महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-203, verse-17

युगान्तेऽन्तर्हितान्वेदान्सेतिहासान्महर्षयः ।
लेभिरे तपसा पूर्वमनुज्ञाताः स्वयंभुवा ॥१७॥

17. yugānte'ntarhitānvedānsetihāsānmaharṣayaḥ ,
lebhire tapasā pūrvamanujñātāḥ svayaṁbhuvā.

17. yugānte antarhitān vedān setihāsān maharṣayaḥ
lebhire tapasā pūrvam anujñātāḥ svayambhuvā

17. pūrvam svayambhuvā anujñātāḥ maharṣayaḥ yugānte
antarhitān setihāsān vedān tapasā lebhire

17. At the end of an epoch, the great sages, having been authorized previously by Svayambhū (Brahma), recovered by their asceticism (tapas) the Vedas, along with the Itihāsas (historical narratives), which had been concealed.

Words meanings summery:

• युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an epoch, at the end of a yuga

• अन्तर्हितान् (antarhitān) - concealed, hidden, disappeared, vanished

• वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

• सेतिहासान् (setihāsān) - along with the Itihāsas (historical narratives), accompanied by histories

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - the great sages

• लेभिरे (lebhire) - obtained, received, recovered

• तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance, by spiritual austerity

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• अनुज्ञाताः (anujñātāḥ) - permitted, authorized, commanded

• स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by the creator deity Brahma (by Svayambhū (Brahma), by the self-existent one)

Words meanings and morphology

युगान्ते (yugānte) - at the end of an epoch, at the end of a yuga

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yugānta

yugānta - end of a yuga, end of an age/epoch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+anta)

• yuga – age, epoch, yoke, pair
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, boundary, limit, conclusion
  noun (masculine)

अन्तर्हितान् (antarhitān) - concealed, hidden, disappeared, vanished

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of antarhita

antarhita - concealed, hidden, disappeared, vanished

Past Passive Participle

Root dhā (to place) with prefix antar (within, between)

Prefix: antar

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Modifies 'vedān' and 'setihāsān'.

वेदान् (vedān) - the Vedas (sacred texts)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda (a specific collection of texts)

From root vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

सेतिहासान् (setihāsān) - along with the Itihāsas (historical narratives), accompanied by histories

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of setihāsa

setihāsa - with Itihāsa, including historical accounts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+itihāsa)

• sa – with, together with, having
  indeclinable
• itihāsa – history, legend, tradition, historical narrative
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'vedān'.

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - the great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, venerable seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

लेभिरे (lebhire) - obtained, received, recovered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of labh

Perfect Indicative

Root labh (class 1, ātmanepada)

Root: labh (class 1)

तपसा (tapasā) - by asceticism, by penance, by spiritual austerity

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, spiritual austerity, penance, asceticism

Root: tap (class 1)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

अनुज्ञाताः (anujñātāḥ) - permitted, authorized, commanded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anujñāta

anujñāta - permitted, authorized, assented to, approved

Past Passive Participle

Root jñā (to know) with prefix anu (after, along, with)

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'maharṣayaḥ'.

स्वयम्भुवा (svayambhuvā) - by the creator deity Brahma (by Svayambhū (Brahma), by the self-existent one)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayambhū

svayambhū - self-existent, self-born, an epithet for Brahma or Vishnu

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (svayam+bhū)

• svayam – oneself, by oneself, spontaneously
  indeclinable
• bhū – being, existence, earth
  noun (feminine)
  Root bhū (to be)
  Root: bhū (class 1)