महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-124, verse-52

तस्मिन्ननुगते धर्मं पुरुषे पुरुषोऽपरः ।
निश्चक्राम ततस्तस्मात्पृष्टश्चाह महात्मना ।
वृत्तं प्रह्राद मां विद्धि यतः सत्यं ततो ह्यहम् ॥५२॥

52. tasminnanugate dharmaṁ puruṣe puruṣo'paraḥ ,
niścakrāma tatastasmātpṛṣṭaścāha mahātmanā ,
vṛttaṁ prahrāda māṁ viddhi yataḥ satyaṁ tato hyaham.

52. tasmin anugate dharmam puruṣe puruṣaḥ
aparaḥ niścakrāma tataḥ tasmāt pṛṣṭaḥ
ca āha mahātmanā vṛttam prahrāda
mām viddhi yataḥ satyam tataḥ hi aham

52. dharmam anugate tasmin puruṣe aparaḥ puruṣaḥ tataḥ tasmāt niścakrāma ca mahātmanā pṛṣṭaḥ āha prahrāda mām vṛttam viddhi yataḥ satyam,
tataḥ hi aham

52. When that person (Truth) had conformed to natural law (dharma), another person emerged from Prahlāda's body. And being asked by the great-souled one (Prahlāda), he said: 'O Prahlāda, know me to be Conduct, for where there is Truth, there indeed am I.'

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that person (Truth) (in that, when that (one))

• अनुगते (anugate) - having followed, having gone after, conformed to

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty

• पुरुषे (puruṣe) - referring to the first person (Truth) who emerged (in the person, regarding the person)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the second being/person to emerge (a person, a being)

• अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

• निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - he came forth, he emerged

• ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from Prahlāda's body (from him, from that)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• च (ca) - and

• आह (āha) - he said

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Prahlāda (by the great-souled one)

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - the being identifies itself as Conduct (conduct, behavior, occurrence)

• प्रह्राद (prahrāda) - O Prahlāda

• माम् (mām) - me

• विद्धि (viddhi) - know!

• यतः (yataḥ) - because, whence, where

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• ततः (tataḥ) - thence, there, then

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that person (Truth) (in that, when that (one))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अनुगते (anugate) - having followed, having gone after, conformed to

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anugata

anugata - followed, gone after, conformed to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb anu-gam (to follow)

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma), righteousness, duty

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, religion

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

पुरुषे (puruṣe) - referring to the first person (Truth) who emerged (in the person, regarding the person)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, spirit, cosmic person

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the second being/person to emerge (a person, a being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, spirit, cosmic person

अपरः (aparaḥ) - another, other

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apara

apara - other, another, posterior, inferior

निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - he came forth, he emerged

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - from there, then

(indeclinable)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from Prahlāda's body (from him, from that)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root pracch (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आह (āha) - he said

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form

Root: ah (class 2)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Prahlāda (by the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (as a noun) a great soul (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - the being identifies itself as Conduct (conduct, behavior, occurrence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - conduct, behavior, occurrence, happened, existed

Past Passive Participle (often used as a noun)

Derived from the root vṛt (to turn, to exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

प्रह्राद (prahrāda) - O Prahlāda

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of prahrāda

prahrāda - Prahlāda (a celebrated demon king)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I

विद्धि (viddhi) - know!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vid

Imperative Active

Root: vid (class 2)

यतः (yataḥ) - because, whence, where

(indeclinable)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

ततः (tataḥ) - thence, there, then

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I