महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-62, verse-7

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
त्वद्युक्तोऽयमनुप्रश्नो यन्मां पृच्छसि पार्थिव ।
तत्तेऽहं संप्रवक्ष्यामि यथावद्भरतर्षभ ॥७॥

7. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tvadyukto'yamanupraśno yanmāṁ pṛcchasi pārthiva ,
tatte'haṁ saṁpravakṣyāmi yathāvadbharatarṣabha.

7. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tvat-yuktaḥ
ayam anupraśnaḥ yat mām pṛcchasi
pārthiva tat te aham
sampravakṣyāmi yathāvat bharatarṣabha

7. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca pārthiva
yat mām pṛcchasi ayam anupraśnaḥ
tvat-yuktaḥ tat bharatarṣabha
aham te yathāvat sampravakṣyāmi

7. Vaiśampaayana said: "This inquiry is fitting for you, O king (pārthiva), because you ask me. Therefore, I will explain that to you completely and truthfully (yathāvat), O best of the Bharatas."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata, addressing Janamejaya. (Vaiśampaayana (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - Vaiśampaayana said. (said, spoke)

• त्वत्-युक्तः (tvat-yuktaḥ) - The inquiry is well-suited for the king. (connected with you, fitting for you, appropriate for you)

• अयम् (ayam) - This specific inquiry. (this)

• अनुप्रश्नः (anupraśnaḥ) - The king's question to Vaiśampaayana. (question, inquiry)

• यत् (yat) - Introducing the reason for the inquiry being fitting. (because, since, that which)

• माम् (mām) - The object of the king's questioning. (me)

• पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - The king is asking the narrator. (you ask)

• पार्थिव (pārthiva) - Vaiśampaayana is addressing King Janamejaya. (O king, O earthly ruler)

• तत् (tat) - Therefore, because you ask. (therefore, that)

• ते (te) - I will explain to you. (to you, your)

• अहम् (aham) - Vaiśampaayana, the speaker. (I)

• सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि (sampravakṣyāmi) - Vaiśampaayana promising to narrate. (I will explain fully, I will recount completely)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - The explanation will be accurate and complete. (according to reality, truthfully, properly, precisely)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Vaiśampaayana addressing Janamejaya, a descendant of Bharata. (O best of the Bharatas, O bull among the Bharatas)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata, addressing Janamejaya. (Vaiśampaayana (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata to King Janamejaya.

उवाच (uvāca) - Vaiśampaayana said. (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect (liṭ)

Irregular perfect form from root `vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वत्-युक्तः (tvat-yuktaḥ) - The inquiry is well-suited for the king. (connected with you, fitting for you, appropriate for you)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tvat-yukta

tvat-yukta - joined by you, connected with you, fit for you, appropriate to you

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (tvat+yukta)

• tvat – from you, by you (ablative/instrumental form of 'you')
  pronoun
  Ablative singular of `yuṣmad` (you). Often used as a stem in compounds to mean 'by you' or 'from you'.
• yukta – joined, yoked, connected, engaged, appropriate, fit, endowed with
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `yuj` (to join, connect) + `kta` suffix.
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Modifies `anupraśnaḥ`.

अयम् (ayam) - This specific inquiry. (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Masculine nominative singular of the demonstrative pronoun `idam`.

अनुप्रश्नः (anupraśnaḥ) - The king's question to Vaiśampaayana. (question, inquiry)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anupraśna

anupraśna - a subsequent question, an inquiry, a repeated question

From prefix `anu` + root `praś` (to ask) + `na` suffix, or from `anu` + `praśna`.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: praś (class 6)

Note: Refers to the current question being asked.

यत् (yat) - Introducing the reason for the inquiry being fitting. (because, since, that which)

(indeclinable)

Used as a subordinating conjunction.

Note: Functions as a causal conjunction here.

माम् (mām) - The object of the king's questioning. (me)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Accusative singular form of the first person pronoun.

पृच्छसि (pṛcchasi) - The king is asking the narrator. (you ask)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of prac

present indicative

Root `prac` (or `pṛcch`), class 6.

Root: prac (class 6)

पार्थिव (pārthiva) - Vaiśampaayana is addressing King Janamejaya. (O king, O earthly ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, relating to the earth, a king, prince, ruler

From `pṛthivī` (earth) + `a` suffix.

तत् (tat) - Therefore, because you ask. (therefore, that)

(indeclinable)

Can be a pronoun or an adverbial particle. Here, used as a conjunction or adverb.

ते (te) - I will explain to you. (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Dative/genitive singular enclitic form of the second person pronoun.

Note: Can also be genitive singular.

अहम् (aham) - Vaiśampaayana, the speaker. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Nominative singular of the first person pronoun.

सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि (sampravakṣyāmi) - Vaiśampaayana promising to narrate. (I will explain fully, I will recount completely)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of sampravac

future

From root `vac` (to speak) with prefixes `sam` and `pra`. Future tense formation.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vac (class 2)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - The explanation will be accurate and complete. (according to reality, truthfully, properly, precisely)

(indeclinable)

From `yathā` (as) + `vat` (like, according to).

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Vaiśampaayana addressing Janamejaya, a descendant of Bharata. (O best of the Bharatas, O bull among the Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, best of the Bharatas (a royal epithet)

Tatpuruṣa compound. `ṛṣabha` means 'bull', used metaphorically for 'best' or 'chief'.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – name of an ancient king, descendant of Bharata, a member of the Bharata lineage (a historical kingdom in India)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)