महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-333, verse-4

नारद उवाच ।
त्वयैतत्कथितं पूर्वं दैवं कर्तव्यमित्यपि ।
दैवतं च परो यज्ञः परमात्मा सनातनः ॥४॥

4. nārada uvāca ,
tvayaitatkathitaṁ pūrvaṁ daivaṁ kartavyamityapi ,
daivataṁ ca paro yajñaḥ paramātmā sanātanaḥ.

4. nārada uvāca | tvayā etat kathitam pūrvam daivam kartavyam
iti api | daivatam ca paraḥ yajñaḥ paramātmā sanātanaḥ

4. nārada uvāca tvayā pūrvam etat daivam kartavyam iti api
kathitam daivatam ca paraḥ yajñaḥ sanātanaḥ paramātmā

4. Nārada said: Previously, you told me that this divine (dharma) must be performed. The deity itself is the supreme Vedic ritual (yajña), the eternal supreme self (paramātman).

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - Nārada (a divine sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• एतत् (etat) - this

• कथितम् (kathitam) - spoken, told

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

• दैवम् (daivam) - referring to a divine duty or constitution (dharma) (divine, relating to deities, fate)

• कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, ought to be done, duty

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or conclusion

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• दैवतम् (daivatam) - The supreme deity (deity, divinity)

• च (ca) - and

• परः (paraḥ) - supreme (supreme, highest, other)

• यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)

• परमात्मा (paramātmā) - The eternal supreme self (paramātman) (supreme self, ultimate spirit)

• सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - Nārada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Name of a divine sage, son of Brahmā

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Also accusative singular neuter

कथितम् (kathitam) - spoken, told

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - spoken, told, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kath (to tell, to narrate)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Used here as the predicate of the implied "this".

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - before, previously, formerly

(indeclinable)

Used as an adverb here.

Note: Accusative singular neuter of pūrva, used adverbially.

दैवम् (daivam) - referring to a divine duty or constitution (dharma) (divine, relating to deities, fate)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - divine, relating to the gods, providential, fate

From deva (god) + aṇ (taddhita suffix)

Note: Agreement with an implied object, possibly "duty".

कर्तव्यम् (kartavyam) - to be done, ought to be done, duty

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kartavya

kartavya - to be done, fit to be done, duty

Gerundive (or future passive participle)

Formed from root kṛ (to do) + tavya (suffix)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied object of "daivam".

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote or conclusion

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle

दैवतम् (daivatam) - The supreme deity (deity, divinity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daivata

daivata - deity, divinity, divine power

From deva (god) + ta (suffix)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

परः (paraḥ) - supreme (supreme, highest, other)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, distant

Note: Agrees with yajñaḥ

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - Vedic ritual (yajña) (Vedic ritual, sacrifice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, offering

From root yaj (to worship, sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

परमात्मा (paramātmā) - The eternal supreme self (paramātman) (supreme self, ultimate spirit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - supreme self, ultimate spirit, the absolute soul

Compound of parama (supreme) and ātman (self)

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, essence, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: The nominative singular form.

सनातनः (sanātanaḥ) - eternal, perpetual, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, perpetual, ancient, primeval

From sanā (always) + tana (suffix)

Note: Agrees with paramātmā.