महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-46, verse-26

महाभाग्यं हि भीष्मस्य प्रभावश्च महात्मनः ।
श्रुतं मया कथयतां ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम् ॥२६॥

26. mahābhāgyaṁ hi bhīṣmasya prabhāvaśca mahātmanaḥ ,
śrutaṁ mayā kathayatāṁ brāhmaṇānāṁ mahātmanām.

26. mahābhāgyam hi bhīṣmasya prabhāvaḥ ca mahātmanaḥ
śrutam mayā kathayatām brāhmaṇānām mahātmanām

26. Indeed, I have heard from great-souled (mahātman) Brahmins who spoke of the great fortune and extraordinary power of Bhishma, that great personality (mahātman).

Words meanings summery:

• महाभाग्यम् (mahābhāgyam) - great fortune (great fortune, great glory, great destiny)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

• प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - extraordinary power (power, influence, greatness)

• च (ca) - and, also

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Bhishma (the great personality) (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (by me) (heard, listened, revealed)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• कथयताम् (kathayatām) - of those Brahmins who were speaking (of those narrating, of those speaking)

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins, of the priestly class

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled (Brahmins) (of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones)

Words meanings and morphology

महाभाग्यम् (mahābhāgyam) - great fortune (great fortune, great glory, great destiny)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahābhāgya

mahābhāgya - great fortune, great glory, high destiny

Compound of mahā (great) and bhāgya (fortune)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+bhāgya)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhāgya – fortune, destiny, luck
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  Derived from √bhaj (to obtain, share) with suffix -ya
  Root: bhaj (class 1)

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

भीष्मस्य (bhīṣmasya) - of Bhishma

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a character in the Mahabharata)

प्रभावः (prabhāvaḥ) - extraordinary power (power, influence, greatness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhāva

prabhāva - power, influence, greatness, dignity

Derived from pra-√bhū (to be eminent, to rise)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Bhishma (the great personality) (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, a great personality

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul, self)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (by me) (heard, listened, revealed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, known (as in Śruti, sacred texts)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, me (first person pronoun)

कथयताम् (kathayatām) - of those Brahmins who were speaking (of those narrating, of those speaking)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kathayat

kathayat - speaking, narrating, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root √kath (to tell, relate)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Agrees with brāhmaṇānām

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the Brahmins, of the priestly class

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

Derived from brahman (the Vedic texts, prayer) or Brahmā (the creator god)

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled (Brahmins) (of the great-souled ones, of the noble ones)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, a great personality

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul, self)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with brāhmaṇānām