महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-314, verse-46

वेदस्याध्ययनं हीदं तच्च कार्यं महत्स्मृतम् ।
स्तुत्यर्थमिह देवानां वेदाः सृष्टाः स्वयंभुवा ॥४६॥

46. vedasyādhyayanaṁ hīdaṁ tacca kāryaṁ mahatsmṛtam ,
stutyarthamiha devānāṁ vedāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayaṁbhuvā.

46. vedasya adhyayanam hi idam tat ca kāryam mahat smṛtam
stutyartham iha devānām vedāḥ sṛṣṭāḥ svayaṃbhuvā

46. idam vedasya adhyayanam hi tat ca mahat kāryam smṛtam
iha devānām stutyartham vedāḥ svayaṃbhuvā sṛṣṭāḥ

46. This study of the Veda is indeed considered a great duty. For the purpose of praising the deities, the Vedas were created here by the Self-existent One.

Words meanings summery:

• वेदस्य (vedasya) - of the Veda

• अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - study, learning

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• इदम् (idam) - this

• तत् (tat) - that

• च (ca) - and

• कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, action, what is to be done

• महत् (mahat) - great, important

• स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered

• स्तुत्यर्थम् (stutyartham) - for the sake of praise, for praising

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, of the deities

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (plural)

• सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created

• स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - by the Self-existent One, by Brahma

Words meanings and morphology

वेदस्य (vedasya) - of the Veda

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, Veda

अध्ययनम् (adhyayanam) - study, learning

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhyayana

adhyayana - study, reading

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

कार्यम् (kāryam) - duty, action, what is to be done

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kārya

kārya - what is to be done, duty, action

Gerundive

Derived from root kṛ (to do) + -ya suffix for gerundive

Root: kṛ (class 8)

महत् (mahat) - great, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

स्मृतम् (smṛtam) - remembered, considered

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recalled, considered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root smṛ (to remember) + -ta suffix for past passive participle

Root: smṛ (class 1)

स्तुत्यर्थम् (stutyartham) - for the sake of praise, for praising

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of stutyartha

stutyartha - purpose of praise

Compound type : tatpurusha (stuti+artha)

• stuti – praise, eulogy
  noun (feminine)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine/neuter)

Note: Used adverbially here.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods, of the deities

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas (plural)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - sacred knowledge, Veda

सृष्टाः (sṛṣṭāḥ) - created

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sṛṣṭa

sṛṣṭa - created, emitted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sṛj (to create) + -ta suffix for past passive participle

Root: sṛj (class 6)

स्वयंभुवा (svayaṁbhuvā) - by the Self-existent One, by Brahma

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svayaṃbhū

svayaṁbhū - self-existent, an epithet of Brahma