महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-327, verse-97

एवमेतत्पुरा दृष्टं मया वै ज्ञानचक्षुषा ।
कथितं तच्च वः सर्वं मया पृष्टेन तत्त्वतः ॥९७॥

97. evametatpurā dṛṣṭaṁ mayā vai jñānacakṣuṣā ,
kathitaṁ tacca vaḥ sarvaṁ mayā pṛṣṭena tattvataḥ.

97. evam etat purā dṛṣṭam mayā vai jñānacakṣuṣā
kathitam tat ca vaḥ sarvam mayā pṛṣṭena tattvataḥ

97. evam etat purā mayā vai jñānacakṣuṣā dṛṣṭam tat
ca vaḥ sarvam mayā pṛṣṭena tattvataḥ kathitam

97. Indeed, this was previously seen by me with the eye of wisdom (jñāna). And all of that was recounted to you by me, truly, when I was questioned.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - Thus, in this manner, so

• एतत् (etat) - This

• पुरा (purā) - Formerly, previously, in ancient times

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - Seen, beheld

• मया (mayā) - By me

• वै (vai) - Indeed, truly, certainly

• ज्ञानचक्षुषा (jñānacakṣuṣā) - With the eye of wisdom, by means of knowledge-sight

• कथितम् (kathitam) - Told, narrated, recounted

• तत् (tat) - That

• च (ca) - And, also

• वः (vaḥ) - To you (plural)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - All, everything

• मया (mayā) - By me

• पृष्टेन (pṛṣṭena) - By the speaker (myself), when I was questioned (By the one who was asked/questioned)

• तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - In truth, truly, in reality, in essence

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - Thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - This

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

पुरा (purā) - Formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - Seen, beheld

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived, observed

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मया (mayā) - By me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

वै (vai) - Indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

ज्ञानचक्षुषा (jñānacakṣuṣā) - With the eye of wisdom, by means of knowledge-sight

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of jñānacakṣus

jñānacakṣus - eye of knowledge or wisdom, spiritual sight

Compound type : tatpurusha (jñāna+cakṣus)

• jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• cakṣus – eye, sight
  noun (neuter)

कथितम् (kathitam) - Told, narrated, recounted

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √kath (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

तत् (tat) - That

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - And, also

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - To you (plural)

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (pronoun)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - All, everything

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

मया (mayā) - By me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, ego

पृष्टेन (pṛṣṭena) - By the speaker (myself), when I was questioned (By the one who was asked/questioned)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √prach (to ask)

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Refers to the speaker in an instrumental absolute construction.

तत्त्वतः (tattvataḥ) - In truth, truly, in reality, in essence

(indeclinable)