महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-322, verse-34

आदावेव हि तच्छास्त्रमोंकारस्वरभूषितम् ।
ऋषिभिर्भावितं तत्र यत्र कारुणिको ह्यसौ ॥३४॥

34. ādāveva hi tacchāstramoṁkārasvarabhūṣitam ,
ṛṣibhirbhāvitaṁ tatra yatra kāruṇiko hyasau.

34. ādau eva hi tat śāstram oṃkārasvarabhūṣitam
ṛṣibhiḥ bhāvitam tatra yatra kāruṇikaḥ hi asau

34. hi ādau eva tatra yatra asau kāruṇikaḥ,
tat śāstram oṃkārasvarabhūṣitam ṛṣibhiḥ bhāvitam

34. Indeed, at the very outset, that scripture, adorned with the sound of Om (oṃkāra), was deeply meditated upon by the sages there, where that compassionate one (Narayana) truly resides.

Words meanings summery:

• आदौ (ādau) - at the very outset (in the beginning, at first)

• एव (eva) - very (emphasizing 'outset') (only, indeed, just, precisely)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• तत् (tat) - that

• शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, knowledge, command

• ॐकारस्वरभूषितम् (oṁkārasvarabhūṣitam) - adorned with the sound of Om (oṃkāra) (adorned with the sound of Om)

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages

• भावितम् (bhāvitam) - deeply meditated upon (contemplated, brought into existence, understood)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• कारुणिकः (kāruṇikaḥ) - compassionate, merciful

• हि (hi) - truly (emphasizing 'resides') (indeed, surely, because)

• असौ (asau) - that compassionate one (Narayana) (that one, he)

Words meanings and morphology

आदौ (ādau) - at the very outset (in the beginning, at first)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādis

ādis - beginning, origin, first, etc.

Prefix: ā

Root: ad (class 2)

एव (eva) - very (emphasizing 'outset') (only, indeed, just, precisely)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating emphasis or causation.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scripture, treatise, knowledge, command

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - scripture, treatise, science, knowledge, command

From root śās + tra suffix.

Root: śās (class 2)

ॐकारस्वरभूषितम् (oṁkārasvarabhūṣitam) - adorned with the sound of Om (oṃkāra) (adorned with the sound of Om)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of oṃkārasvarabhūṣita

oṁkārasvarabhūṣita - adorned by the sound of Om, decorated with the Om syllable

Compound. `oṃkāra` (Om syllable) + `svara` (sound) + `bhūṣita` (adorned).

Compound type : instrumental tatpurusha (oṃkāra+svara+bhūṣita)

• oṃkāra – the syllable Om
  noun (masculine)
• svara – sound, tone, accent, vowel
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svṛ (class 1)
• bhūṣita – adorned, decorated, ornamented
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root bhūṣ + kta suffix
  Root: bhūṣ (class 10)

Note: Qualifies `śāstram`.

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Agent of `bhāvitam`.

भावितम् (bhāvitam) - deeply meditated upon (contemplated, brought into existence, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhāvita

bhāvita - caused, produced, conceived, meditated upon, understood

Past Passive Participle

From root bhū (causative) or bhāv (to conceive, imagine) + kta suffix.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective for `śāstram`.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

From pronoun `tad` + `tra` suffix.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

From pronoun `yad` + `tra` suffix.

कारुणिकः (kāruṇikaḥ) - compassionate, merciful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāruṇika

kāruṇika - compassionate, merciful, kind

From `karuṇā` + `ika` suffix.

हि (hi) - truly (emphasizing 'resides') (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating emphasis or causation.

असौ (asau) - that compassionate one (Narayana) (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, yonder, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.