महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-39, verse-2

देवापिश्च कथं ब्रह्मन्विश्वामित्रश्च सत्तम ।
तन्ममाचक्ष्व भगवन्परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥२॥

2. devāpiśca kathaṁ brahmanviśvāmitraśca sattama ,
tanmamācakṣva bhagavanparaṁ kautūhalaṁ hi me.

2. devāpiḥ ca katham brahman viśvāmitraḥ ca sattama
tat mama ācakṣva bhagavan param kautūhalam hi me

2. brahman sattama bhagavan devāpiḥ ca viśvāmitraḥ
ca katham tat mama ācakṣva hi me param kautūhalam

2. O venerable Brahmin, best among excellent ones, explain to me how Devāpi and Viśvāmitra (achieved such things) as well. My curiosity is indeed great.

Words meanings summery:

• देवापिः (devāpiḥ) - the sage Devāpi (Devāpi)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vaiśampāyana, who is a Brahmin (O Brahmin)

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - the sage Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सत्तम (sattama) - O best among the excellent sages (Vaiśampāyana) (O best of excellent ones, O best of good people)

• तत् (tat) - that (matter/story) (that, therefore)

• मम (mama) - my, to me

• आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - explain, tell, relate

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable Vaiśampāyana (O venerable one, O glorious one)

• परम् (param) - great, supreme, extreme

• कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

• मे (me) - my, to me

Words meanings and morphology

देवापिः (devāpiḥ) - the sage Devāpi (Devāpi)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devāpi

devāpi - Devāpi (a Vedic sage, a king of the lunar dynasty)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Vaiśampāyana, who is a Brahmin (O Brahmin)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmin, priest, religious person

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - the sage Viśvāmitra (Viśvāmitra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra (a famous sage, originally a kṣatriya king)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सत्तम (sattama) - O best among the excellent sages (Vaiśampāyana) (O best of excellent ones, O best of good people)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sattama

sattama - best, most excellent, supreme among good people

Superlative degree of 'sat' (good, excellent)

तत् (tat) - that (matter/story) (that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मम (mama) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our

आचक्ष्व (ācakṣva) - explain, tell, relate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of ā + cakṣ

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - O venerable Vaiśampāyana (O venerable one, O glorious one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate

परम् (param) - great, supreme, extreme

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, distant, supreme, excellent, highest

Note: Agrees with kautūhalam

कौतूहलम् (kautūhalam) - curiosity, eagerness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kautūhala

kautūhala - curiosity, interest, eagerness

हि (hi) - indeed, for, because

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my, we, us, our