महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-311, verse-18

तं महात्मा स्वयं प्रीत्या देव्या सह महाद्युतिः ।
जातमात्रं मुनेः पुत्रं विधिनोपानयत्तदा ॥१८॥

18. taṁ mahātmā svayaṁ prītyā devyā saha mahādyutiḥ ,
jātamātraṁ muneḥ putraṁ vidhinopānayattadā.

18. tam mahātmā svayam prītyā devyā saha mahādyutiḥ
jātamātram muneḥ putram vidhinā upānayat tadā

18. tadā mahātmā mahādyutiḥ svayam devyā saha prītyā
muneḥ jātamātram putram tam vidhinā upānayat

18. Then, that great-souled one (mahātmā), himself of great splendor, with affection and accompanied by the goddess, initiated the newly born son of the sage according to the prescribed ritual.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

• महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul, high-souled, noble person

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by oneself

• प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection, with love, out of fondness

• देव्या (devyā) - with the goddess

• सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor, very luminous

• जातमात्रम् (jātamātram) - newly born, just born

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

• पुत्रम् (putram) - son

• विधिना (vidhinā) - by the ritual, according to rule

• उपानयत् (upānayat) - he initiated, he led near

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

महात्मा (mahātmā) - great soul, high-souled, noble person

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble person

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, personally, by oneself

(indeclinable)

प्रीत्या (prītyā) - with affection, with love, out of fondness

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, fondness, pleasure

from √prī 'to please', 'to love'

Root: prī (class 9)

देव्या (devyā) - with the goddess

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess

सह (saha) - with, accompanied by

(indeclinable)

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor, very luminous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, very luminous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, radiance, luster
  noun (feminine)
  from √dyut 'to shine'
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `mahātmā`.

जातमात्रम् (jātamātram) - newly born, just born

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jātamātra

jātamātra - just born, newly born

Compound type : karmadhāraya (jāta+mātra)

• jāta – born, produced
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  from √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• mātra – merely, only, just
  indeclinable

Note: Agrees with `putram`.

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit

पुत्रम् (putram) - son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Object of `upānayat`.

विधिना (vidhinā) - by the ritual, according to rule

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vidhi

vidhi - rule, precept, ritual, manner

from vi-dhā 'to arrange', 'to ordain'

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

उपानयत् (upānayat) - he initiated, he led near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of upanī

Prefix: upa

Root: nī (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)