महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-129

इमं चाप्यपरं भूय इतिहासं निबोध मे ।
पितुर्मम सकाशे यं ब्राह्मणः प्राह धर्मवित् ॥१२९॥

129. imaṁ cāpyaparaṁ bhūya itihāsaṁ nibodha me ,
piturmama sakāśe yaṁ brāhmaṇaḥ prāha dharmavit.

129. imam ca api aparam bhūyaḥ itihāsam nibodha me
pituḥ mama sakāśe yam brāhmaṇaḥ prāha dharmavit

129. me imam aparam bhūyaḥ ca itihāsam nibodha yam
dharmavit brāhmaṇaḥ mama pituḥ sakāśe prāha

129. And also learn from me this other narrative, which a Brahmin, a knower of righteousness (dharma), recounted in my father's presence.

Words meanings summery:

• इमम् (imam) - this, this one

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, subsequent

• भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, repeatedly, more

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, legend

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn, perceive

• मे (me) - to me, for me, my

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of father

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• सकाशे (sakāśe) - in the presence of, near, with

• यम् (yam) - which, whom

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a priest

• प्राह (prāha) - spoke, said, narrated

• धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of dharma (righteousness/natural law)

Words meanings and morphology

इमम् (imam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to 'itihāsam'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अपरम् (aparam) - another, other, subsequent

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, subsequent, western

Note: Agrees with 'itihāsam'.

भूयः (bhūyaḥ) - again, further, repeatedly, more

(indeclinable)

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - narrative, history, legend

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, narrative, tradition

From 'iti ha āsa' - 'thus it was'

Note: Object of 'nibodha'.

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn, perceive

(verb)

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

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

मे (me) - to me, for me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Literally 'of me', implying 'from me' in this context of narration.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of father

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Governed by 'sakāśe'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Qualifies 'pituḥ'.

सकाशे (sakāśe) - in the presence of, near, with

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sakāśa

sakāśa - presence, vicinity

Note: Used as an adverbial phrase 'in the presence of'.

यम् (yam) - which, whom

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Refers to 'itihāsam'.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a priest, one belonging to the priestly class

Derived from 'brahman'.

Note: Subject of 'prāha'.

प्राह (prāha) - spoke, said, narrated

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-ah

Perfect tense (liṭ) of √ah with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: From √ah (to say) with prefix pra.

धर्मवित् (dharmavit) - knower of dharma (righteousness/natural law)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavid

dharmavid - knower of dharma, one who understands righteousness/natural law

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+vid)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, cosmic order, constitution
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vid – knowing, perceiving, understanding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun/adjective from root vid
  Derived from root √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇaḥ'.