महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-331, verse-4

समुद्धृतमिदं ब्रह्मन्कथामृतमनुत्तमम् ।
तपोनिधे त्वयोक्तं हि नारायणकथाश्रयम् ॥४॥

4. samuddhṛtamidaṁ brahmankathāmṛtamanuttamam ,
taponidhe tvayoktaṁ hi nārāyaṇakathāśrayam.

4. samuddhṛtam idam brahman kathāmṛtam anuttamam
taponidhe tvayā uktam hi nārāyaṇakathāśrayam

4. brahman taponidhe idam anuttamam nārāyaṇakathāśrayam
kathāmṛtam hi tvayā samuddhṛtam uktam

4. O brāhmaṇa, this unsurpassed nectar of stories, which is based on the narratives of Nārāyaṇa, has indeed been extracted and told by you, O treasure of asceticism (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• समुद्धृतम् (samuddhṛtam) - extracted, referring to the essence or 'nectar' (extracted, drawn out, lifted up)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O wise sage, addressed here as a brāhmaṇa (O Brāhmaṇa)

• कथामृतम् (kathāmṛtam) - the delightful essence of the narratives (the nectar of stories)

• अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

• तपोनिधे (taponidhe) - O sage, who is a repository of great ascetic practice (O treasure of asceticism/austerity)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• उक्तम् (uktam) - what has been narrated or revealed (spoken, told, said)

• हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

• नारायणकथाश्रयम् (nārāyaṇakathāśrayam) - based on the stories of Nārāyaṇa, having Nārāyaṇa's tales as its support

Words meanings and morphology

समुद्धृतम् (samuddhṛtam) - extracted, referring to the essence or 'nectar' (extracted, drawn out, lifted up)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of samuddhṛta

samuddhṛta - extracted, drawn out, lifted up

Past Passive Participle

From `sam-ud-dhṛ` (to take out, extract)

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective, implying 'has been extracted'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O wise sage, addressed here as a brāhmaṇa (O Brāhmaṇa)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brāhmaṇa, priest, a knower of Brahman

From root `bṛh` (to grow, expand)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Direct address, likely to Śaunaka or another sage.

कथामृतम् (kathāmṛtam) - the delightful essence of the narratives (the nectar of stories)

(noun)

neuter, singular of kathāmṛta

kathāmṛta - nectar of stories

`kathā` (story) + `amṛta` (nectar)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kathā+amṛta)

• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
  From root `kath` (to tell)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• amṛta – nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
  `a-` (negation) + `mṛta` (dead), literally 'not dead, immortal'
  Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Subject of the implied verb.

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

(adjective)

neuter, singular of anuttama

anuttama - unsurpassed, supreme, excellent

`a-` (negation) + `uttama` (best, highest)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+uttama)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of `ud` (up, forth)
  Prefix: ud

Note: Agrees with `kathāmṛtam`.

तपोनिधे (taponidhe) - O sage, who is a repository of great ascetic practice (O treasure of asceticism/austerity)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of taponidhi

taponidhi - treasure of asceticism, repository of austerity

`tapas` (asceticism) + `nidhi` (treasure)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+nidhi)

• tapas – asceticism, austerity, heat
  noun (neuter)
  From root `tap` (to heat, to perform austerity)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• nidhi – treasure, store, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  From `ni-dhā` (to place down)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Direct address, likely to Śaunaka or another sage, parallel to 'brahman'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent in a passive construction (by you, it has been told/extracted).

उक्तम् (uktam) - what has been narrated or revealed (spoken, told, said)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, told, said

Past Passive Participle

From root `vac` (to speak), which changes to `uc` in past participle formations.

Root: vac (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, for, certainly

(indeclinable)

नारायणकथाश्रयम् (nārāyaṇakathāśrayam) - based on the stories of Nārāyaṇa, having Nārāyaṇa's tales as its support

(adjective)

neuter, singular of nārāyaṇakathāśraya

nārāyaṇakathāśraya - based on stories of Nārāyaṇa, whose support is Nārāyaṇa's stories

`Nārāyaṇa` (deity's name) + `kathā` (story) + `āśraya` (support)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nārāyaṇa+kathā+āśraya)

• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (a name of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)
  From `nara` (man) + `ayana` (path/refuge) or `nāra` (waters) + `ayana` (resting place).
• kathā – story, tale, narrative
  noun (feminine)
  From root `kath` (to tell)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• āśraya – support, refuge, abode, reliance
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā-śrī` (to resort to, rely on)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śrī (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `kathāmṛtam`.