महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-59, verse-118

आत्मनाष्टम इत्येव श्रुतिरेषा परा नृषु ।
उत्पन्नौ बन्दिनौ चास्य तत्पूर्वौ सूतमागधौ ॥११८॥

118. ātmanāṣṭama ityeva śrutireṣā parā nṛṣu ,
utpannau bandinau cāsya tatpūrvau sūtamāgadhau.

118. ātmanā aṣṭamaḥ iti eva śrutiḥ eṣā parā nṛṣu
utpannau bandinau ca asya tatpūrvau sūtamāgadhau

118. eṣā parā śrutiḥ nṛṣu iti eva ātmanā aṣṭamaḥ
utpannau ca asya tatpūrvau sūtamāgadhau bandinau

118. This indeed is the supreme traditional teaching (śruti) among men: 'the eighth along with his own self (ātman).' And his two bards, the Sūta and Māgadha, were born before him.

Words meanings summery:

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by his own self (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by the soul)

• अष्टमः (aṣṭamaḥ) - the eighth (person/entity) (eighth)

• इति (iti) - introducing a quotation or specific statement (thus, so, in this way)

• एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding statement (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - traditional teaching (śruti) (hearing, what is heard, sacred tradition, Vedic revelation)

• एषा (eṣā) - this (referring to the śruti) (this (feminine))

• परा (parā) - supreme, most important (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

• नृषु (nṛṣu) - among people (among men, in men)

• उत्पन्नौ (utpannau) - the two who were born (born, produced, appeared (dual))

• बन्दिनौ (bandinau) - his two bards (two bards, two panegyrists, two eulogists)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अस्य (asya) - his (referring to the king) (of him, his, of this (masculine/neuter))

• तत्पूर्वौ (tatpūrvau) - the two who preceded him (in birth) (two who existed before that, two who preceded him)

• सूतमागधौ (sūtamāgadhau) - the two bards, Sūta and Māgadha (two, a Sūta and a Māgadha (bards))

Words meanings and morphology

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by his own self (ātman) (by the self, by oneself, by the soul)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego (ahaṅkāra)

अष्टमः (aṣṭamaḥ) - the eighth (person/entity) (eighth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṣṭama

aṣṭama - eighth

Derived from aṣṭan (eight) + -ma (ordinal suffix)

इति (iti) - introducing a quotation or specific statement (thus, so, in this way)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - emphasizes the preceding statement (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - traditional teaching (śruti) (hearing, what is heard, sacred tradition, Vedic revelation)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, sound, knowledge acquired by hearing; sacred tradition, Vedic revelation, scripture

Derived from root śru- (to hear)

Root: śru (class 1)

एषा (eṣā) - this (referring to the śruti) (this (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Feminine nominative singular of etad

परा (parā) - supreme, most important (supreme, highest, excellent, ultimate)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of para

para - other, another; supreme, highest, ultimate; distant

Note: Feminine nominative singular of para

नृषु (nṛṣu) - among people (among men, in men)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, human being, hero

उत्पन्नौ (utpannau) - the two who were born (born, produced, appeared (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of utpanna

utpanna - born, produced, arisen, created, happened

Past Passive Participle

From root pad (to go, to obtain) with upasarga ut

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Dual nominative/accusative of the past passive participle utpanna

बन्दिनौ (bandinau) - his two bards (two bards, two panegyrists, two eulogists)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of bandin

bandin - bard, panegyrist, eulogist

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (referring to the king) (of him, his, of this (masculine/neuter))

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that

Note: Masculine/neuter genitive singular of idam

तत्पूर्वौ (tatpūrvau) - the two who preceded him (in birth) (two who existed before that, two who preceded him)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tatpūrva

tatpūrva - preceded by that, existing before that

Compound type : tatpurusha (tad+pūrva)

• tad – that, he, she, it
  pronoun
• pūrva – former, prior, earlier, preceding
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Dual nominative/accusative of the compound adjective

सूतमागधौ (sūtamāgadhau) - the two bards, Sūta and Māgadha (two, a Sūta and a Māgadha (bards))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sūtamāgadha

sūtamāgadha - a Sūta and a Māgadha (names of specific classes of bards/genealogists)

Compound type : dvandva (sūta+māgadha)

• sūta – charioteer, bard, chronicler; a mixed caste
  noun (masculine)
• māgadha – native of Magadha, bard, eulogist; a mixed caste
  noun (masculine)