महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-22

बीजमेतत्पुरस्कृत्य देवीं चैव सरस्वतीम् ।
सूर्यस्य चानुभावेन प्रवृत्तोऽहं नराधिप ॥२२॥

22. bījametatpuraskṛtya devīṁ caiva sarasvatīm ,
sūryasya cānubhāvena pravṛtto'haṁ narādhipa.

22. bījam etat puraskṛtya devīm ca eva sarasvatīm
sūryasya ca anubhāvena pravṛttaḥ aham narādhipa

22. narādhipa etat bījam devīm ca eva sarasvatīm
puraskṛtya sūryasya ca anubhāvena aham pravṛttaḥ

22. O king (narādhipa), having honored this seed (original teaching) and indeed the goddess Sarasvatī, and by the power of the Sun god, I have commenced (this work).

Words meanings summery:

• बीजम् (bījam) - this seed (referring to an original teaching or source) (seed, origin, cause)

• एतत् (etat) - this (this, that)

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having honored / having taken as primary (having honored, having placed in front, having accepted)

• देवीम् (devīm) - the goddess (goddess)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, verily, even)

• सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - the goddess Sarasvatī (Sarasvatī)

• सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the Sun god (of the sun, of Sūrya)

• च (ca) - and

• अनुभावेन (anubhāvena) - by the influence/power (by the influence, by the power)

• प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - I have commenced (this work) (commenced, started, engaged in)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king (addressing the listener) (O king, O lord of men)

Words meanings and morphology

बीजम् (bījam) - this seed (referring to an original teaching or source) (seed, origin, cause)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bīja

bīja - seed, germ, origin, cause, element

एतत् (etat) - this (this, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (near the speaker)

Note: Used here as an adjective modifying 'bījam'.

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having honored / having taken as primary (having honored, having placed in front, having accepted)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make) with prefix puras, forming a compound verb 'puras-kṛ' (to place in front, honor).

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

देवीम् (devīm) - the goddess (goddess)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady, queen

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, verily, even)

(indeclinable)

सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - the goddess Sarasvatī (Sarasvatī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (name of the goddess of knowledge, arts, and speech; also a sacred river)

सूर्यस्य (sūryasya) - of the Sun god (of the sun, of Sūrya)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of sūrya

sūrya - sun, the Sun god

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अनुभावेन (anubhāvena) - by the influence/power (by the influence, by the power)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of anubhāva

anubhāva - influence, power, dignity, majesty, innate strength, perception

Derived from root √bhū (to be, exist) with prefix anu, meaning 'to follow in being, to experience', leading to senses of 'influence, power'.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्रवृत्तः (pravṛttaḥ) - I have commenced (this work) (commenced, started, engaged in)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, started, commenced, engaged in, produced

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √vṛt (to turn, exist) with prefix pra, meaning 'to proceed, to begin'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Used predicatively with 'aham' (I have commenced).

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O king (addressing the listener) (O king, O lord of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler, lord of men

Compound of 'nara' (man) and 'adhipa' (ruler, lord).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being, person
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from prefix 'adhi' and root √pā (to protect, rule).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Used as an address.