महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-103, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
एवं तयोः संवदतोः क्रियास्तस्य महात्मनः ।
सर्वा एवाभ्यवर्तन्त या दिव्या याश्च मानुषाः ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
evaṁ tayoḥ saṁvadatoḥ kriyāstasya mahātmanaḥ ,
sarvā evābhyavartanta yā divyā yāśca mānuṣāḥ.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca evam tayoḥ saṃvadatoḥ kriyāḥ tasya mahātmanaḥ
sarvāḥ eva abhyavartanta yāḥ divyāḥ yāḥ ca mānuṣāḥ

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca evam tayoḥ saṃvadatoḥ tasya mahātmanaḥ yāḥ
divyāḥ yāḥ ca mānuṣāḥ sarvāḥ kriyāḥ eva abhyavartanta

2. Bhishma said: 'Thus, while those two were conversing, all the deeds of that great soul (Agastya), whether divine or human, began to unfold.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - referring to Bhrigu and Agastya (of those two, to those two)

• संवदतोः (saṁvadatoḥ) - while conversing, of those conversing

• क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds, activities

• तस्य (tasya) - refers to the great sage Agastya (of him, his)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - refers to the great sage Agastya (of the great soul/being)

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they occurred, happened, manifested

• याः (yāḥ) - which, whatever

• दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial

• याः (yāḥ) - which, whatever

• च (ca) - and

• मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - human, earthly

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma, son of Shantanu and Ganga, a great warrior and patriarch in the Mahabharata

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - referring to Bhrigu and Agastya (of those two, to those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to Bhrigu and Agastya

संवदतोः (saṁvadatoḥ) - while conversing, of those conversing

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, dual of saṃvadat

saṁvadat - conversing, speaking together

Present Active Participle

from sam-vad (to converse)

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: agrees with 'tayoḥ', indicating simultaneous action

क्रियाः (kriyāḥ) - actions, deeds, activities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kriyā

kriyā - action, deed, performance, ritual

from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: subject of 'abhyavartanta'

तस्य (tasya) - refers to the great sage Agastya (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: refers to 'mahātmanaḥ', likely Agastya

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - refers to the great sage Agastya (of the great soul/being)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious person

compound of mahā (great) and ātman (soul)

Compound type : karma-dhāraya (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: likely refers to Agastya, whose actions are being recounted

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, whole

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: agrees with 'kriyāḥ'

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: emphasizes that all actions occurred

अभ्यवर्तन्त (abhyavartanta) - they occurred, happened, manifested

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of abhivṛt

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

याः (yāḥ) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: introduces a relative clause modifying 'kriyāḥ'

दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - divine, celestial

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of divya

divya - divine, celestial, heavenly

Root: div (class 4)

Note: agrees with 'kriyāḥ'

याः (yāḥ) - which, whatever

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: introduces a relative clause modifying 'kriyāḥ'

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

मानुषाः (mānuṣāḥ) - human, earthly

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, earthly, mortal

derived from manu (human being)

Note: agrees with 'kriyāḥ'