महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-296, verse-44

हिरण्यगर्भादृषिणा वसिष्ठेन महात्मना ।
वसिष्ठादृषिशार्दूलान्नारदोऽवाप्तवानिदम् ॥४४॥

44. hiraṇyagarbhādṛṣiṇā vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā ,
vasiṣṭhādṛṣiśārdūlānnārado'vāptavānidam.

44. hiraṇyagarbhāt ṛṣiṇā vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā |
vasiṣṭhāt ṛṣiśārdūlāt nāradaḥ avāptavān idam

44. idam ṛṣiṇā mahātmanā vasiṣṭhena hiraṇyagarbhāt
ṛṣiśārdūlāt vasiṣṭhāt nāradaḥ idam avāptavān

44. This (idam) was obtained (avāptavān) by Nārada from Vasiṣṭha (vasiṣṭhāt), who is the foremost among sages (ṛṣiśārdūla). Vasiṣṭha (vasiṣṭhena), the great-souled (mahātman) sage (ṛṣi), had received it from Hiraṇyagarbha.

Words meanings summery:

• हिरण्यगर्भात् (hiraṇyagarbhāt) - from Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahma) (from Hiraṇyagarbha)

• ऋषिणा (ṛṣiṇā) - by the sage (ṛṣi) (by the sage)

• वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by Vasiṣṭha

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (mahātman) (by the great-souled one)

• वसिष्ठात् (vasiṣṭhāt) - from Vasiṣṭha

• ऋषिशार्दूलात् (ṛṣiśārdūlāt) - from the foremost among sages (ṛṣiśārdūla) (from the tiger among sages, from the foremost sage)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada

• अवाप्तवान् (avāptavān) - obtained (obtained, gained, received)

• इदम् (idam) - this (knowledge) (this, this one)

Words meanings and morphology

हिरण्यगर्भात् (hiraṇyagarbhāt) - from Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahma) (from Hiraṇyagarbha)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyagarbha

hiraṇyagarbha - Hiraṇyagarbha (the golden embryo, a name for Brahma, the creator god)

Compound 'hiraṇya' (gold) + 'garbha' (womb, embryo).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (hiraṇya+garbha)

• hiraṇya – gold
  noun (neuter)
• garbha – womb, embryo, interior
  noun (masculine)

Note: Source from which knowledge was received.

ऋषिणा (ṛṣiṇā) - by the sage (ṛṣi) (by the sage)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Agent of implied verb of receiving.

वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated sage)

Superlative of 'vasu' (good, wealthy).

Note: Agrees with 'ṛṣiṇā' and 'mahātmanā'.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (mahātman) (by the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (referring to a spiritual personality)

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (soul).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine stem of 'mahat'
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ṛṣiṇā' and 'vasiṣṭhena'.

वसिष्ठात् (vasiṣṭhāt) - from Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a celebrated sage)

Superlative of 'vasu'.

Note: Source from which Nārada received knowledge.

ऋषिशार्दूलात् (ṛṣiśārdūlāt) - from the foremost among sages (ṛṣiśārdūla) (from the tiger among sages, from the foremost sage)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of ṛṣiśārdūla

ṛṣiśārdūla - tiger among sages, foremost sage, best of sages

Compound 'ṛṣi' (sage) + 'śārdūla' (tiger), used metaphorically for 'foremost'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+śārdūla)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger, chief, pre-eminent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositional to 'vasiṣṭhāt'.

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage, messenger of the gods)

Note: Subject of 'avāptavān'.

अवाप्तवान् (avāptavān) - obtained (obtained, gained, received)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avāptavat

avāptavat - obtained, gained, received

past active participle

From root 'āp' with prefix 'ava-', using 'ktavatu' suffix.

Prefix: ava

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Predicate for 'nāradaḥ'.

इदम् (idam) - this (knowledge) (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Object of 'avāptavān'.