महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-337, verse-60

सांख्यस्य वक्ता कपिलः परमर्षिः स उच्यते ।
हिरण्यगर्भो योगस्य वेत्ता नान्यः पुरातनः ॥६०॥

60. sāṁkhyasya vaktā kapilaḥ paramarṣiḥ sa ucyate ,
hiraṇyagarbho yogasya vettā nānyaḥ purātanaḥ.

60. sāṃkhyasya vaktā kapilaḥ paramarṣiḥ saḥ ucyate
hiraṇyagarbhaḥ yogasya vettā na anyaḥ purātanaḥ

60. sāṃkhyasya vaktā paramarṣiḥ kapilaḥ saḥ ucyate
yogasya vettā hiraṇyagarbhaḥ na anyaḥ purātanaḥ

60. The speaker of Sāṃkhya (sāṃkhya) is said to be the supreme sage Kapila. The knower of Yoga (yoga) is Hiraṇyagarbha, and no other ancient one.

Words meanings summery:

• सांख्यस्य (sāṁkhyasya) - of the Sāṃkhya (sāṃkhya) system (of Sāṃkhya)

• वक्ता (vaktā) - the expounder (speaker, expounder)

• कपिलः (kapilaḥ) - Sage Kapila (Kapila (a proper name))

• परमर्षिः (paramarṣiḥ) - the supreme sage (supreme sage)

• सः (saḥ) - he (Kapila) (he, that one)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said (to be) (is said, is called)

• हिरण्यगर्भः (hiraṇyagarbhaḥ) - Lord Hiraṇyagarbha (Hiraṇyagarbha (a proper name))

• योगस्य (yogasya) - of the Yoga (yoga) system (of Yoga)

• वेत्ता (vettā) - the knower, originator (knower, discoverer)

• न (na) - not

• अन्यः (anyaḥ) - any other (other, another)

• पुरातनः (purātanaḥ) - an ancient one (ancient, old)

Words meanings and morphology

सांख्यस्य (sāṁkhyasya) - of the Sāṃkhya (sāṃkhya) system (of Sāṃkhya)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sāṃkhya

sāṁkhya - relating to number; enumerative; a philosophical system

Note: Connected to 'vaktā'.

वक्ता (vaktā) - the expounder (speaker, expounder)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaktṛ

vaktṛ - speaker, narrator, expounder

agent noun from root vac (to speak)

From root vac (to speak) + tṛc (Pāṇini 3.1.133)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

कपिलः (kapilaḥ) - Sage Kapila (Kapila (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kapila

kapila - tawny, reddish-brown; name of a sage, the founder of Sāṃkhya philosophy

Note: In apposition to 'vaktā'.

परमर्षिः (paramarṣiḥ) - the supreme sage (supreme sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramarṣi

paramarṣi - a great sage, supreme sage

compound of parama (supreme) and ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+ṛṣi)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative for Kapila.

सः (saḥ) - he (Kapila) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said (to be) (is said, is called)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Present passive, 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: The subject 'saḥ' (Kapila) is what is said.

हिरण्यगर्भः (hiraṇyagarbhaḥ) - Lord Hiraṇyagarbha (Hiraṇyagarbha (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hiraṇyagarbha

hiraṇyagarbha - golden embryo or womb; a name for Brahmā or the cosmic being, identified with the first manifestation of the universe

compound of hiraṇya (gold) and garbha (womb, embryo)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (hiraṇya+garbha)

• hiraṇya – gold, golden
  noun (neuter)
• garbha – womb, embryo, interior
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛbh (class 9)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

योगस्य (yogasya) - of the Yoga (yoga) system (of Yoga)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of yoga

yoga - union, spiritual discipline, a philosophical system

Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Connected to 'vettā'.

वेत्ता (vettā) - the knower, originator (knower, discoverer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vettṛ

vettṛ - knower, discoverer, finder

agent noun from root vid (to know)

From root vid (to know) + tṛc (Pāṇini 3.1.133)

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Predicate nominative for Hiraṇyagarbha.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'anyaḥ'.

अन्यः (anyaḥ) - any other (other, another)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

Note: Refers to any other ancient figure.

पुरातनः (purātanaḥ) - an ancient one (ancient, old)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval

derived from purā (formerly) + tana (Pāṇini 4.3.23)

Note: Agreement with 'anyaḥ'.