महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-59, verse-51

इति ते सर्वभूतानां संभवः कथितो मया ।
यथावत्परिसंख्यातो गन्धर्वाप्सरसां तथा ॥५१॥

51. iti te sarvabhūtānāṁ saṁbhavaḥ kathito mayā ,
yathāvatparisaṁkhyāto gandharvāpsarasāṁ tathā.

51. iti te sarvabhūtānām sambhavaḥ kathitaḥ mayā
yathāvat parisaṅkhyātaḥ gandharvāpsarasām tathā

51. Thus, I have recounted to you the origin of all beings, as well as the Gandharvas and Apsaras, precisely as it has been enumerated.

51. כך סיפרתי לך על מוצאם של כל היצורים, וגם מניתי כראוי את הגַנְדְהַרְוַה ואת האַפְּסַרַסוֹת,

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, denoting quotation)

• ते (te) - to you (the listener) (to you (singular))

• सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all creatures (of all beings)

• सम्भवः (sambhavaḥ) - the origin, genesis (origin, birth, production)

• कथितः (kathitaḥ) - has been told, recounted (told, narrated, spoken)

• मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - precisely, accurately (properly, exactly, according to)

• परिसङ्ख्यातः (parisaṅkhyātaḥ) - fully enumerated (enumerated, counted, fully described)

• गन्धर्वाप्सरसाम् (gandharvāpsarasām) - of the Gandharvas and Apsaras (of Gandharvas and Apsaras)

• तथा (tathā) - also, similarly (thus, so, also)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, denoting quotation)

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - to you (the listener) (to you (singular))

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

सर्वभूतानाम् (sarvabhūtānām) - of all creatures (of all beings)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of sarvabhūta

sarvabhūta - all beings, all creatures

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (sarva+bhūta)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)

सम्भवः (sambhavaḥ) - the origin, genesis (origin, birth, production)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sambhava

sambhava - origin, birth, production, possibility

action noun

from root bhū (to be) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

कथितः (kathitaḥ) - has been told, recounted (told, narrated, spoken)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, said, declared

past passive participle

from root kath (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

यथावत् (yathāvat) - precisely, accurately (properly, exactly, according to)

(indeclinable)

from 'yathā' (as) + 'vat' (like)

परिसङ्ख्यातः (parisaṅkhyātaḥ) - fully enumerated (enumerated, counted, fully described)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parisaṅkhyāta

parisaṅkhyāta - enumerated, counted, fully described

past passive participle

from root khyā (to tell) with prefixes pari- and sam-

Prefixes: pari+sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

गन्धर्वाप्सरसाम् (gandharvāpsarasām) - of the Gandharvas and Apsaras (of Gandharvas and Apsaras)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of gandharvāpsaras

gandharvāpsaras - Gandharvas and Apsaras

Compound type : dvandva (gandharva+apsaras)

• gandharva – celestial musician, Gandharva
  noun (masculine)
• apsaras – celestial nymph, Apsara
  noun (feminine)

Note: Dvandva compound: Gandharva and Apsaras.

तथा (tathā) - also, similarly (thus, so, also)

(indeclinable)

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