महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-177, verse-3

भृगुरुवाच ।
अमितानां महाशब्दो यान्ति भूतानि संभवम् ।
ततस्तेषां महाभूतशब्दोऽयमुपपद्यते ॥३॥

3. bhṛguruvāca ,
amitānāṁ mahāśabdo yānti bhūtāni saṁbhavam ,
tatasteṣāṁ mahābhūtaśabdo'yamupapadyate.

3. bhṛguḥ uvāca amitānām mahāśabdaḥ yānti bhūtāni
saṃbhavam tataḥ teṣām mahābhūtaśabdaḥ ayam upapadyate

3. bhṛguḥ uvāca bhūtāni amitānām saṃbhavam yānti
tataḥ teṣām ayam mahābhūtaśabdaḥ upapadyate

3. Bhṛgu said: Beings (bhūtāni) attain their origin (saṃbhavam) from the immeasurable (elements). Therefore, this term 'great element' (mahābhūta) is appropriately applied to them.

Words meanings summery:

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अमितानाम् (amitānām) - of the immeasurable elements (of the immeasurable, of the limitless)

• महाशब्दः (mahāśabdaḥ) - the term 'great element' (mahābhūta) (a great word, a great term, a significant term)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain

• भूतानि (bhūtāni) - sentient beings, living entities (beings, creatures, elements)

• संभवम् (saṁbhavam) - origin, birth, production, possibility

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, from that, thence

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those immeasurable elements (of them)

• महाभूतशब्दः (mahābhūtaśabdaḥ) - the term 'great element'

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is appropriate, applies, is formed, is produced

Words meanings and morphology

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - name of a sage, a constellation, fire

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

root 'vac' with reduplication, past tense

Root: vac (class 2)

अमितानाम् (amitānām) - of the immeasurable elements (of the immeasurable, of the limitless)

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of amita

amita - immeasurable, unlimited, infinite

derived from 'mita' (measured) with 'a-' (negation)

Prefix: a

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Refers to the fundamental principles or elements.

महाशब्दः (mahāśabdaḥ) - the term 'great element' (mahābhūta) (a great word, a great term, a significant term)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāśabda

mahāśabda - great word, significant sound, important term

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+śabda)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• śabda – sound, word, term
  noun (masculine)

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

present active

Root: yā (class 2)

भूतानि (bhūtāni) - sentient beings, living entities (beings, creatures, elements)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, existing, past

past passive participle

from root 'bhū' (to be, exist)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'yānti'.

संभवम् (saṁbhavam) - origin, birth, production, possibility

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃbhava

saṁbhava - origin, birth, production, possibility, existence

from 'sam-bhū'

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of 'yānti'.

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore, from that, thence

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those immeasurable elements (of them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the 'amitāni' (immeasurable ones) from which beings originate.

महाभूतशब्दः (mahābhūtaśabdaḥ) - the term 'great element'

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhūtaśabda

mahābhūtaśabda - the term 'great element'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahābhūta+śabda)

• mahābhūta – great element, gross element (earth, water, fire, air, ether)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• śabda – sound, word, term
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'upapadyate'.

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'mahābhūtaśabdaḥ'.

उपपद्यते (upapadyate) - is appropriate, applies, is formed, is produced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pad

present middle

with upasarga 'upa'

Prefix: upa

Root: pad (class 4)