महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-304, verse-7

वेदेषु चाष्टगुणितं योगमाहुर्मनीषिणः ।
सूक्ष्ममष्टगुणं प्राहुर्नेतरं नृपसत्तम ॥७॥

7. vedeṣu cāṣṭaguṇitaṁ yogamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ ,
sūkṣmamaṣṭaguṇaṁ prāhurnetaraṁ nṛpasattama.

7. vedeṣu ca aṣṭaguṇitam yogam āhuḥ manīṣiṇaḥ
sūkṣmam aṣṭaguṇam prāhuḥ na itaram nṛpasattama

7. nṛpasattama ca vedeṣu manīṣiṇaḥ aṣṭaguṇitam
yogam āhuḥ sūkṣmam aṣṭaguṇam prāhuḥ na itaram

7. And indeed, in the Vedic texts, the sages (maniṣiṇaḥ) declare the eight-fold spiritual discipline (yoga); they speak of the subtle (yoga) endowed with eight qualities, O best among kings (nṛpasattama), and not any other.

Words meanings summery:

• वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedic texts (in the Vedas, among the Vedas)

• च (ca) - and indeed (and, also)

• अष्टगुणितम् (aṣṭaguṇitam) - the eight-fold (eight-fold, multiplied by eight)

• योगम् (yogam) - the spiritual discipline (yoga) (yoga, union, spiritual discipline)

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

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the sages (sages, wise men, intelligent ones)

• सूक्ष्मम् (sūkṣmam) - the subtle (yoga) (subtle, minute, fine)

• अष्टगुणम् (aṣṭaguṇam) - endowed with eight qualities (eight-fold, having eight qualities)

• प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they declare (they declare, they say)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• इतरम् (itaram) - any other (form of yoga) (other, another)

• नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best among kings! (vocative) (best of kings, chief among rulers)

Words meanings and morphology

वेदेषु (vedeṣu) - in the Vedic texts (in the Vedas, among the Vedas)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda (scriptures)

From root vid- 'to know'.

Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and indeed (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अष्टगुणितम् (aṣṭaguṇitam) - the eight-fold (eight-fold, multiplied by eight)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṣṭaguṇita

aṣṭaguṇita - eight-fold, multiplied by eight, having eight qualities

Past Passive Participle

Derived from aṣṭaguṇa (eight qualities) + ita suffix. Past passive participle.

Compound type : dvigu (aṣṭa+guṇita)

• aṣṭa – eight
  numeral
• guṇita – multiplied, possessed of qualities
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root gaṇ- 'to count' or from guṇa 'quality'.
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

Note: Refers to yoga with eight parts or qualities, like Aṣṭāṅga Yoga or eight siddhis.

योगम् (yogam) - the spiritual discipline (yoga) (yoga, union, spiritual discipline)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, spiritual discipline, effort, application

Derived from root yuj- 'to join, to yoke'.

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Object of 'āhuḥ'.

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

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (used as present) (lit) of brū

Perfect 3rd person plural of root brū- (or vac-), used in the sense of present. Forms are irregular.

Root: brū (class 2)

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - the sages (sages, wise men, intelligent ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious, sage

Derived from manīṣā 'wisdom'.

Note: Subject of 'āhuḥ'.

सूक्ष्मम् (sūkṣmam) - the subtle (yoga) (subtle, minute, fine)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sūkṣma

sūkṣma - subtle, minute, fine, delicate

Note: Agrees with an implied 'yogam' or 'tattvam'.

अष्टगुणम् (aṣṭaguṇam) - endowed with eight qualities (eight-fold, having eight qualities)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of aṣṭaguṇa

aṣṭaguṇa - having eight qualities, eight-fold

Compound of aṣṭa (eight) and guṇa (quality, constituent).

Compound type : dvigu (aṣṭa+guṇa)

• aṣṭa – eight
  numeral
• guṇa – quality, attribute, string, constituent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with implied 'yogam' or 'tattvam'.

प्राहुः (prāhuḥ) - they declare (they declare, they say)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (used as present) (lit) of brū

Perfect 3rd person plural of root brū- (or vac-), with upasarga pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Repetition of the verb 'āhuḥ' for emphasis, with a prefix 'pra-' possibly intensifying the meaning to 'proclaim'.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'itaram'.

इतरम् (itaram) - any other (form of yoga) (other, another)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of itara

itara - other, another, different

Note: Refers to other types of yoga, excluding the subtle eight-fold one.

नृपसत्तम (nṛpasattama) - O best among kings! (vocative) (best of kings, chief among rulers)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpasattama

nṛpasattama - best of kings

Compound of nṛpa (king) and sattama (best, superlative of sat 'good').

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+sattama)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama added to sat (good).

Note: Common epithet for a king, here addressed to the listener.