महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-112, verse-112

एतन्मया महाराज ब्रह्मणो वदतः पुरा ।
सुरर्षीणां श्रुतं मध्ये पृष्टश्चापि यथातथम् ॥११२॥

112. etanmayā mahārāja brahmaṇo vadataḥ purā ,
surarṣīṇāṁ śrutaṁ madhye pṛṣṭaścāpi yathātatham.

112. etat mayā mahārāja brahmaṇaḥ vadataḥ purā |
surarṣīṇām śrutam madhye pṛṣṭaḥ ca api yathātatham

112. mahārāja mayā etat purā brahmaṇaḥ vadataḥ
surarṣīṇām madhye śrutam ca api yathātatham pṛṣṭaḥ

112. O great king, this was heard by me long ago from Brahmā while he was speaking amidst the divine sages (surarṣis), and I was also accurately questioned (about it).

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• मया (mayā) - by me

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king!

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahmā (the creator deity) (from Brahmā)

• वदतः (vadataḥ) - while he (Brahmā) was speaking (of speaking, while speaking (genitive singular))

• पुरा (purā) - long ago (formerly, anciently, long ago)

• सुरर्षीणाम् (surarṣīṇām) - of the divine sages (surarṣis) (of the divine sages, of the god-sages)

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard (heard, listened, understood)

• मध्ये (madhye) - amidst (in the middle, amidst, among)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - was questioned (asked, questioned)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• यथातथम् (yathātatham) - accurately (accurately, truthfully, just as it was, correctly)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor

Compound of `mahā` (great) + `rājan` (king).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+rājan)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Address to Yudhiṣṭhira.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - from Brahmā (the creator deity) (from Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), sacred utterance, ultimate reality (brahman)

Nom/Acc sg. `brahmā` (masc), `brahma` (neuter). Here, it's `brahmaṇaḥ` (genitive/ablative singular of the masculine `brahman` stem referring to Brahmā).

Root: bṛh

Note: Source of the hearing.

वदतः (vadataḥ) - while he (Brahmā) was speaking (of speaking, while speaking (genitive singular))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vadat

vadat - speaking, saying, talking

Present Active Participle

From root vad- (to speak) + -at (present participle suffix).

Root: vad (class 1)

पुरा (purā) - long ago (formerly, anciently, long ago)

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time.

सुरर्षीणाम् (surarṣīṇām) - of the divine sages (surarṣis) (of the divine sages, of the god-sages)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of surarṣi

surarṣi - divine sage, a class of rishis associated with gods

Compound of `sura` (god) + `ṛṣi` (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sura+ṛṣi)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - was heard (heard, listened, understood)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, understood, revealed knowledge (śruti)

Past Passive Participle

From root śru- (to hear).

Root: śru (class 5)

मध्ये (madhye) - amidst (in the middle, amidst, among)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs `surarṣīṇām`.

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - was questioned (asked, questioned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, inquired

Past Passive Participle

From root prach- (to ask).

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Refers to the speaker (Sūta/Vyāsa).

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

यथातथम् (yathātatham) - accurately (accurately, truthfully, just as it was, correctly)

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from `yathā` (as) and `tathā` (so).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+tathā)

• yathā – as, according to, just as
  indeclinable
• tathā – so, thus, in that manner
  indeclinable

Note: Modifies `pṛṣṭaḥ`.