महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-260, verse-6

आम्नायमनुपश्यन्हि पुराणं शाश्वतं ध्रुवम् ।
नहुषः पूर्वमालेभे त्वष्टुर्गामिति नः श्रुतम् ॥६॥

6. āmnāyamanupaśyanhi purāṇaṁ śāśvataṁ dhruvam ,
nahuṣaḥ pūrvamālebhe tvaṣṭurgāmiti naḥ śrutam.

6. āmnāyam anupaśyan hi purāṇam śāśvatam dhruvam
nahuṣaḥ pūrvam ālebhe tvaṣṭuḥ gām iti naḥ śrutam

6. hi naḥ śrutam nahūṣaḥ pūrvam āmnāyam purāṇam
śāśvatam dhruvam anupaśyan iti tvaṣṭuḥ gām ālebhe

6. Indeed, considering the ancient (purāṇa), eternal, and immutable sacred tradition (āmnāya), we have heard that Nahusha formerly obtained the cow of Tvashtar.

Words meanings summery:

• आम्नायम् (āmnāyam) - sacred tradition, Vedic text, sacred lore

• अनुपश्यन् (anupaśyan) - beholding, considering, looking upon

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• पुराणम् (purāṇam) - as an adjective, modifying 'āmnāyam', meaning 'ancient' (ancient, old, a Purana)

• शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - firm, constant, immutable, fixed

• नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahusha (a legendary king)

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

• आलेभे (ālebhe) - he obtained, he took, he grasped

• त्वष्टुः (tvaṣṭuḥ) - of Tvashtar (the divine architect)

• गाम् (gām) - the cow (accusative singular)

• इति (iti) - marks the preceding statement as a report or quote (thus, in this manner)

• नः (naḥ) - (it is) heard by us (to us, by us, our)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - (it is) heard (by us) (heard, listened, revealed)

Words meanings and morphology

आम्नायम् (āmnāyam) - sacred tradition, Vedic text, sacred lore

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āmnāya

āmnāya - sacred tradition, Vedic text, received doctrine, customary law

From prefix 'ā' + root 'mnā' (to mention, to repeat, to learn by heart)

Prefix: ā

Root: mnā (class 1)

अनुपश्यन् (anupaśyan) - beholding, considering, looking upon

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anupaśyat

anupaśyat - beholding, observing, considering, contemplating

Present Active Participle

From prefix 'anu' + root 'dṛś' (to see), with 'paś' substitution for 'dṛś' in present stem

Prefix: anu

Root: dṛś (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

पुराणम् (purāṇam) - as an adjective, modifying 'āmnāyam', meaning 'ancient' (ancient, old, a Purana)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old; a Purana (a class of sacred texts)

Note: Agrees with 'āmnāyam'.

शाश्वतम् (śāśvatam) - eternal, perpetual, everlasting

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāśvata

śāśvata - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, constant

Note: Agrees with 'āmnāyam'.

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - firm, constant, immutable, fixed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhruva

dhruva - firm, constant, fixed, certain, immutable

Root: dhruv

Note: Agrees with 'āmnāyam'.

नहुषः (nahuṣaḥ) - Nahusha (a legendary king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣa

nahuṣa - Nahusha (a celebrated king in Hindu mythology)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously, before

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of pūrva (former, prior)

आलेभे (ālebhe) - he obtained, he took, he grasped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of ālabh

Perfect Middle Indicative

From prefix 'ā' + root 'labh' (to obtain, to seize)

Prefix: ā

Root: labh (class 1)

त्वष्टुः (tvaṣṭuḥ) - of Tvashtar (the divine architect)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tvaṣṭṛ

tvaṣṭṛ - Tvashtar (the divine craftsman, architect of the gods, a Vedic deity)

Agent noun from root 'tvaṣ' (to fashion, to make)

Root: tvaṣ

गाम् (gām) - the cow (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, ox; earth; ray of light; speech, word

इति (iti) - marks the preceding statement as a report or quote (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - (it is) heard by us (to us, by us, our)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

Note: Enclitic form for first person plural.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - (it is) heard (by us) (heard, listened, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed; that which has been heard (e.g., Veda)

Past Passive Participle

From root 'śru' (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)