महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-300, verse-1

याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच ।
तत्त्वानां सर्गसंख्या च कालसंख्या तथैव च ।
मया प्रोक्तानुपूर्व्येण संहारमपि मे शृणु ॥१॥

1. yājñavalkya uvāca ,
tattvānāṁ sargasaṁkhyā ca kālasaṁkhyā tathaiva ca ,
mayā proktānupūrvyeṇa saṁhāramapi me śṛṇu.

1. yājñavalkya uvāca tattvānām sargasaṃkhyā ca kālasaṃkhyā
tathā eva ca mayā proktā anupūrvyeṇa saṃhāram api me śṛṇu

1. yājñavalkya uvāca mayā tattvānām sargasaṃkhyā ca tathā
eva ca kālasaṃkhyā anupūrvyeṇa proktā me saṃhāram api śṛṇu

1. Yājñavalkya said: The enumeration of the manifestation (sarga) of the principles (tattva), and likewise the enumeration of time (kāla), have been explained by me in due order. Now, hear from me also about dissolution (saṃhāra).

Words meanings summery:

• याज्ञवल्क्य (yājñavalkya) - Yājñavalkya (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तत्त्वानाम् (tattvānām) - of the principles, of the categories

• सर्गसंख्या (sargasaṁkhyā) - enumeration of creation, count of manifestation

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• कालसंख्या (kālasaṁkhyā) - enumeration of time, count of time

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, in that manner

• एव (eva) - even, just, indeed, only

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्रोक्ता (proktā) - has been spoken, declared, explained

• अनुपूर्व्येण (anupūrvyeṇa) - in due order, in succession

• संहारम् (saṁhāram) - cosmic dissolution (saṃhāra) (dissolution, destruction, withdrawal)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मे (me) - from me, to me, my

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

Words meanings and morphology

याज्ञवल्क्य (yājñavalkya) - Yājñavalkya (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yājñavalkya

yājñavalkya - Yājñavalkya (proper name of a celebrated sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

तत्त्वानाम् (tattvānām) - of the principles, of the categories

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, principle, element, category, true nature

सर्गसंख्या (sargasaṁkhyā) - enumeration of creation, count of manifestation

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sargasaṃkhyā

sargasaṁkhyā - enumeration of creation, count of manifestation

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarga+saṃkhyā)

• sarga – creation, emission, manifestation, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Noun derived from root 'sṛj' (to create, emit).
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• saṃkhyā – number, enumeration, calculation, sum
  noun (feminine)
  Noun derived from root 'khyā' (to perceive, to tell) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

कालसंख्या (kālasaṁkhyā) - enumeration of time, count of time

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kālasaṃkhyā

kālasaṁkhyā - enumeration of time, count of time

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāla+saṃkhyā)

• kāla – time, period, season, death
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkhyā – number, enumeration, calculation, sum
  noun (feminine)
  Noun derived from root 'khyā' (to perceive, to tell) with prefix 'sam'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: khyā (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, likewise, in that manner

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - even, just, indeed, only

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

प्रोक्ता (proktā) - has been spoken, declared, explained

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prokta

prokta - said, spoken, declared, mentioned, explained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'sargasaṃkhyā' and 'kālasaṃkhyā'.

अनुपूर्व्येण (anupūrvyeṇa) - in due order, in succession

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anupūrvya

anupūrvya - order, succession, sequence, regular course

Derived from 'anupūrva' (following the order) with suffix '-ya' or used as an adverbial instrumental of 'anupūrva'.

संहारम् (saṁhāram) - cosmic dissolution (saṃhāra) (dissolution, destruction, withdrawal)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃhāra

saṁhāra - drawing together, collection, destruction, dissolution, withdrawal, conclusion

Noun from root 'hṛ' (to take, carry) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - from me, to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Used here in the sense of 'from me' with 'śṛṇu' (hear).

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

Root: śru (class 5)