महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-271, verse-18

यथा च संप्रवर्तन्ते यस्मिंस्तिष्ठन्ति वा विभो ।
तत्तेऽनुपूर्व्या व्याख्यास्ये तदिहैकमनाः शृणु ॥१८॥

18. yathā ca saṁpravartante yasmiṁstiṣṭhanti vā vibho ,
tatte'nupūrvyā vyākhyāsye tadihaikamanāḥ śṛṇu.

18. yathā ca sampravartante yasmin tiṣṭhanti vā vibho
tat te anupūrvyā vyākhyāsye tat iha ekamanāḥ śṛṇu

18. vibho,
yathā ca yasmin (te) sampravartante vā tiṣṭhanti,
tat te anupūrvyā vyākhyāsye.
tat iha ekamanāḥ śṛṇu.

18. O all-pervading Lord, I shall explain to you in due order how beings come into existence and in whom they reside. Therefore, listen to this with a concentrated mind.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

• च (ca) - and, also

• सम्प्रवर्तन्ते (sampravartante) - they arise, they manifest, they begin to proceed

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, in whom

• तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they abide, they dwell

• वा (vā) - or, either

• विभो (vibho) - O mighty Lord (O all-pervading one, O mighty one)

• तत् (tat) - that (matter/explanation) (that, that thing)

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• अनुपूर्व्या (anupūrvyā) - in due order, sequentially

• व्याख्यास्ये (vyākhyāsye) - I shall explain

• तत् (tat) - therefore (listen to this) (that, therefore)

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter, now

• एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ) - with a concentrated mind, single-minded

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, how

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

सम्प्रवर्तन्ते (sampravartante) - they arise, they manifest, they begin to proceed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of sampravart

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Ātmanepada ending

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, in whom

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who

तिष्ठन्ति (tiṣṭhanti) - they stand, they abide, they dwell

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada ending

वा (vā) - or, either

(indeclinable)

विभो (vibho) - O mighty Lord (O all-pervading one, O mighty one)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, Lord

तत् (tat) - that (matter/explanation) (that, that thing)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: enclitic form, also can be genitive

अनुपूर्व्या (anupūrvyā) - in due order, sequentially

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of anupūrvī

anupūrvī - due order, sequence

Note: used adverbially

व्याख्यास्ये (vyākhyāsye) - I shall explain

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛt) of vyākhyā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Ātmanepada ending

तत् (tat) - therefore (listen to this) (that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here, in this matter, now

(indeclinable)

एकमनाः (ekamanāḥ) - with a concentrated mind, single-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekamanas

ekamanas - having one mind, single-minded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+manas)

• eka – one, single
  numeral
• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen! hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Parasmaipada ending