महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-30, verse-8

देशांश्च विविधांश्चित्रान्पूर्ववृत्तांश्च पार्थिवान् ।
ब्राह्मणाः कथयन्तः स्म धृतराष्ट्रमुपासते ॥८॥

8. deśāṁśca vividhāṁścitrānpūrvavṛttāṁśca pārthivān ,
brāhmaṇāḥ kathayantaḥ sma dhṛtarāṣṭramupāsate.

8. deśān ca vividhān citrān pūrvavṛttān ca pārthivān
brāhmaṇāḥ kathayantaḥ sma dhṛtarāṣṭram upāsate

8. brāhmaṇāḥ dhṛtarāṣṭram vividhān citrān deśān ca
pūrvavṛttān pārthivān ca kathayantaḥ sma upāsate

8. The Brahmins serve (upāsate) Dhṛtarāṣṭra, continuously narrating (kathayantaḥ sma) stories about various, wonderful lands and ancient kings.

Words meanings summery:

• देशान् (deśān) - countries, regions

• च (ca) - and, also

• विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse

• चित्रान् (citrān) - wonderful, marvelous, variegated

• पूर्ववृत्तान् (pūrvavṛttān) - of ancient times, past events, those who have lived before

• च (ca) - and, also

• पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings, earthly rulers

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - narrating, telling

• स्म (sma) - Indicates past continuous or repeated action, often translated as 'were narrating'. (indeed, certainly, (with present verb) indicates past action)

• धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the blind king of Hastinapura in the Mahābhārata. (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• उपासते (upāsate) - they serve, they attend upon, they worship

Words meanings and morphology

देशान् (deśān) - countries, regions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - country, region, place, quarter, spot

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

विविधान् (vividhān) - various, diverse

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold, different

चित्रान् (citrān) - wonderful, marvelous, variegated

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of citra

citra - bright, clear, variegated, strange, wonderful, distinct

पूर्ववृत्तान् (pūrvavṛttān) - of ancient times, past events, those who have lived before

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pūrvavṛtta

pūrvavṛtta - past event, ancient story, that which has occurred before

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+vṛtta)

• pūrva – former, ancient, prior, eastern
  adjective
• vṛtta – occurred, happened, existed, story, event
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛt (to turn, to be, to exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Here modifying 'pārthivān' (kings) or referring to 'ancient events'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पार्थिवान् (pārthivān) - kings, earthly rulers

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, ruler

Derived from 'pṛthivī' (earth)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, related to Brahman

कथयन्तः (kathayantaḥ) - narrating, telling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kathayat

kathayat - narrating, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from causative of root 'kath' (to tell), present tense

Root: kath (class 10)

स्म (sma) - Indicates past continuous or repeated action, often translated as 'were narrating'. (indeed, certainly, (with present verb) indicates past action)

(indeclinable)

धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the blind king of Hastinapura in the Mahābhārata. (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of Dhṛtarāṣṭra

Dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+rāṣṭra)

• dhṛta – held, borne, maintained
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root dhṛ (to hold, bear)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāṣṭra – kingdom, realm, nation
  noun (neuter)

उपासते (upāsate) - they serve, they attend upon, they worship

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of upās

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)