महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-337, verse-61

अपान्तरतमाश्चैव वेदाचार्यः स उच्यते ।
प्राचीनगर्भं तमृषिं प्रवदन्तीह केचन ॥६१॥

61. apāntaratamāścaiva vedācāryaḥ sa ucyate ,
prācīnagarbhaṁ tamṛṣiṁ pravadantīha kecana.

61. apāntaratamāḥ ca eva vedācāryaḥ saḥ ucyate
prācīnagarbham tam ṛṣim pravadanti iha kecana

61. apāntaratamāḥ ca eva saḥ vedācāryaḥ ucyate
iha kecana tam ṛṣim prācīnagarbham pravadanti

61. And Apāntaratamās is indeed called the teacher of the Vedas (veda). Some here call that sage Prācīnagarbha.

Words meanings summery:

• अपान्तरतमाः (apāntaratamāḥ) - The sage Apāntaratamās (Apāntaratamās (a proper name))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

• वेदाचार्यः (vedācāryaḥ) - the teacher of the Vedas (veda) (teacher of the Vedas)

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

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

• प्राचीनगर्भम् (prācīnagarbham) - as Prācīnagarbha (Prācīnagarbha (a proper name))

• तम् (tam) - that (sage) (that, him)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage

• प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they call (they say, they declare, they call)

• इह (iha) - here (in this context/discussion) (here, in this world, in this matter)

• केचन (kecana) - some people (some, certain ones)

Words meanings and morphology

अपान्तरतमाः (apāntaratamāḥ) - The sage Apāntaratamās (Apāntaratamās (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apāntaratamas

apāntaratamas - name of a sage, a Vedic teacher, often identified with Vyāsa

Note: Subject.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Links this statement to the previous ones.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis.

वेदाचार्यः (vedācāryaḥ) - the teacher of the Vedas (veda) (teacher of the Vedas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vedācārya

vedācārya - teacher of the Vedas, Vedic master

compound of veda (Veda) and ācārya (teacher)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+ācārya)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• ācārya – teacher, preceptor, master
  noun (masculine)
  from ā-car (to practice, to follow)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Predicate nominative for Apāntaratamās.

सः (saḥ) - he (Apāntaratamās) (he, that one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called (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' (Apāntaratamās) is what is said.

प्राचीनगर्भम् (prācīnagarbham) - as Prācīnagarbha (Prācīnagarbha (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prācīnagarbha

prācīnagarbha - ancient womb/origin; a proper name

compound of prācīna (ancient) and garbha (womb, origin)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prācīna+garbha)

• prācīna – ancient, old, eastern
  adjective
  from prāc (east, former) + kha
• garbha – womb, embryo, interior, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛbh (class 9)

Note: Object, as the appellation.

तम् (tam) - that (sage) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Direct object of 'pravadanti'.

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: In apposition to 'tam'.

प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they call (they say, they declare, they call)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-vad

Present active, 3rd person plural.

Prefix: pra

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: The subject is 'kecana'.

इह (iha) - here (in this context/discussion) (here, in this world, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Specifies 'some people here' or 'in this tradition'.

केचन (kecana) - some people (some, certain ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka-cana

ka-cana - some, certain, anyone

derived from ka (who) + cana (an affix indicating indefiniteness)

Note: Subject of 'pravadanti'.