महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-2, verse-8

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तस्मिन्ननिच्छति द्रष्टुं संग्रामं श्रोतुमिच्छति ।
वराणामीश्वरो दाता संजयाय वरं ददौ ॥८॥

8. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tasminnanicchati draṣṭuṁ saṁgrāmaṁ śrotumicchati ,
varāṇāmīśvaro dātā saṁjayāya varaṁ dadau.

8. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca | tasmin anicchati draṣṭuṃ saṅgrāmaṃ
śrotum icchati | varāṇām īśvaraḥ dātā saṃjayāya varaṃ dadau

8. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tasmin saṅgrāmaṃ draṣṭuṃ anicchati śrotum
icchati (sati) varāṇām īśvaraḥ dātā saṃjayāya varaṃ dadau

8. Vaiśampāyana said: When (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) was unwilling to see the battle but desired to hear it, the lord and bestower of boons (Vyāsa) gave a boon to Saṃjaya.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya. (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (in that, to him)

• अनिच्छति (anicchati) - unwilling, not desiring

• द्रष्टुं (draṣṭuṁ) - to see

• सङ्ग्रामं (saṅgrāmaṁ) - battle, war

• श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

• इच्छति (icchati) - desiring, wishing

• वराणाम् (varāṇām) - of boons, of blessings, of excellent things

• ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - referring to Vyāsa (lord, master, controller)

• दाता (dātā) - referring to Vyāsa (giver, bestower)

• संजयाय (saṁjayāya) - to Saṃjaya

• वरं (varaṁ) - a boon, a blessing

• ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya. (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active

From root √vac (2nd class, Parasmaipada, irregular perfect form).

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (in that, to him)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used here in a locative absolute construction.

अनिच्छति (anicchati) - unwilling, not desiring

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anicchat

anicchat - not desiring, unwilling

Present active participle

From √iṣ (6th class, Parasmaipada) with prefix 'an-' (negative).

Prefix: an

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, modifying 'tasmin'.

द्रष्टुं (draṣṭuṁ) - to see

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root √dṛś (1st class, Parasmaipada).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Governed by 'anicchati'.

सङ्ग्रामं (saṅgrāmaṁ) - battle, war

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma

saṅgrāma - battle, war, conflict

From sam- + grāma (village, multitude), implies coming together for conflict.

Note: Object of 'draṣṭuṃ'.

श्रोतुम् (śrotum) - to hear

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

From root √śru (5th class, Parasmaipada).

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Governed by 'icchati'.

इच्छति (icchati) - desiring, wishing

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of icchat

icchat - desiring, wishing

Present active participle

From root √iṣ (6th class, Parasmaipada).

Root: iṣ (class 6)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction, modifying 'tasmin'.

वराणाम् (varāṇām) - of boons, of blessings, of excellent things

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vara

vara - boon, blessing, excellent, best

From root √vṛ (to choose, wish).

Note: Dependent on 'īśvaraḥ' and 'dātā'.

ईश्वरः (īśvaraḥ) - referring to Vyāsa (lord, master, controller)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, controller, mighty, capable

From √īś (to own, rule).

Root: īś

Note: Subject of 'dadau'.

दाता (dātā) - referring to Vyāsa (giver, bestower)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dātṛ

dātṛ - giver, donor, bestower

Agent noun

From root √dā (to give).

Root: dā (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'īśvaraḥ'.

संजयाय (saṁjayāya) - to Saṃjaya

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Saṃjaya (a proper name); victory

Note: Indirect object of 'dadau'.

वरं (varaṁ) - a boon, a blessing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, excellent, best

Note: Direct object of 'dadau'.

ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

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

Perfect active

From root √dā (3rd class, Ubhayapada, irregular perfect form).

Root: dā (class 3)