महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-260, verse-8

स बुद्धिमुत्तमां प्राप्तो नैष्ठिकीमकुतोभयाम् ।
स्मरामि शिथिलं सत्यं वेदा इत्यब्रवीत्सकृत् ॥८॥

8. sa buddhimuttamāṁ prāpto naiṣṭhikīmakutobhayām ,
smarāmi śithilaṁ satyaṁ vedā ityabravītsakṛt.

8. sa buddhim uttamām prāptaḥ naiṣṭhikīm akutobhayām
smarāmi śithilam satyam vedāḥ iti abravīt sakṛt

8. sa uttamām naiṣṭhikīm akutobhayām buddhim prāptaḥ
sakṛt abravīt iti smarāmi śithilam satyam vedāḥ

8. Having attained supreme, unwavering, and fearless understanding (buddhi), he (Kapila) once declared, 'I remember the truth, as found in the Vedas, to be not entirely firm.'

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Refers to Kapila. (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

• बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, understanding, discernment

• उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - supreme, excellent, highest

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having attained, having reached, obtained

• नैष्ठिकीम् (naiṣṭhikīm) - Refers to the quality of Kapila's understanding, indicating it is firm and ultimate. (resolute, final, decisive, consummate)

• अकुतोभयाम् (akutobhayām) - fearless, from which no fear arises

• स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recollect

• शिथिलम् (śithilam) - Describes the truth as not firmly established or absolute, perhaps referring to the mutable nature of phenomenal reality or relative truths. (loose, slack, unsteady, weak)

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Refers to the sacred texts known as the Vedas, implying they are the source of the 'loose truth' being remembered or described. (the Vedas, knowledge)

• इति (iti) - Marks the preceding statement ('I remember...') as a quote or declaration by Kapila. (thus, so)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at once, suddenly

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Refers to Kapila. (he, that (masculine nominative singular))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बुद्धिम् (buddhim) - intellect, understanding, discernment

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, reason, awakening

From root 'budh' (to know, to awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - supreme, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - supreme, excellent, highest, best

Superlative degree of 'ud' (up, superior)

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - having attained, having reached, obtained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - attained, reached, obtained, acquired

Past Passive Participle

From prefix 'prā' + root 'āp' (to obtain, to reach)

Prefix: prā

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'sa' (he, Kapila).

नैष्ठिकीम् (naiṣṭhikīm) - Refers to the quality of Kapila's understanding, indicating it is firm and ultimate. (resolute, final, decisive, consummate)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of naiṣṭhika

naiṣṭhika - final, conclusive, resolute, consummate; relating to niṣṭhā (firm resolution, completion)

Derived from 'niṣṭhā' (completion, firm resolution) with the suffix 'ṭha' or 'ika'.

अकुतोभयाम् (akutobhayām) - fearless, from which no fear arises

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of akutobhaya

akutobhaya - fearless, from which no fear arises, having no cause for fear

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'akutaḥ' (from nowhere) + 'bhaya' (fear). One from whom no fear comes.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (akutaḥ+bhaya)

• akutaḥ – from nowhere, from no quarter
  indeclinable
  From 'a' (not) + 'kutaḥ' (from where)
• bhaya – fear, dread, alarm
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'bhī' (to fear)
  Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'buddhim'.

स्मरामि (smarāmi) - I remember, I recollect

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of smṛ

Present Active Indicative

From root 'smṛ' (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

शिथिलम् (śithilam) - Describes the truth as not firmly established or absolute, perhaps referring to the mutable nature of phenomenal reality or relative truths. (loose, slack, unsteady, weak)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śithila

śithila - loose, slack, relaxed, unsteady, weak, lax

Root: śrath (class 1)

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth, reality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real, virtuous

From 'sat' (being, existence), derived with suffix 'ya'.

Root: as (class 2)

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - Refers to the sacred texts known as the Vedas, implying they are the source of the 'loose truth' being remembered or described. (the Vedas, knowledge)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, the Vedas (the canonical texts of Hinduism)

From root 'vid' (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

इति (iti) - Marks the preceding statement ('I remember...') as a quote or declaration by Kapila. (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active Indicative

From root 'brū' (to speak), with augment 'a' for imperfect tense

Root: brū (class 2)

सकृत् (sakṛt) - once, at once, suddenly

(indeclinable)

Formed from 'sa' (one) + 'kṛt' (time)