महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-273, verse-40

भीष्म उवाच ।
ततो वृक्षौषधितृणमेवमुक्तं महात्मना ।
ब्रह्माणमभिसंपूज्य जगामाशु यथागतम् ॥४०॥

40. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tato vṛkṣauṣadhitṛṇamevamuktaṁ mahātmanā ,
brahmāṇamabhisaṁpūjya jagāmāśu yathāgatam.

40. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca tataḥ vṛkṣa-auṣadhi-tṛṇam evam uktam
mahātmanā brahmāṇam abhisaṃpūjya jagāma āśu yathāgatam

40. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca tataḥ mahātmanā evam uktam vṛkṣa-auṣadhi-tṛṇam
brahmāṇam abhisaṃpūjya āśu yathāgatam jagāma

40. Bhishma said: 'Then, after the aggregate of trees, herbs, and grasses had been thus addressed by the great soul (Brahma), it (the aggregate) worshipped Brahma and quickly returned from whence it came.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

• वृक्ष-औषधि-तृणम् (vṛkṣa-auṣadhi-tṛṇam) - the personified collective entity of trees, herbs, and grasses (the aggregate of trees, herbs, and grasses)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, addressed

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Brahma, the great soul (by the great soul, by the exalted one)

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma (the creator god)

• अभिसंपूज्य (abhisaṁpūjya) - having worshipped thoroughly, having adored completely

• जगाम (jagāma) - he/it went, he/it departed

• आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

• यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as it came, in the same way it came, as before

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a character in the Mahabharata)

Note: A revered figure in the Mahabharata.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Irregular perfect form from 'vac'.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, therefore

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

वृक्ष-औषधि-तृणम् (vṛkṣa-auṣadhi-tṛṇam) - the personified collective entity of trees, herbs, and grasses (the aggregate of trees, herbs, and grasses)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛkṣa-auṣadhi-tṛṇa

vṛkṣa-auṣadhi-tṛṇa - trees, herbs, and grasses (collectively)

Compound type : dvandva (vṛkṣa+auṣadhi+tṛṇa)

• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
• auṣadhi – herb, medicinal plant
  noun (feminine)
• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'uktam'.

उक्तम् (uktam) - spoken, said, addressed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'vṛkṣa-auṣadhi-tṛṇam'.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by Brahma, the great soul (by the great soul, by the exalted one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, exalted one

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Denotes the agent of the passive participle 'uktam'. Refers to Brahma.

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahma (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahma (the creator god), a Brahmin, a priest

Note: Object of 'abhisaṃpūjya'.

अभिसंपूज्य (abhisaṁpūjya) - having worshipped thoroughly, having adored completely

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root 'pūj' (10th class) with prefixes 'abhi-' and 'sam-'

Prefixes: abhi+sam

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Gerund (labanta).

जगाम (jagāma) - he/it went, he/it departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Perfect tense form, from root 'gam'.

आशु (āśu) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

यथागतम् (yathāgatam) - as it came, in the same way it came, as before

(indeclinable)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+āgata)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• āgata – arrived, come, returned
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā-'
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Adverbial compound.