महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-270, verse-24

वृत्र उवाच ।
प्रत्यक्षमेतद्भवतस्तथान्येषां मनीषिणाम् ।
मया यज्जयलुब्धेन पुरा तप्तं महत्तपः ॥२४॥

24. vṛtra uvāca ,
pratyakṣametadbhavatastathānyeṣāṁ manīṣiṇām ,
mayā yajjayalubdhena purā taptaṁ mahattapaḥ.

24. vṛtraḥ uvāca pratyakṣam etat bhavataḥ tathā anyeṣām
manīṣiṇām mayā yat jayalubdhena purā taptaṃ mahat tapaḥ

24. vṛtraḥ uvāca etat bhavataḥ tathā anyeṣām manīṣiṇām
pratyakṣam yat jayalubdhena mayā purā mahat tapaḥ taptaṃ

24. Vritra said: "This is evident to you and to other wise sages: how I, eager for victory, previously performed great austerities (tapas)."

Words meanings summery:

• वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vritra (a demon's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - evident, manifest, perceptible

• एतत् (etat) - this

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - to you, of you (polite address)

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, likewise

• अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others

• मनीषिणाम् (manīṣiṇām) - of wise men, sages, thoughtful persons

• मया (mayā) - by me

• यत् (yat) - which, that (subordinating conjunction)

• जयलुब्धेन (jayalubdhena) - by one desirous of victory, by one greedy for victory

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

• तप्तं (taptaṁ) - performed, practiced, heated (as in austerities)

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

• तपः (tapaḥ) - great austerities (tapas) (austerity, asceticism, penance)

Words meanings and morphology

वृत्रः (vṛtraḥ) - Vritra (a demon's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtra

vṛtra - Vritra (name of an Asura)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular, perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - evident, manifest, perceptible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pratyakṣa

pratyakṣa - perceptible, evident, manifest; direct perception

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prati+akṣi)

• prati – towards, against, in return
  indeclinable
• akṣi – eye
  noun (neuter)

Note: Used as a predicate nominative here.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - to you, of you (polite address)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite)

Root: bhū

Note: Used here with a dative sense 'to you'.

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, likewise

(indeclinable)

अन्येषाम् (anyeṣām) - of others

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of anya

anya - other, another

मनीषिणाम् (manīṣiṇām) - of wise men, sages, thoughtful persons

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious; a sage, wise man

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

यत् (yat) - which, that (subordinating conjunction)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what

Note: Used as a conjunction here to introduce the content of what is 'evident'.

जयलुब्धेन (jayalubdhena) - by one desirous of victory, by one greedy for victory

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of jayalubdha

jayalubdha - greedy for victory, desirous of victory

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jaya+lubdha)

• jaya – victory, conquest
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ji (class 1)
• lubdha – greedy, desirous, covetous
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root lubh (to covet, be greedy)
  Root: lubh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'mayā'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

तप्तं (taptaṁ) - performed, practiced, heated (as in austerities)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapta

tapta - heated, hot; performed (as austerities)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tap (to heat, practice austerity)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'tapaḥ'.

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Qualifies 'tapaḥ'.

तपः (tapaḥ) - great austerities (tapas) (austerity, asceticism, penance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, asceticism; heat, suffering

Root: tap (class 1)