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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-333, verse-21

पितामहपिता चैव अहमेवात्र कारणम् ।
इत्येवमुक्त्वा वचनं देवदेवो वृषाकपिः ॥२१॥
21. pitāmahapitā caiva ahamevātra kāraṇam ,
ityevamuktvā vacanaṁ devadevo vṛṣākapiḥ.
21. pitāmaha-pitā ca eva aham eva atra kāraṇam
iti evam uktvā vacanam devadevaḥ vṛṣākapiḥ
21. pitāmaha-pitā ca eva aham eva atra kāraṇam
iti evam vacanam uktvā devadevaḥ vṛṣākapiḥ
21. I am indeed the great-grandfather and truly the cause of all this. Having spoken these words thus, Vṛṣākapi, the God of gods (devadeva)...

Words meanings summery:

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  • पितामह-पिता (pitāmaha-pitā) - the great-grandfather, ultimate ancestor (father of the grandfather, great-grandfather)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)
  • अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this place, in this matter)
  • कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (of all) (cause, reason, instrument)
  • इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, a particle marking conclusion or quotation)
  • एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)
  • उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having spoken, having said)
  • वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech, statement)
  • देवदेवः (devadevaḥ) - the God of gods (devadeva) (god of gods, supreme deity)
  • वृषाकपिः (vṛṣākapiḥ) - Vṛṣākapi (a specific deity, possibly Shiva or Vishnu) (Vrishakapi (an epithet of various deities))

Words meanings and morphology

पितामह-पिता (pitāmaha-pitā) - the great-grandfather, ultimate ancestor (father of the grandfather, great-grandfather)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha-pitṛ
pitāmaha-pitṛ - father of the paternal grandfather, great-grandfather
Compound.
Compound type : Tatpurusha (pitāmaha+pitṛ)
  • pitāmaha – grandfather, progenitor, Brahma
    noun (masculine)
    `a`-ending masculine noun.
  • pitṛ – father, ancestor
    noun (masculine)
    `ṛ`-ending masculine noun.
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of mat
mat - I, me (1st person pronoun)
एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, very)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle.
अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this place, in this matter)
(indeclinable)
Adverb of place or circumstance.
कारणम् (kāraṇam) - the cause (of all) (cause, reason, instrument)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa
kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument, means
From root √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ana.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Functions as a predicate to 'aham'.
इति (iti) - thus (thus, so, a particle marking conclusion or quotation)
(indeclinable)
Particle marking conclusion, quotation, or manner.
Note: Precedes a quotation or summarizes a preceding statement.
एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)
(indeclinable)
Adverb of manner.
उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having spoken, having said)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
From root √vac (2nd class), past participle stem `ukta`, then absolutive suffix `-tvā`.
Root: vac (class 2)
वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech, statement)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana
vacana - word, speech, saying, statement
From root √vac (to speak) with suffix -ana.
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Object of `uktvā`.
देवदेवः (devadevaḥ) - the God of gods (devadeva) (god of gods, supreme deity)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of devadeva
devadeva - god of gods, supreme deity, an epithet of Shiva, Vishnu, etc.
Compound.
Compound type : Tatpurusha (deva+deva)
  • deva – god, deity, divine
    noun (masculine)
    `a`-ending masculine noun.
  • deva – god, deity, divine
    noun (masculine)
    `a`-ending masculine noun.
वृषाकपिः (vṛṣākapiḥ) - Vṛṣākapi (a specific deity, possibly Shiva or Vishnu) (Vrishakapi (an epithet of various deities))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛṣākapi
vṛṣākapi - an epithet for Indra, Vishnu, Shiva; literally 'bull-ape' or 'strong ape', 'dispeller of sin'
Compound of `vṛṣa` (bull, strong, male) and `kapi` (ape). `i`-ending masculine noun.
Compound type : Bahuvrihi (vṛṣa+kapi)
  • vṛṣa – bull, male, powerful, strong
    noun (masculine)
    `a`-ending masculine noun.
  • kapi – monkey, ape, specific epithet (e.g. of Hanuman)
    noun (masculine)
    `i`-ending masculine noun.