महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-140, verse-3

भीष्म उवाच ।
नैतच्छुद्धागमादेव तव धर्मानुशासनम् ।
प्रज्ञासमवतारोऽयं कविभिः संभृतं मधु ॥३॥

3. bhīṣma uvāca ,
naitacchuddhāgamādeva tava dharmānuśāsanam ,
prajñāsamavatāro'yaṁ kavibhiḥ saṁbhṛtaṁ madhu.

3. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | na etat śuddhāgamāt eva tava dharmānuśāsanam
| prajñāsamavatāraḥ ayam kavibhiḥ saṃbhṛtam madhu

3. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca tava etat dharmānuśāsanam śuddhāgamāt
eva na ayam prajñāsamavatāraḥ kavibhiḥ saṃbhṛtam madhu

3. Bhīṣma said: 'This teaching of yours concerning natural law (dharma) is not derived purely from sacred tradition. This, rather, is an embodiment of wisdom, like honey collected by the wise (kavis).'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this

• शुद्धागमात् (śuddhāgamāt) - from pure sacred texts, from pure tradition

• एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, just

• तव (tava) - your

• धर्मानुशासनम् (dharmānuśāsanam) - instruction concerning natural law (dharma) (instruction on natural law (dharma), teaching of duty, regulation of righteousness)

• प्रज्ञासमवतारः (prajñāsamavatāraḥ) - embodiment of wisdom, descent/incarnation of knowledge

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• कविभिः (kavibhiḥ) - by poets, by the wise

• संभृतम् (saṁbhṛtam) - collected, gathered, brought together, produced

• मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet thing

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (name of the son of Gaṅgā and Śāntanu); dreadful, terrible

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

शुद्धागमात् (śuddhāgamāt) - from pure sacred texts, from pure tradition

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śuddhāgama

śuddhāgama - pure sacred text, pure tradition, uncorrupted scripture

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śuddha+āgama)

• śuddha – pure, clean, unsullied
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root śudh
  Root: śudh (class 4)
• āgama – sacred text, tradition, scripture, arrival
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam with prefix ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

एव (eva) - alone, only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word.

तव (tava) - your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you, yourself

धर्मानुशासनम् (dharmānuśāsanam) - instruction concerning natural law (dharma) (instruction on natural law (dharma), teaching of duty, regulation of righteousness)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dharmānuśāsana

dharmānuśāsana - instruction on dharma, moral teaching, regulation of duty

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dharma+anuśāsana)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• anuśāsana – instruction, teaching, command, regulation
  noun (neuter)
  From root śās with prefix anu
  Prefix: anu
  Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.

प्रज्ञासमवतारः (prajñāsamavatāraḥ) - embodiment of wisdom, descent/incarnation of knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajñāsamavatāra

prajñāsamavatāra - descent/incarnation of wisdom, embodiment of knowledge

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (prajñā+samavatāra)

• prajñā – wisdom, intelligence, true knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• samavatāra – descent, incarnation, manifestation
  noun (masculine)
  From root tṛ with prefixes sam-ava-
  Prefixes: sam+ava
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

कविभिः (kavibhiḥ) - by poets, by the wise

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kavi

kavi - poet, sage, wise person, seer

संभृतम् (saṁbhṛtam) - collected, gathered, brought together, produced

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of saṃbhṛta

saṁbhṛta - collected, gathered, supported, nourished, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root bhṛ (to bear, carry) with prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'madhu'. Can also be accusative singular neuter.

मधु (madhu) - honey, sweet thing

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of madhu

madhu - honey, sweet substance, mead

Note: Can also be accusative singular neuter.