महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-338, verse-3

बहूनां पुरुषाणां च यथैका योनिरुच्यते ।
तथा तं पुरुषं विश्वं व्याख्यास्यामि गुणाधिकम् ॥३॥

3. bahūnāṁ puruṣāṇāṁ ca yathaikā yonirucyate ,
tathā taṁ puruṣaṁ viśvaṁ vyākhyāsyāmi guṇādhikam.

3. bahūnām puruṣāṇām ca yathā ekā yoniḥ ucyate
tathā tam puruṣam viśvam vyākhyāsyāmi guṇādhikam

3. ca yathā bahūnām puruṣāṇām ekā yoniḥ ucyate
tathā tam viśvam guṇādhikam puruṣam vyākhyāsyāmi

3. And just as a single origin (yoni) is declared for many individual beings (puruṣa), so too I shall explain that supreme (puruṣa), the all-encompassing one, who possesses abundant qualities.

Words meanings summery:

• बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many

• पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - of persons, of beings (puruṣa)

• च (ca) - and

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• एका (ekā) - one, a single

• योनिः (yoniḥ) - source, origin, womb

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

• तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, thus

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - (that) person, (puruṣa)

• विश्वम् (viśvam) - the all-encompassing one, the universe itself (all, universal, the universe)

• व्याख्यास्यामि (vyākhyāsyāmi) - I shall explain, I shall describe

• गुणाधिकम् (guṇādhikam) - possessing abundant qualities, supremely endowed with qualities

Words meanings and morphology

बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣāṇām'.

पुरुषाणाम् (puruṣāṇām) - of persons, of beings (puruṣa)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, soul, the supreme cosmic person

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

एका (ekā) - one, a single

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single

Note: Agrees with 'yoniḥ'.

योनिः (yoniḥ) - source, origin, womb

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of yoni

yoni - source, origin, womb, place of birth

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

(verb)

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

Present tense, 3rd person singular

Present passive, Ātmanepada, from √vac (class 2) with passive suffix -ya

Root: vac (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, likewise, thus

(indeclinable)

Note: Correlates with 'yathā'.

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the puruṣa being explained.

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - (that) person, (puruṣa)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, soul, the supreme cosmic person

Note: The object of 'vyākhyāsyāmi'.

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the all-encompassing one, the universe itself (all, universal, the universe)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viśva

viśva - all, every, universal, the universe

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣam'.

व्याख्यास्यामि (vyākhyāsyāmi) - I shall explain, I shall describe

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of khyā

Future tense, 1st person singular

Future active, Parasmaipada, from √khyā (class 2) with prefixes vi-ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

गुणाधिकम् (guṇādhikam) - possessing abundant qualities, supremely endowed with qualities

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of guṇādhika

guṇādhika - endowed with many qualities, excelling in qualities

compound (guṇa + adhika)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guṇa+adhika)

• guṇa – quality, attribute, excellence
  noun (masculine)
• adhika – abundant, excessive, superior
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣam'.