महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-203, verse-9

पुरुषं सनातनं विष्णुं यत्तद्वेदविदो विदुः ।
सर्गप्रलयकर्तारमव्यक्तं ब्रह्म शाश्वतम् ।
तदिदं ब्रह्म वार्ष्णेयमितिहासं शृणुष्व मे ॥९॥

9. puruṣaṁ sanātanaṁ viṣṇuṁ yattadvedavido viduḥ ,
sargapralayakartāramavyaktaṁ brahma śāśvatam ,
tadidaṁ brahma vārṣṇeyamitihāsaṁ śṛṇuṣva me.

9. puruṣam sanātanam viṣṇum yat tat
vedavidaḥ viduḥ sargapralayakartāram
avyaktam brahma śāśvatam tat idam
brahma vārṣṇeya itihāsam śṛṇuṣva me

9. vārṣṇeya me itihāsam śṛṇuṣva yat
tat vedavidaḥ puruṣam sanātanam viṣṇum
sargapralayakartāram avyaktam
brahma śāśvatam viduḥ tat idam brahma

9. That which the knowers of the Vedas understand as the eternal (sanātana) cosmic person (puruṣa), Vishnu, who is the creator and destroyer of all existence, the unmanifest, the everlasting Absolute (Brahman) – this very Absolute (Brahman), O Vārṣṇeya, listen to this epic account (itihāsa) from me.

Words meanings summery:

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - cosmic person (puruṣa), supreme being (person, man, cosmic person, spirit)

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

• विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu

• यत् (yat) - which, that which

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore

• वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

• विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

• सर्गप्रलयकर्तारम् (sargapralayakartāram) - the creator and destroyer of creation/dissolution

• अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest, invisible, imperceptible

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, permanent

• तत् (tat) - this very (that, this)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

• वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O Vārṣṇeya (addressing Arjuna) (O Vārṣṇeya (descendant of Vṛṣṇi, an epithet for Krishna or Arjuna))

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - epic account (history, epic, legend)

• शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen, hear

• मे (me) - from me (from me, my, to me)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - cosmic person (puruṣa), supreme being (person, man, cosmic person, spirit)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, male, person, spirit, soul, the Supreme Being

Note: Object of `viduḥ`.

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, ancient, perpetual

Note: Qualifies `puruṣam`.

विष्णुम् (viṣṇum) - Vishnu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu, the preserver god in Hinduism

Note: Object of `viduḥ`.

यत् (yat) - which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Correlative `tat`.

तत् (tat) - that, therefore

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative `yat`.

वेदविदः (vedavidaḥ) - knowers of the Vedas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vedavid

vedavid - knower of the Vedas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vid)

• veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vid – knower, one who knows
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Subject of `viduḥ`.

विदुः (viduḥ) - they know, they understand

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect indicative (liṭ) of vid

Perfect Indicative

3rd person plural Perfect Active Indicative

Root: vid (class 2)

सर्गप्रलयकर्तारम् (sargapralayakartāram) - the creator and destroyer of creation/dissolution

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sargapralayakartṛ

sargapralayakartṛ - creator and destroyer of creation and dissolution

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+pralaya+kartṛ)

• sarga – creation, emission
  noun (masculine)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• pralaya – dissolution, destruction, cosmic reabsorption
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: lī (class 4)
• kartṛ – doer, maker, agent, creator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies `puruṣam` and `viṣṇum`.

अव्यक्तम् (avyaktam) - unmanifest, invisible, imperceptible

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of avyakta

avyakta - unmanifest, invisible, imperceptible, primordial matter

Past Passive Participle

Derived from a- + vi- + añj (to make manifest), negated

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyakta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• vyakta – manifest, clear, distinct
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from vi- + añj (to make manifest)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: añj (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `brahma`.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, Universal Spirit, ultimate reality

Note: Object of `viduḥ`.

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, permanent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, permanent, constant

Note: Qualifies `brahma`.

तत् (tat) - this very (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the previously described Brahman.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Emphasizes `tat brahma`.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman, the Absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, Universal Spirit, ultimate reality

Note: Subject of the implicit verb 'is'.

वार्ष्णेय (vārṣṇeya) - O Vārṣṇeya (addressing Arjuna) (O Vārṣṇeya (descendant of Vṛṣṇi, an epithet for Krishna or Arjuna))

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vārṣṇeya

vārṣṇeya - descendant of Vṛṣṇi (a Yadava clan, often applied to Krishna or Arjuna)

Derived from Vṛṣṇi

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - epic account (history, epic, legend)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, legend, tradition, epic

Note: Object of `śṛṇuṣva`.

शृणुष्व (śṛṇuṣva) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative

2nd person singular Imperative Middle

Root: śru (class 5)

मे (me) - from me (from me, my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Can also be dative. Here implies 'from me' or 'my (story)'.