महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-47, verse-20

पुराणे पुरुषः प्रोक्तो ब्रह्मा प्रोक्तो युगादिषु ।
क्षये संकर्षणः प्रोक्तस्तमुपास्यमुपास्महे ॥२०॥

20. purāṇe puruṣaḥ prokto brahmā prokto yugādiṣu ,
kṣaye saṁkarṣaṇaḥ proktastamupāsyamupāsmahe.

20. purāṇe puruṣaḥ proktaḥ brahmā proktaḥ yugādiṣu
kṣaye saṃkarṣaṇaḥ proktaḥ tam upāsyam upāsmahe

20. purāṇe puruṣaḥ proktaḥ yugādiṣu brahmā proktaḥ
kṣaye saṃkarṣaṇaḥ proktaḥ tam upāsyam vayam upāsmahe

20. The supreme cosmic Person (puruṣa) is declared in the Purāṇas. He is declared as Brahmā at the beginning of the ages and as Saṃkarṣaṇa at the time of dissolution. We worship him, who is worthy of worship.

Words meanings summery:

• पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Purāṇas (sacred texts) (in the Purāṇas, in ancient history/lore, in olden times)

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic Person (puruṣa) (man, person, human being, the Supreme Being, cosmic Person)

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is declared (declared, stated, said, proclaimed)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity) (Brahmā (the creator god), a priest, the Absolute)

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is declared (declared, stated, said, proclaimed)

• युगादिषु (yugādiṣu) - at the beginning of the cosmic ages (at the beginning of the ages, at the start of eras)

• क्षये (kṣaye) - at the time of cosmic dissolution (at the dissolution, at the destruction, in decay)

• संकर्षणः (saṁkarṣaṇaḥ) - Saṃkarṣaṇa (a form of Viṣṇu associated with destruction) (Saṃkarṣaṇa (a name of Balarama, an expansion of Viṣṇu))

• प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is declared (declared, stated, said, proclaimed)

• तम् (tam) - him (referring to the supreme Person) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• उपास्यम् (upāsyam) - worthy of worship (to be worshipped, worthy of worship, to be adored)

• उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we worship (him) (we worship, we adore, we attend)

Words meanings and morphology

पुराणे (purāṇe) - in the Purāṇas (sacred texts) (in the Purāṇas, in ancient history/lore, in olden times)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, former; (as noun) Purāṇa (a class of Hindu religious texts), ancient tale/lore

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the supreme cosmic Person (puruṣa) (man, person, human being, the Supreme Being, cosmic Person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, human being, person, male, the Supreme Being, the cosmic Spirit (in Sāṅkhya philosophy)

Note: Subject of 'proktaḥ'.

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is declared (declared, stated, said, proclaimed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, declared, stated, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra + root vac (to speak) with suffix -ta. 'vac' changes to 'ukta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Functions as a passive verb 'is declared'.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator deity) (Brahmā (the creator god), a priest, the Absolute)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, the ultimate reality, sacred knowledge, prayer; (as Brahmā, masculine noun) the creator god

Nominative singular of brahman (masculine form, referring to the creator god).

Note: Refers to the creator deity, Brahmā.

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is declared (declared, stated, said, proclaimed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, declared, stated, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra + root vac (to speak) with suffix -ta. 'vac' changes to 'ukta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Functions as a passive verb 'is declared'.

युगादिषु (yugādiṣu) - at the beginning of the cosmic ages (at the beginning of the ages, at the start of eras)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of yugādi

yugādi - beginning of an age/yuga

Compound: yuga (age) + ādi (beginning)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yuga+ādi)

• yuga – age, era, period of time, yoke
  noun (neuter)
• ādi – beginning, start, prime
  noun (masculine)

क्षये (kṣaye) - at the time of cosmic dissolution (at the dissolution, at the destruction, in decay)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṣaya

kṣaya - destruction, dissolution, decay, loss, end

From root kṣi (to destroy, perish)

Root: kṣi (class 1)

संकर्षणः (saṁkarṣaṇaḥ) - Saṃkarṣaṇa (a form of Viṣṇu associated with destruction) (Saṃkarṣaṇa (a name of Balarama, an expansion of Viṣṇu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃkarṣaṇa

saṁkarṣaṇa - Saṃkarṣaṇa (name of Balarama, brother of Krishna, an expansion of Viṣṇu, associated with cosmic withdrawal/destruction)

From prefix sam + root kṛṣ (to draw, pull) with suffix -ana.

Prefix: sam

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to the deity Saṃkarṣaṇa.

प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - is declared (declared, stated, said, proclaimed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta

prokta - spoken, declared, stated, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

From prefix pra + root vac (to speak) with suffix -ta. 'vac' changes to 'ukta'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Functions as a passive verb 'is declared'.

तम् (tam) - him (referring to the supreme Person) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'upāsyam' and 'upāsmahe'.

उपास्यम् (upāsyam) - worthy of worship (to be worshipped, worthy of worship, to be adored)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of upāsya

upāsya - to be worshipped, worthy of worship, adorable

Gerundive (karmaṇi prayoga)

From prefix upa- + root ās (to sit, dwell) with suffix -ya. Meaning 'that which should be approached/worshipped'.

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Describes 'tam' (him).

उपास्महे (upāsmahe) - we worship (him) (we worship, we adore, we attend)

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of upa-ās

Present Middle

Present tense, Ātmanepada, 1st person plural. From prefix upa + root ās (to sit, dwell).

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)