महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-121, verse-11

अथोक्तमेतद्वचनं प्रागेव मनुना पुरा ।
जन्म चोक्तं वसिष्ठेन ब्रह्मणो वचनं महत् ॥११॥

11. athoktametadvacanaṁ prāgeva manunā purā ,
janma coktaṁ vasiṣṭhena brahmaṇo vacanaṁ mahat.

11. atha uktam etat vacanam prāk eva manunā purā
janma ca uktam vasiṣṭhena brahmaṇaḥ vacanam mahat

11. atha manunā purā prāk eva etat vacanam uktam ca
vasiṣṭhena brahmaṇaḥ mahat janma vacanam uktam

11. Furthermore, this statement was indeed declared previously by Manu in ancient times. And the great pronouncement of Brahmā concerning the origin (janma) was also declared by Vasiṣṭha.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, furthermore

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared, spoken

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• वचनम् (vacanam) - statement, word, pronouncement

• प्राक् (prāk) - before, previously, formerly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• मनुना (manunā) - by Manu

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, creation

• च (ca) - and, also

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared, spoken

• वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by Vasiṣṭha

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

• वचनम् (vacanam) - statement, word, pronouncement

• महत् (mahat) - great, important, large

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover, furthermore

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vac

vac - to speak, to say, to tell

Past Passive Participle

Root vac (to speak), irregular past participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'. Also accusative singular neuter.

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, that

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'. Also accusative singular neuter.

वचनम् (vacanam) - statement, word, pronouncement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, statement, speech, pronouncement

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Also accusative singular.

प्राक् (prāk) - before, previously, formerly

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable from prāc (eastern, former)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मनुना (manunā) - by Manu

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (progenitor of mankind, lawgiver), man

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, creation

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, creation, existence, life

From root jan (to be born, produce)

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Also nominative singular.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, declared, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vac

vac - to speak, to say, to tell

Past Passive Participle

Root vac (to speak), irregular past participle

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'. Also accusative singular neuter.

वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (a celebrated Vedic sage), most excellent, best

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, ultimate reality

वचनम् (vacanam) - statement, word, pronouncement

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, statement, speech, pronouncement

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Also accusative singular.

महत् (mahat) - great, important, large

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty, strong

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'. Also accusative singular neuter.