महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-17, verse-8

वेदाहं हि महादेवं तत्त्वेन भरतर्षभ ।
यानि चास्य पुराणानि कर्माणि विविधान्युत ॥८॥

8. vedāhaṁ hi mahādevaṁ tattvena bharatarṣabha ,
yāni cāsya purāṇāni karmāṇi vividhānyuta.

8. veda aham hi mahādevam tattvena bharatarṣabha
yāni ca asya purāṇāni karmāṇi vividhāni uta

8. bharatarṣabha hi aham tattvena mahādevam veda
ca asya yāni purāṇāni vividhāni karmāṇi uta

8. Indeed, O best of Bhāratas, I truly understand the great God (Mahādeva) in his true essence (tattva). I also know all His ancient and diverse actions (karma).

Words meanings summery:

• वेद (veda) - I truly understand (I know, I understand)

• अहम् (aham) - Vāsudeva (Krishna) referring to himself (I)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed, surely

• महादेवम् (mahādevam) - Lord Shiva (great God, Shiva)

• तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - in his true essence (by truth, in essence, truly)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressing Arjuna (O best of Bhāratas (a king of the Lunar dynasty, or his descendants, like Arjuna))

• यानि (yāni) - all of which (ancient deeds) (which (plural))

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्य (asya) - of Mahādeva (of him, his)

• पुराणानि (purāṇāni) - ancient, old

• कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - deeds, actions, works (karma)

• विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse, manifold

• उत (uta) - and, also, moreover

Words meanings and morphology

वेद (veda) - I truly understand (I know, I understand)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Present Active

Form of √vid (to know), 1st person singular, present active

Root: vid (class 2)

अहम् (aham) - Vāsudeva (Krishna) referring to himself (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

हि (hi) - for, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

महादेवम् (mahādevam) - Lord Shiva (great God, Shiva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - great God, Shiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  From √div (to shine, to play)
  Root: div (class 1)

तत्त्वेन (tattvena) - in his true essence (by truth, in essence, truly)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle

From tad (that) + tva (suffix forming abstract nouns)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressing Arjuna (O best of Bhāratas (a king of the Lunar dynasty, or his descendants, like Arjuna))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bhāratas

Vocative compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a prince
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

यानि (yāni) - all of which (ancient deeds) (which (plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of yad

yad - which, what, that

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - of Mahādeva (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: genitive singular masculine of idam

पुराणानि (purāṇāni) - ancient, old

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old

From purā (formerly)

कर्माणि (karmāṇi) - deeds, actions, works (karma)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action

From √kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

विविधानि (vividhāni) - various, diverse, manifold

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of vividha

vividha - various, diverse, manifold

From vi (prefix) + vidha (kind, sort)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vi+vidha)

• vi – apart, asunder
  indeclinable
  Preposition/prefix
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)
  From √dhā (to place, to hold)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

उत (uta) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

Conjunction