महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-290, verse-3

भीष्म उवाच ।
शृणु मे त्वमिदं शुद्धं सांख्यानां विदितात्मनाम् ।
विहितं यतिभिर्बुद्धैः कपिलादिभिरीश्वरैः ॥३॥

3. bhīṣma uvāca ,
śṛṇu me tvamidaṁ śuddhaṁ sāṁkhyānāṁ viditātmanām ,
vihitaṁ yatibhirbuddhaiḥ kapilādibhirīśvaraiḥ.

3. bhīṣma uvāca śṛṇu me tvam idam śuddham sāṅkhyānām
viditātmanām vihitam yatibhiḥ buddhair kapilādibhiḥ īśvaraiḥ

3. bhīṣma uvāca tvam me idam śuddham sāṅkhyānām viditātmanām
kapila ādibhiḥ buddhair īśvaraiḥ yatibhiḥ vihitam śṛṇu

3. Bhīṣma said: You listen to this pure [doctrine] of mine, [which is] for the Sāṅkhya (sāṅkhya) followers who have realized the Self (ātman), and which was prescribed by wise ascetics (yati) and venerable masters like Kapila and others.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma, the grand-uncle of the Pāṇḍavas (Bhīṣma)

• उवाच (uvāca) - (Bhīṣma) said (said, spoke)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - (you) listen (listen, hear)

• मे (me) - of mine (my teaching) (to me, my)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (you)

• इदम् (idam) - this (pure doctrine) (this, this (doctrine))

• शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure (pure, clear, clean)

• साङ्ख्यानाम् (sāṅkhyānām) - of the Sāṅkhya (sāṅkhya) followers (of the Sāṅkhya followers, pertaining to Sāṅkhya)

• विदितात्मनाम् (viditātmanām) - of those whose inner self (ātman) is well-known (realized) (of those who have known the Self, whose Self is realized)

• विहितम् (vihitam) - prescribed (by) (prescribed, enjoined, taught, made)

• यतिभिः (yatibhiḥ) - by ascetics (yati) (by ascetics, by those who strive)

• बुद्धैर् (buddhair) - by the wise (by the wise, by the enlightened)

• कपिलादिभिः (kapilādibhiḥ) - by Kapila and other (sages) (by Kapila and others)

• ईश्वरैः (īśvaraiḥ) - by venerable masters (by lords, by powerful ones, by masters)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhīṣma, the grand-uncle of the Pāṇḍavas (Bhīṣma)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (proper name), terrible, formidable

उवाच (uvāca) - (Bhīṣma) said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd person singular, root vac, class 2

Root: vac (class 2)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - (you) listen (listen, hear)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śṛ

Imperative 2nd person singular, root śṛ, class 5 (śṛṇoti)

Root: śṛ (class 5)

मे (me) - of mine (my teaching) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Enclitic form of the genitive/dative singular of 'aham'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you (Yudhiṣṭhira) (you)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvam

tvam - you

इदम् (idam) - this (pure doctrine) (this, this (doctrine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Refers to an implied 'vacaḥ' or 'śāstram'.

शुद्धम् (śuddham) - pure (pure, clear, clean)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śuddha

śuddha - pure, clean, clear, unmixed

Past Passive Participle

from root śudh (to purify)

Root: śudh (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'idam'.

साङ्ख्यानाम् (sāṅkhyānām) - of the Sāṅkhya (sāṅkhya) followers (of the Sāṅkhya followers, pertaining to Sāṅkhya)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sāṅkhya

sāṅkhya - Sāṅkhya philosophy, follower of Sāṅkhya

from saṃkhyā (number, enumeration)

Prefix: sam

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Refers to adherents of the Sāṅkhya system.

विदितात्मनाम् (viditātmanām) - of those whose inner self (ātman) is well-known (realized) (of those who have known the Self, whose Self is realized)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viditātman

viditātman - one who has known the Self, whose Self is realized

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vidita+ātman)

• vidita – known, understood
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ātman – self, soul, individual spirit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sāṅkhyānām'.

विहितम् (vihitam) - prescribed (by) (prescribed, enjoined, taught, made)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vihita

vihita - prescribed, enjoined, performed, made

Past Passive Participle

from root dhā with vi prefix (to arrange, ordain)

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'idam śuddham'.

यतिभिः (yatibhiḥ) - by ascetics (yati) (by ascetics, by those who strive)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of yati

yati - ascetic, renunciant, one who strives

from root yam (to control, restrain)

Root: yam (class 1)

बुद्धैर् (buddhair) - by the wise (by the wise, by the enlightened)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of buddha

buddha - wise, enlightened, awakened

Past Passive Participle

from root budh (to know, awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yatibhiḥ' and 'īśvaraiḥ'.

कपिलादिभिः (kapilādibhiḥ) - by Kapila and other (sages) (by Kapila and others)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kapilādi

kapilādi - Kapila and others

Compound type : dvandva-samāsa (kapila+ādi)

• kapila – Kapila (name of a sage, founder of Sāṅkhya)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, others
  indeclinable (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'yatibhiḥ' and 'īśvaraiḥ'.

ईश्वरैः (īśvaraiḥ) - by venerable masters (by lords, by powerful ones, by masters)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of īśvara

īśvara - lord, master, powerful, god

from root īś (to rule, command)

Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'yatibhiḥ' and 'buddhaiḥ'.