महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-321, verse-27

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
अवाच्यमेतद्वक्तव्यमात्मगुह्यं सनातनम् ।
तव भक्तिमतो ब्रह्मन्वक्ष्यामि तु यथातथम् ॥२७॥

27. śrībhagavānuvāca ,
avācyametadvaktavyamātmaguhyaṁ sanātanam ,
tava bhaktimato brahmanvakṣyāmi tu yathātatham.

27. śrī-bhagavān uvāca avācyam etat vaktavyam ātma-guhyam
sanātanam tava bhaktimataḥ brahman vakṣyāmi tu yathātatham

27. śrī-bhagavān uvāca.
etat avācyam vaktavyam sanātanam ātma-guhyam (idam) tava bhaktimataḥ brahman tu yathātatham vakṣyāmi.

27. The Blessed Lord said: "This eternal and profound secret of the self (ātman), which is generally inexpressible yet must be revealed, I will indeed explain to you, O Brahmin (brahman), who are full of devotion (bhakti), just as it is."

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-भगवान् (śrī-bhagavān) - the Blessed Lord, glorious Lord

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अवाच्यम् (avācyam) - not to be spoken, inexpressible

• एतत् (etat) - this

• वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - to be spoken, ought to be said

• आत्म-गुह्यम् (ātma-guhyam) - the profound secret pertaining to the self (ātman) (secret of the self, profound secret)

• सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

• तव (tava) - to you, your

• भक्तिमतः (bhaktimataḥ) - of one possessing devotion, of a devotee

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (addressing a specific person, Garuda in this context) (O Brahmin, O priest)

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• यथातथम् (yathātatham) - truly, factually, exactly as it is

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-भगवान् (śrī-bhagavān) - the Blessed Lord, glorious Lord

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-bhagavat

śrī-bhagavat - the glorious, divine, or blessed one; a revered deity

Compound type : tatpurusha (śrī+bhagavat)

• śrī – splendor, glory, prosperity, divine grace
  noun (feminine)
• bhagavat – possessing fortune, glorious, divine, worshipful
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from 'bhaga' (fortune) + 'matup' suffix (possessing).

Note: Nominative singular of 'śrī-bhagavat'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

अवाच्यम् (avācyam) - not to be spoken, inexpressible

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avācya

avācya - not to be spoken, inexpressible, unutterable

Gerundive

Negative prefix 'a' + 'vācya' (gerundive of 'vac' - to be spoken).

Prefix: a

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

वक्तव्यम् (vaktavyam) - to be spoken, ought to be said

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vaktavya

vaktavya - to be spoken, expressible, ought to be said

Gerundive

Gerundive of root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

आत्म-गुह्यम् (ātma-guhyam) - the profound secret pertaining to the self (ātman) (secret of the self, profound secret)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ātma-guhya

ātma-guhya - secret of the self, profound personal secret

Compound type : tatpurusha (ātman+guhya)

• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
• guhya – secret, hidden, mysterious, to be hidden
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Gerundive of root 'guh' (to hide).
  Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Compound of 'ātman' (self) and 'guhya' (secret).

सनातनम् (sanātanam) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, everlasting, ancient, permanent

From 'sana' (always) + 'ātana' (suffix).

तव (tava) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can function as dative ('to you') or genitive ('your').

भक्तिमतः (bhaktimataḥ) - of one possessing devotion, of a devotee

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhaktimat

bhaktimat - possessing devotion (bhakti), devoted, pious

Derived from 'bhakti' + 'matup' suffix (possessing).

Note: Agrees with 'tava' (your) or can imply 'to you, the devoted one'.

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin (addressing a specific person, Garuda in this context) (O Brahmin, O priest)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class), the Absolute (Brahman)

Note: Used in direct address.

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will tell

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future tense (lṛṭ), 1st person singular, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - truly, factually, exactly as it is

(indeclinable)

Compound adverb from 'yathā' (as) and 'tathā' (so).