)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, to us, our (dative/genitive/instrumental plural of asmad))

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Here used in the sense of instrumental, "by us" with śrutam (PPP).

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (by us) (heard, listened to, renowned)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed scripture

Past Passive Participle

root śru + ta

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Past Passive Participle, acting as predicate.