महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-18, verse-1

सूत उवाच ।
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातममृतं मथितं यथा ।
यत्र सोऽश्वः समुत्पन्नः श्रीमानतुलविक्रमः ॥१॥

1. sūta uvāca ,
etatte sarvamākhyātamamṛtaṁ mathitaṁ yathā ,
yatra so'śvaḥ samutpannaḥ śrīmānatulavikramaḥ.

1. sūtaḥ uvāca etat te sarvam ākhyātam amṛtam mathitam
yathā yatra saḥ aśvaḥ samutpannaḥ śrīmān atulavikramaḥ

1. Suta said: All this has been narrated to you, concerning how the nectar was churned and from which that glorious horse of unequalled prowess was born.

Words meanings summery:

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Suta (the narrator) (charioteer, bard, reciter of Puranas)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

• एतत् (etat) - this (story/account) (this, this one)

• ते (te) - to you (listeners) (to you, your (singular, polite))

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of this) (all, every, whole)

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - narrated (narrated, told, described)

• अमृतम् (amṛtam) - the divine nectar (nectar, ambrosia)

• मथितम् (mathitam) - churned (churned, agitated)

• यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how)

• यत्र (yatra) - from which (where, in which, from which)

• सः (saḥ) - that (horse) (that, he)

• अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - the horse Ucchaiḥśravas (horse)

• समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - was born (arisen, produced, born)

• श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, splendid, beautiful, prosperous)

• अतुलविक्रमः (atulavikramaḥ) - of unequalled prowess (of unequalled valor/prowess)

Words meanings and morphology

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Suta (the narrator) (charioteer, bard, reciter of Puranas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, bard, narrator of ancient lore

From root 'sū' (to impel, to create) or 'sū' (to bear) + suffix 'ta'

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect, third person singular, active voice

Root 'vac' (class 2P), Perfect tense (Lit), third person singular, parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Verb of speaking.

एतत् (etat) - this (story/account) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, that which is near

Note: Object of 'ākhyātam'.

ते (te) - to you (listeners) (to you, your (singular, polite))

(pronoun)

singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular/plural)

Note: Here, dative (to you).

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all (of this) (all, every, whole)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Adjective/pronoun modifying 'etat'.

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - narrated (narrated, told, described)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - narrated, told, described

Past Passive Participle

From 'ā-' + root 'khyā' (to relate, tell) + suffix '-ta'

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Past Passive Participle acting as predicate; implied 'it has been narrated'.

अमृतम् (amṛtam) - the divine nectar (nectar, ambrosia)

(noun)

neuter, singular of amṛta

amṛta - immortal, nectar, ambrosia, immortality

Past Passive Participle

Negation 'a-' + root 'mṛ' (to die) + suffix '-ta'

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+mṛta)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• mṛta – dead
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'mṛ' (to die)
  Root: mṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'mathitam'.

मथितम् (mathitam) - churned (churned, agitated)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of mathita

mathita - churned, agitated, stirred

Past Passive Participle

From root 'math' (to churn, agitate) + suffix '-ta'

Root: math (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle, agreeing with 'amṛtam'.

यथा (yathā) - how (as, just as, how)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connective particle, introduces a clause of manner.

यत्र (yatra) - from which (where, in which, from which)

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'yad'

Note: Relative adverb indicating origin.

सः (saḥ) - that (horse) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, subject of 'samutpannaḥ'.

अश्वः (aśvaḥ) - the horse Ucchaiḥśravas (horse)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aśva

aśva - horse

Note: Subject of 'samutpannaḥ'.

समुत्पन्नः (samutpannaḥ) - was born (arisen, produced, born)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samutpanna

samutpanna - arisen, produced, born, originated

Past Passive Participle

From 'sam-' + 'ud-' + root 'pad' (to go, move) + suffix '-na'

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Past Passive Participle, acting as predicate.

श्रीमान् (śrīmān) - glorious (glorious, splendid, beautiful, prosperous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīmat

śrīmat - glorious, splendid, prosperous, beautiful, fortunate

Derived from 'śrī' (splendor, prosperity) with possessive suffix '-mat'

Note: Adjective modifying 'aśvaḥ'.

अतुलविक्रमः (atulavikramaḥ) - of unequalled prowess (of unequalled valor/prowess)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atulavikrama

atulavikrama - of unequalled prowess/valor

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'a-' (not) + 'tula' (equal) + 'vikrama' (prowess). One whose prowess is unequalled.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+tula+vikrama)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• tula – equal, comparable, balance
  noun (masculine)
• vikrama – prowess, valor, strength, courage
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi-' + root 'kram' (to step, stride)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'aśvaḥ'.