महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-330, verse-33

षट्पञ्चाशतमष्टौ च सप्तत्रिंशतमित्युत ।
यस्मिञ्शाखा यजुर्वेदे सोऽहमाध्वर्यवे स्मृतः ॥३३॥

33. ṣaṭpañcāśatamaṣṭau ca saptatriṁśatamityuta ,
yasmiñśākhā yajurvede so'hamādhvaryave smṛtaḥ.

33. ṣaṭpañcāśatam aṣṭau ca saptatriṃśatam iti uta |
yasmin śākhā yajurvede saḥ aham ādhvaryave smṛtaḥ

33. yasmin yajurvede śākhā ṣaṭpañcāśatam aṣṭau ca saptatriṃśatam iti uta (vidyate),
saḥ aham ādhvaryave smṛtaḥ

33. In the Yajurveda, in which a recension (śākhā) is understood as comprising fifty-six, eight, and thirty-seven [divisions], I am remembered as the adhvaryu (priest).

Words meanings summery:

• षट्पञ्चाशतम् (ṣaṭpañcāśatam) - fifty-six

• अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

• च (ca) - and

• सप्तत्रिंशतम् (saptatriṁśatam) - thirty-seven

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indeed

• उत (uta) - also, indeed, moreover

• यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

• शाखा (śākhā) - a recension or tradition of the Yajurveda (branch, recension, lineage)

• यजुर्वेदे (yajurvede) - in the Yajurveda

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अहम् (aham) - I

• आध्वर्यवे (ādhvaryave) - related to the Adhvaryu priest, in the role of the Adhvaryu

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, known

Words meanings and morphology

षट्पञ्चाशतम् (ṣaṭpañcāśatam) - fifty-six

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ṣaṭpañcāśat

ṣaṭpañcāśat - fifty-six

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight

(noun)

plural of aṣṭan

aṣṭan - eight

Note: Numeral 'eight' takes dual/plural forms, here used as accusative or nominative plural for the count.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सप्तत्रिंशतम् (saptatriṁśatam) - thirty-seven

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of saptatriṃśat

saptatriṁśat - thirty-seven

इति (iti) - thus, so, indeed

(indeclinable)

उत (uta) - also, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

यस्मिन् (yasmin) - in which, wherein

(pronoun)

Locative, singular of yad

yad - which, what, who

Note: Refers to Yajurveda, implying masculine gender from context.

शाखा (śākhā) - a recension or tradition of the Yajurveda (branch, recension, lineage)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śākhā

śākhā - branch, recension, lineage, division

Note: Despite the preceding numbers, the word is singular in the original Devanagari.

यजुर्वेदे (yajurvede) - in the Yajurveda

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajurveda

yajurveda - the Yajurveda (one of the four Vedas)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

आध्वर्यवे (ādhvaryave) - related to the Adhvaryu priest, in the role of the Adhvaryu

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ādhvaryava

ādhvaryava - relating to the Adhvaryu; the office or duty of an Adhvaryu priest

Derived from Adhvaryu (अध्वर्यु) with the suffix -a (अ)

Note: Used substantively, referring to the function or role.

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, known

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of, mentioned

Past Passive Participle

Root: smṛ (class 1)