महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-301, verse-1

याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच ।
पादावध्यात्ममित्याहुर्ब्राह्मणास्तत्त्वदर्शिनः ।
गन्तव्यमधिभूतं च विष्णुस्तत्राधिदैवतम् ॥१॥

1. yājñavalkya uvāca ,
pādāvadhyātmamityāhurbrāhmaṇāstattvadarśinaḥ ,
gantavyamadhibhūtaṁ ca viṣṇustatrādhidaivatam.

1. yājñavalkyaḥ uvāca pādau adhyātmam iti āhuḥ brāhmaṇāḥ
tattvadarśinaḥ gantavyam adhibhūtam ca viṣṇuḥ tatra adhidaivatam

1. yājñavalkyaḥ uvāca tattvadarśinaḥ brāhmaṇāḥ pādau adhyātmam
iti āhuḥ gantavyam adhibhūtam ca tatra viṣṇuḥ adhidaivatam

1. Yājñavalkya said: "Those Brahmins (brāhmaṇa) who are seers of truth declare that the two feet (of the cosmic being) represent the aspect concerning the Self (adhyātma). The goal to be reached (gantavya) is the aspect concerning beings (adhibhūta), and there, Vishnu is the presiding deity (adhidaiva)."

Words meanings summery:

• याज्ञवल्क्यः (yājñavalkyaḥ) - Yājñavalkya (Yājñavalkya (proper noun))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• पादौ (pādau) - the two feet (of the cosmic being) (two feet)

• अध्यात्मम् (adhyātmam) - the aspect concerning the Self (ātman) (relating to the Self, spiritual, supreme spirit)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation))

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brahmins (brāhmaṇa) (Brahmins, priests, scholars of the Veda)

• तत्त्वदर्शिनः (tattvadarśinaḥ) - seers of truth (seers of truth, knowers of reality/essence)

• गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - the goal to be reached / the path to be traversed (what is to be gone to, goal, path, destination, duty)

• अधिभूतम् (adhibhūtam) - the aspect concerning beings (relating to beings, created existence)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (Vishnu (proper noun), the pervader)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that context (there, in that place, in that case)

• अधिदैवतम् (adhidaivatam) - the presiding deity (adhidaiva) (relating to the gods, divine aspect, presiding deity)

Words meanings and morphology

याज्ञवल्क्यः (yājñavalkyaḥ) - Yājñavalkya (Yājñavalkya (proper noun))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yājñavalkya

yājñavalkya - Name of a celebrated Vedic sage and philosopher, author of the Yājñavalkya Smṛti

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Indicative Active

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac-

Root: vac (class 2)

पादौ (pādau) - the two feet (of the cosmic being) (two feet)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, quarter, ray, verse foot

Note: Nominative dual masculine, subject of the clause.

अध्यात्मम् (adhyātmam) - the aspect concerning the Self (ātman) (relating to the Self, spiritual, supreme spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhyātma

adhyātma - relating to the supreme Self, spiritual, pertaining to the soul or spirit

Compound: adhi (over, concerning) + ātman (self)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (adhi+ātman)

• adhi – over, above, concerning, relating to
  indeclinable
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular neuter, predicate noun for 'pādau'.

इति (iti) - thus, so (thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation))

(indeclinable)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of ah

Perfect Indicative Active

3rd person plural perfect active of root ah- / vac-

Root: ah (class 2)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - the Brahmins (brāhmaṇa) (Brahmins, priests, scholars of the Veda)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class, related to Brahman, sacred text

Derived from brahman

Note: Nominative plural masculine, subject of 'āhuḥ'.

तत्त्वदर्शिनः (tattvadarśinaḥ) - seers of truth (seers of truth, knowers of reality/essence)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tattvadarśin

tattvadarśin - one who sees the truth/reality/essence, philosopher

Agent Noun

Compound: tattva (truth, reality) + darśin (seer)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tattva+darśin)

• tattva – truth, reality, essence, principle
  noun (neuter)
• darśin – seeing, knowing, showing, seer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun / Adjective
  Derived from root dṛś- 'to see' + -in suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Nominative plural masculine, in apposition to 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - the goal to be reached / the path to be traversed (what is to be gone to, goal, path, destination, duty)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone to, to be reached, proper to go, goal, duty

Gerundive

Derived from root gam- 'to go' + -tavya suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular neuter, predicate noun for implied subject 'this'.

अधिभूतम् (adhibhūtam) - the aspect concerning beings (relating to beings, created existence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhibhūta

adhibhūta - relating to created beings, material existence, elemental

Compound: adhi (over, concerning) + bhūta (being, element)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (adhi+bhūta)

• adhi – over, above, concerning, relating to
  indeclinable
• bhūta – being, creature, element, created
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root bhū- 'to be'
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Nominative singular neuter, predicate noun for 'gantavyam'.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu (Vishnu (proper noun), the pervader)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu, the Preserver god in Hinduism, the pervader

From root viṣ- 'to pervade'

Root: viṣ (class 3)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, subject.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that context (there, in that place, in that case)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) with suffix -tra

अधिदैवतम् (adhidaivatam) - the presiding deity (adhidaiva) (relating to the gods, divine aspect, presiding deity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhidaivata

adhidaivata - relating to the gods, divine aspect, presiding deity

Compound: adhi (over, concerning) + daivata (divine, deity)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (adhi+daivata)

• adhi – over, above, concerning, relating to
  indeclinable
• daivata – divine, relating to gods, deity, god
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from deva (god) + -ta suffix

Note: Nominative singular neuter, predicate noun for 'Viṣṇuḥ'.