महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-336, verse-42

बर्हिषद्भ्यश्च संक्रान्तः सामवेदान्तगं द्विजम् ।
ज्येष्ठं नाम्नाभिविख्यातं ज्येष्ठसामव्रतो हरिः ॥४२॥

42. barhiṣadbhyaśca saṁkrāntaḥ sāmavedāntagaṁ dvijam ,
jyeṣṭhaṁ nāmnābhivikhyātaṁ jyeṣṭhasāmavrato hariḥ.

42. barhiṣadbhyaḥ ca saṃkrāntaḥ sāmavedāntagam dvijam
jyeṣṭham nāmnā abhivikhyātam jyeṣṭhasāmavrataḥ hariḥ

42. ca barhiṣadbhyaḥ saṃkrāntaḥ nāmnā abhivikhyātam
sāmavedāntagam jyeṣṭham dvijam hariḥ jyeṣṭhasāmavrataḥ

42. And from the Barhiṣads, that (knowledge) was transmitted to a twice-born (dvija) named Jyeṣṭha, who was well-known for his mastery of the Sāmaveda. Hari (Viṣṇu) himself upholds the observance of the Jyeṣṭhasāman.

Words meanings summery:

• बर्हिषद्भ्यः (barhiṣadbhyaḥ) - from the Barhiṣads

• च (ca) - and, also

• संक्रान्तः (saṁkrāntaḥ) - transmitted, passed over, entered

• सामवेदान्तगम् (sāmavedāntagam) - one who has mastered the Sāmaveda

• द्विजम् (dvijam) - to a brahmin (to a twice-born, to a brahmin)

• ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - Jyeṣṭha (proper name of the dvija) (elder, eldest, chief; Jyeṣṭha (proper name))

• नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name, named

• अभिविख्यातम् (abhivikhyātam) - well-known, renowned, famous

• ज्येष्ठसामव्रतः (jyeṣṭhasāmavrataḥ) - whose vow/observance is the Jyeṣṭhasāman

• हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu)

Words meanings and morphology

बर्हिषद्भ्यः (barhiṣadbhyaḥ) - from the Barhiṣads

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of barhiṣad

barhiṣad - Barhiṣad (name of a group of sages or a sage)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

संक्रान्तः (saṁkrāntaḥ) - transmitted, passed over, entered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkrānta

saṁkrānta - passed over, transferred, transmitted, entered, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kram- (to step, go) with upasargas sam- and pra-, and suffix -ta.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: Implied subject is the knowledge/tradition from the previous verse.

सामवेदान्तगम् (sāmavedāntagam) - one who has mastered the Sāmaveda

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sāmavedāntaga

sāmavedāntaga - one who has reached the end of the Sāmaveda, master of the Sāmaveda

Compound of Sāmaveda (name of a Veda) and anta-ga (going to the end of).

Compound type : tatpurusha (sāmaveda+anta+ga)

• sāmaveda – Sāmaveda (one of the four Vedas, containing musical chants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• anta – end, limit, boundary
  noun (masculine)
• ga – going, moving, reaching
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -ga
  Derived from root gam- (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

द्विजम् (dvijam) - to a brahmin (to a twice-born, to a brahmin)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a member of the first three varṇas, especially a brahmin); bird; tooth

Compound of dvi (two) and ja (born).

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix -ja
  Derived from root jan- (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

ज्येष्ठम् (jyeṣṭham) - Jyeṣṭha (proper name of the dvija) (elder, eldest, chief; Jyeṣṭha (proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - elder, eldest, chief, best; name Jyeṣṭha

Superlative of praśasya/vrddha (good/old).

नाम्ना (nāmnā) - by name, named

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

अभिविख्यातम् (abhivikhyātam) - well-known, renowned, famous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhivikhyāta

abhivikhyāta - well-known, renowned, famous, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khyā- (to be known, to proclaim) with upasargas abhi- and vi-, and suffix -ta.

Prefixes: abhi+vi

Root: khyā (class 2)

ज्येष्ठसामव्रतः (jyeṣṭhasāmavrataḥ) - whose vow/observance is the Jyeṣṭhasāman

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭhasāmavrata

jyeṣṭhasāmavrata - one whose sacred vow or observance is the Jyeṣṭhasāman (a specific chant from the Sāmaveda)

Bahuvrīhi compound: Jyeṣṭhasāman (a specific sāman) + vrata (vow, observance).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (jyeṣṭhasāman+vrata)

• jyeṣṭhasāman – the Jyeṣṭhasāman (a specific and important chant from the Sāmaveda)
  noun (neuter)
  Compound of Jyeṣṭha (chief, eldest) and Sāman (a Vedic chant).
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Hari.

हरिः (hariḥ) - Hari (Viṣṇu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hari

hari - Hari (a name of Viṣṇu); lion; horse; monkey; sun