महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-331, verse-13

तेभ्यो धन्यतरश्चैव नारदः परमेष्ठिजः ।
न चाल्पतेजसमृषिं वेद्मि नारदमव्ययम् ।
श्वेतद्वीपं समासाद्य येन दृष्टः स्वयं हरिः ॥१३॥

13. tebhyo dhanyataraścaiva nāradaḥ parameṣṭhijaḥ ,
na cālpatejasamṛṣiṁ vedmi nāradamavyayam ,
śvetadvīpaṁ samāsādya yena dṛṣṭaḥ svayaṁ hariḥ.

13. tebhyaḥ dhanyataraḥ ca eva nāradaḥ
parameṣṭhijaḥ na ca alpatejasam ṛṣim
vedmi nāradam avyayam śvetadvīpam
samāsādya yena dṛṣṭaḥ svayam hariḥ

13. ca eva nāradaḥ parameṣṭhijaḥ tebhyaḥ
dhanyataraḥ ca ṛṣim nāradam na
alpatejasam vedmi avyayam yena śvetadvīpam
samāsādya hariḥ svayam dṛṣṭaḥ

13. And indeed, Nārada, born of Parameṣṭhī (Brahmā), is more blessed than those [ancestors]. I do not consider sage (ṛṣi) Nārada to be of little power, and I know him as imperishable. [He is the one] by whom Hari (Viṣṇu) himself was seen after reaching Śvetadvīpa.

Words meanings summery:

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - than those (ancestors) (than them, to them, for them)

• धन्यतरः (dhanyataraḥ) - more blessed, more fortunate

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (a divine sage)

• परमेष्ठिजः (parameṣṭhijaḥ) - born of Brahmā (born of the supreme being, born of Brahmā)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अल्पतेजसम् (alpatejasam) - of small power, of little splendor

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage (ṛṣi) (sage, seer)

• वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know, I understand

• नारदम् (nāradam) - Nārada

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

• श्वेतद्वीपम् (śvetadvīpam) - Śvetadvīpa (the White Island)

• समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having attained

• येन (yena) - by whom (Nārada) (by whom, by which)

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed

• स्वयम् (svayam) - personally, oneself, by oneself

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu)

Words meanings and morphology

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - than those (ancestors) (than them, to them, for them)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Used in a comparative sense with 'dhanyataraḥ'.

धन्यतरः (dhanyataraḥ) - more blessed, more fortunate

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanyatara

dhanyatara - more blessed, more fortunate (comparative degree of dhanya)

Comparative suffix -tara added to dhanya

Note: Agrees with 'nāradaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

परमेष्ठिजः (parameṣṭhijaḥ) - born of Brahmā (born of the supreme being, born of Brahmā)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parameṣṭhija

parameṣṭhija - born of Parameṣṭhī (Brahmā), celestial

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (parameṣṭhin+ja)

• parameṣṭhin – supreme one, Brahmā, god
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  From root √jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'nāradaḥ'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अल्पतेजसम् (alpatejasam) - of small power, of little splendor

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of alpatejas

alpatejas - of small power/splendor

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (alpa+tejas)

• alpa – small, little, few
  adjective (masculine)
• tejas – splendor, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'ṛṣim' and 'nāradam'.

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage (ṛṣi) (sage, seer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Object of 'vedmi', refers to Nārada.

वेद्मि (vedmi) - I know, I understand

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of vid

Present Indicative

Root class 2, Parasmaipada, Present Tense (laṭ)

Root: vid (class 2)

नारदम् (nāradam) - Nārada

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

Note: Object of 'vedmi'.

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, undecaying

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, undecaying, indeclinable

Compound of a (not) + vyaya (perishable/expendable)

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vyaya – perishable, expense, decay
  noun (masculine)
  From vi + √i (to go)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'nāradam'.

श्वेतद्वीपम् (śvetadvīpam) - Śvetadvīpa (the White Island)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śvetadvīpa

śvetadvīpa - Śvetadvīpa (mythical 'White Island', dwelling of Viṣṇu)

Compound type : Karmahāraya Tatpuruṣa (śveta+dvīpa)

• śveta – white
  adjective (masculine)
• dvīpa – island, continent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of the action implied by 'samāsādya' (destination).

समासाद्य (samāsādya) - having reached, having attained

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive (lyap) from √sad with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: sad (class 1)

येन (yena) - by whom (Nārada) (by whom, by which)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to Nārada, the agent of seeing in a passive construction.

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle from √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'Hariḥ'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - personally, oneself, by oneself

(indeclinable)

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (a name of Viṣṇu or Kṛṣṇa)

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'dṛṣṭaḥ'.