महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-203, verse-21

अनाद्यं यत्परं ब्रह्म न देवा नर्षयो विदुः ।
एकस्तद्वेद भगवान्धाता नारायणः प्रभुः ॥२१॥

21. anādyaṁ yatparaṁ brahma na devā narṣayo viduḥ ,
ekastadveda bhagavāndhātā nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ.

21. anādyam yat param brahma na devāḥ na ṛṣayaḥ viduḥ
ekaḥ tat veda bhagavān dhātā nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ

21. yat anādyam param brahma,
devāḥ na ṛṣayaḥ na viduḥ ekaḥ bhagavān dhātā nārāyaṇaḥ prabhuḥ tat veda

21. Neither the gods nor the sages truly comprehend that beginningless supreme reality (brahman). Only one knows that, the divine Lord (Bhagavān) Narayana, the creator and master.

Words meanings summery:

• अनाद्यम् (anādyam) - beginningless, without origin, eternal

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute reality, the ultimate truth (brahman)

• न (na) - not, nor

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• न (na) - not, nor

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, alone

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the supreme Brahman)

• वेद (veda) - he knows, he understands

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine Lord (the divine, the revered one, Lord)

• धाता (dhātā) - the creator (an epithet of Narayana) (the creator, the establisher)

• नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Narayana (a name of Vishnu)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master, lord, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

अनाद्यम् (anādyam) - beginningless, without origin, eternal

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anādi

anādi - without beginning, eternal, primeval

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+ādi)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• ādi – beginning, origin, first
  noun (masculine)

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, subsequent, supreme, highest, ultimate

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the absolute reality, the ultimate truth (brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the supreme reality, the ultimate truth, the priestly class

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

न (na) - not, nor

(indeclinable)

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic hymn composer

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

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

Root verb, Atmanepada form

Root: vid (class 2)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, single, alone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the supreme Brahman)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, those

वेद (veda) - he knows, he understands

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vid

Root verb, Parasmaipada form

Root: vid (class 2)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the divine Lord (the divine, the revered one, Lord)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, fortunate, prosperous, revered, Lord, possessing fortune

Possessive adjective from bhaga (fortune)

धाता (dhātā) - the creator (an epithet of Narayana) (the creator, the establisher)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhātṛ

dhātṛ - creator, sustainer, arranger, Brahma (as an epithet)

Agent noun

Formed from root dhā + tṛc suffix

Root: dhā (class 3)

नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Narayana (a name of Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Narayana (Vishnu, one who dwells on the waters, refuge of men)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - master, lord, mighty

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, mighty, powerful, capable

Derived from pra + bhū (to be, to become)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)