महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-52, verse-17

अपि चात्र स्वयं शक्रो जगौ गाथां सुराधिपः ।
कुरुक्षेत्रे निबद्धां वै तां शृणुष्व हलायुध ॥१७॥

17. api cātra svayaṁ śakro jagau gāthāṁ surādhipaḥ ,
kurukṣetre nibaddhāṁ vai tāṁ śṛṇuṣva halāyudha.

17. api ca atra svayam śakraḥ jagau gāthām surādhipaḥ
kurukṣetre nibaddhām vai tām śṛṇuṣva halāyudha

17. halāyudha api ca atra svayam surādhipaḥ śakraḥ
kurukṣetre nibaddhām gāthām jagau vai tām śṛṇuṣva

17. And moreover, here (regarding this matter), Indra himself, the lord of gods, sang a verse that was composed about Kurukṣetra. O wielder of the plough (Halayudha), indeed listen to that (verse).

Words meanings summery:

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• च (ca) - and, also

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

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by oneself

• शक्रः (śakraḥ) - the deity Indra (Indra, the powerful one)

• जगौ (jagau) - sang, recited

• गाथाम् (gāthām) - a song, a verse

• सुराधिपः (surādhipaḥ) - Indra (lord of gods, chief of gods)

• कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukṣetra (the field of Kuru)

• निबद्धाम् (nibaddhām) - composed (about Kurukṣetra) (composed, bound, connected)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely (particle)

• ताम् (tām) - that (song/verse) (that, her)

• शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen, hear

• हलायुध (halāyudha) - O Balarama (Krishna's elder brother) (O wielder of the plough)

Words meanings and morphology

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by oneself

(indeclinable)

शक्रः (śakraḥ) - the deity Indra (Indra, the powerful one)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Indra (name of a deity), powerful, able

जगौ (jagau) - sang, recited

(verb)

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

Root: gai (class 1)

गाथाम् (gāthām) - a song, a verse

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gāthā

gāthā - song, verse, stanza (especially a non-Vedic one)

सुराधिपः (surādhipaḥ) - Indra (lord of gods, chief of gods)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of surādhipa

surādhipa - lord of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+adhipa)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – lord, ruler, chief
  noun (masculine)

कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukṣetra (the field of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra

kurukṣetra - Kurukṣetra (name of a sacred plain), field of Kuru

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+kṣetra)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣetra – field, land, sacred ground
  noun (neuter)

निबद्धाम् (nibaddhām) - composed (about Kurukṣetra) (composed, bound, connected)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nibaddha

nibaddha - bound, fastened, composed, connected

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bandh (to bind) with upasarga ni-.

Prefix: ni

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Agrees with gāthām.

वै (vai) - indeed, verily, surely (particle)

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that (song/verse) (that, her)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, her, it

शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (lot) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Middle voice imperative form.

हलायुध (halāyudha) - O Balarama (Krishna's elder brother) (O wielder of the plough)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of halāyudha

halāyudha - one whose weapon is a plough

Compound type : bahuvrihi (hala+āyudha)

• hala – plough
  noun (masculine)
• āyudha – weapon, implement
  noun (neuter)