महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-337, verse-55

तदेतत्कथितं जन्म मया पूर्वकमात्मनः ।
नारायणप्रसादेन तथा नारायणांशजम् ॥५५॥

55. tadetatkathitaṁ janma mayā pūrvakamātmanaḥ ,
nārāyaṇaprasādena tathā nārāyaṇāṁśajam.

55. tat etat kathitam janma mayā pūrvakam ātmanaḥ
nārāyaṇaprasādena tathā nārāyaṇāṃśajam

55. mayā ātmanaḥ pūrvakam etat janma kathitam
tathā nārāyaṇaprasādena nārāyaṇāṃśajam

55. I have recounted this former birth of my own (ātman), which originated from an aspect of Nārāyaṇa due to Nārāyaṇa's grace.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - that, therefore, this

• एतत् (etat) - this, here

• कथितम् (kathitam) - narrated, told, spoken

• जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, life

• मया (mayā) - by me

• पूर्वकम् (pūrvakam) - previous, former, prior

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of oneself

• नारायणप्रसादेन (nārāyaṇaprasādena) - by the grace of Nārāyaṇa

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so

• नारायणांशजम् (nārāyaṇāṁśajam) - born from an aspect of Nārāyaṇa

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - that, therefore, this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, it, this, therefore

Note: Refers to the birth mentioned.

एतत् (etat) - this, here

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etat

etat - this, here, present

Note: Refers to the birth being discussed.

कथितम् (kathitam) - narrated, told, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, narrated, spoken, said

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kath (to tell) with suffix -ta.

Root: kath (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'janma'.

जन्म (janma) - birth, origin, life

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of janman

janman - birth, origin, existence, life

Root: jan (class 4)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in passive construction.

पूर्वकम् (pūrvakam) - previous, former, prior

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pūrvaka

pūrvaka - previous, former, prior, earlier

Note: Agrees with 'janma'.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of oneself

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Possessive relation to 'janma'.

नारायणप्रसादेन (nārāyaṇaprasādena) - by the grace of Nārāyaṇa

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇaprasāda

nārāyaṇaprasāda - grace of Nārāyaṇa

Compound type : tatpurusha (nārāyaṇa+prasāda)

• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (name of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prasāda – grace, favor, clemency
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Indicates the agent or means of the birth.

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so

(indeclinable)

नारायणांशजम् (nārāyaṇāṁśajam) - born from an aspect of Nārāyaṇa

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nārāyaṇāṃśaja

nārāyaṇāṁśaja - born from a part/aspect of Nārāyaṇa

Compound type : tatpurusha (nārāyaṇa+aṃśa+ja)

• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (name of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• aṃśa – part, portion, share, aspect
  noun (masculine)
• ja – born, produced from, arising from
  adjective
  Suffix -ja derived from root jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'janma'.