महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-316, verse-5

नारद उवाच ।
तत्त्वं जिज्ञासतां पूर्वमृषीणां भावितात्मनाम् ।
सनत्कुमारो भगवानिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥५॥

5. nārada uvāca ,
tattvaṁ jijñāsatāṁ pūrvamṛṣīṇāṁ bhāvitātmanām ,
sanatkumāro bhagavānidaṁ vacanamabravīt.

5. nārada uvāca tattvam jijñāsatām pūrvam ṛṣīṇām
bhāvitātmanām sanatkumāraḥ bhagavān idam vacanam abravīt

5. nārada uvāca pūrvam tattvam jijñāsatām bhāvitātmanām
ṛṣīṇām sanatkumāraḥ bhagavān idam vacanam abravīt

5. Nārada said: Formerly, to the sages whose inner selves (ātman) were refined and who were desirous of knowing the truth, the venerable Sanatkumāra spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - Nārada

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence

• जिज्ञासताम् (jijñāsatām) - of those desiring to know, of those seeking to know

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages

• भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - of those whose inner selves (ātman) are refined

• सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumāra

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, divine

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, saying

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - Nārada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - name of a divine sage, Nārada

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root: vac (class 2)

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - truth, reality, essence

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, principle, essence, true nature

जिज्ञासताम् (jijñāsatām) - of those desiring to know, of those seeking to know

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of jijñāsat

jijñāsat - desiring to know, inquisitive

Present Participle (Desiderative)

Desiderative form of the root jñā, nominalized as a participle.

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Agrees with ṛṣīṇām and bhāvitātmanām.

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, previously

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb here.

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - of those whose inner selves (ātman) are refined

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose self or mind is purified, cultivated, or contemplated

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, contemplated, developed, purified
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, individual consciousness, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with ṛṣīṇām and jijñāsatām.

सनत्कुमारः (sanatkumāraḥ) - Sanatkumāra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanatkumāra

sanatkumāra - name of a divine sage, Sanatkumāra

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, divine

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - possessing fortune, glorious, venerable, divine, blessed, illustrious

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here

Note: Refers to 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, instruction

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of abravīt

Aorist Active

Root: brū (class 2)