महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-61, verse-13

अथात्र नारायणगीतमाहुर्महर्षयस्तात महानुभावाः ।
महार्थमत्यर्थतपःप्रयुक्तं तदुच्यमानं हि मया निबोध ॥१३॥

13. athātra nārāyaṇagītamāhu;rmaharṣayastāta mahānubhāvāḥ ,
mahārthamatyarthatapaḥprayuktaṁ; taducyamānaṁ hi mayā nibodha.

13. atha atra nārāyaṇagītam āhuḥ maharṣayaḥ tāta mahānubhāvāḥ
mahārtham atyarthatapaḥprayuktam tat ucyamānam hi mayā nibodha

13. tāta,
atha atra mahānubhāvāḥ maharṣayaḥ mahārtham atyarthatapaḥprayuktam nārāyaṇagītam āhuḥ hi mayā ucyamānam tat nibodha

13. Now, dear son, the great and venerable sages declare here the teaching of Nārāyaṇa, which is of great significance and born of exceedingly severe austerity (tapas). Therefore, understand what is now being spoken by me.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, introducing the discourse (now, then, thereupon)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this discourse (here, in this place, in this matter)

• नारायणगीतम् (nārāyaṇagītam) - the sacred teaching imparted by Nārāyaṇa (the song/teaching of Nārāyaṇa)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - the sages declare (they say, they declare)

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - the revered great sages (great sages)

• तात (tāta) - dear son (addressing the listener) (dear son, dear one (vocative))

• महानुभावाः (mahānubhāvāḥ) - venerable and influential (of great influence/power/dignity/majesty)

• महार्थम् (mahārtham) - of profound significance (of great meaning, significant, important)

• अत्यर्थतपःप्रयुक्तम् (atyarthatapaḥprayuktam) - resulting from intense spiritual discipline (tapas) (produced/caused by extremely severe austerity (tapas))

• तत् (tat) - that (teaching) (that (pronoun))

• उच्यमानम् (ucyamānam) - that which is currently being told (being spoken, being said)

• हि (hi) - indeed, therefore (indeed, certainly, because, for)

• मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)

• निबोध (nibodha) - pay attention and understand (understand, learn, perceive)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, introducing the discourse (now, then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this discourse (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Locative of idam (this) with suffix -tra

नारायणगीतम् (nārāyaṇagītam) - the sacred teaching imparted by Nārāyaṇa (the song/teaching of Nārāyaṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nārāyaṇagīta

nārāyaṇagīta - song/teaching of Nārāyaṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārāyaṇa+gīta)

• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• gīta – sung, song, teaching
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root gai (to sing)
  Root: gai (class 1)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - the sages declare (they say, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ah

Root: ah (class 2)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - the revered great sages (great sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

तात (tāta) - dear son (addressing the listener) (dear son, dear one (vocative))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, dear one

महानुभावाः (mahānubhāvāḥ) - venerable and influential (of great influence/power/dignity/majesty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahānubhāva

mahānubhāva - of great power, mighty, venerable

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+anubhāva)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• anubhāva – power, majesty, dignity, influence
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: anu

Note: Qualifies maharṣayaḥ

महार्थम् (mahārtham) - of profound significance (of great meaning, significant, important)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahārtha

mahārtha - of great meaning, significant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+artha)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with nārāyaṇagītam

अत्यर्थतपःप्रयुक्तम् (atyarthatapaḥprayuktam) - resulting from intense spiritual discipline (tapas) (produced/caused by extremely severe austerity (tapas))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atyarthatapaḥprayukta

atyarthatapaḥprayukta - produced by extremely severe austerity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (atyartha+tapas+prayukta)

• atyartha – exceedingly, extremely
  adverb/adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: ati
• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual discipline (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
• prayukta – employed, produced, caused
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root yuj (to join, apply) with prefix pra
  Prefix: pra
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with nārāyaṇagītam

तत् (tat) - that (teaching) (that (pronoun))

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Nārāyaṇagītam

उच्यमानम् (ucyamānam) - that which is currently being told (being spoken, being said)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ucyamāna

ucyamāna - being spoken, being said

Present Passive Participle

from root vac (to speak), passive form of present participle (ucyate + śānac)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with tat

हि (hi) - indeed, therefore (indeed, certainly, because, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

मया (mayā) - by me (the speaker) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Agent of the passive participle "ucyamānam"

निबोध (nibodha) - pay attention and understand (understand, learn, perceive)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

from root budh (to know) with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)