महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-193, verse-26

स्वयंभुवमथो देवा अभिवाद्य ततोऽब्रुवन् ।
जापकार्थमयं यत्नस्तदर्थं वयमागताः ॥२६॥

26. svayaṁbhuvamatho devā abhivādya tato'bruvan ,
jāpakārthamayaṁ yatnastadarthaṁ vayamāgatāḥ.

26. svayambhuvaṃ atho devāḥ abhivādya tataḥ abruvan
jāpaka artham ayam yatnaḥ tat artham vayam āgatāḥ

26. devāḥ atho svayambhuvaṃ abhivādya tataḥ abruvan
ayam yatnaḥ jāpaka artham vayam tat artham āgatāḥ

26. Then the gods, having paid their respects to Svayambhu (Brahma), said: "This endeavor is for the purpose of recitation, and it is for that reason that we have arrived."

Words meanings summery:

• स्वयम्भुवं (svayambhuvaṁ) - to Brahma (to Svayambhu, to the self-existent one, to Brahma)

• अथो (atho) - then (then, moreover, now)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

• अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having paid their respects (having bowed down, having saluted, having paid respects)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said (they spoke, they said)

• जापक (jāpaka) - recitation (modifier for purpose) (reciter, one who recites mantras)

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose (of recitation) (purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine nominative singular))

• यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - endeavor (effort, endeavor, exertion)

• तत् (tat) - that (that, for that)

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose (for that reason) (purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of)

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• आगताः (āgatāḥ) - have arrived (arrived, come)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वयम्भुवं (svayambhuvaṁ) - to Brahma (to Svayambhu, to the self-existent one, to Brahma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, Brahma (as the self-existent creator)

अथो (atho) - then (then, moreover, now)

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Root: div (class 4)

अभिवाद्य (abhivādya) - having paid their respects (having bowed down, having saluted, having paid respects)

(indeclinable)

gerund (absolutive)

from `abhi-√vad` (to speak to, salute) + `lyap` (gerund suffix)

Prefix: abhi

Root: vad (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

from `tad` (that) + `tas` (ablative suffix)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said (they spoke, they said)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of √brū

imperfect past tense

3rd person plural imperfect of √brū (to speak)

Root: brū (class 2)

जापक (jāpaka) - recitation (modifier for purpose) (reciter, one who recites mantras)

(noun)

singular of jāpaka

jāpaka - reciter, one who recites, pertaining to recitation

agent noun

from `√jap` (to murmur, utter softly) + `ka` (agentive suffix)

Root: jap (class 1)

Note: Here used in a compound sense to mean 'for the purpose of recitation'.

अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose (of recitation) (purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, for the sake of

Note: The accusative singular `artham` is often used adverbially.

अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

यत्नः (yatnaḥ) - endeavor (effort, endeavor, exertion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatna

yatna - effort, exertion, endeavor, attempt

from `√yat` (to exert oneself) + `na` suffix

Root: yat (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (that, for that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: `tat` is the sandhi-free form of the neuter nominative/accusative singular of `tad`. It combines with `artham` to form `tadartham`.

अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose (for that reason) (purpose, meaning, wealth, for the sake of)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, for the sake of

Note: The accusative singular `artham` is often used adverbially.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

आगताः (āgatāḥ) - have arrived (arrived, come)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āgata

āgata - arrived, come, returned

Past Passive Participle

from `ā-√gam` (to come, arrive) + `kta` (ppp suffix)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Often used with `as` to form a perfect tense.