महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-126, verse-37

एतदस्य रहस्यं वः पद्मनाभस्य धीमतः ।
मया प्रेम्णा समाख्यातं न भीः कार्या तपोधनाः ॥३७॥

37. etadasya rahasyaṁ vaḥ padmanābhasya dhīmataḥ ,
mayā premṇā samākhyātaṁ na bhīḥ kāryā tapodhanāḥ.

37. etat asya rahasyam vaḥ padmanābhasya dhīmataḥ
mayā premṇā samākhyātam na bhīḥ kāryā tapodhanāḥ

37. tapodhanāḥ mayā premṇā asya dhīmataḥ padmanābhasya
etat rahasyam vaḥ samākhyātam bhīḥ na kāryā

37. O ascetics whose wealth is spiritual discipline (tapas), I have affectionately revealed this secret of the wise Padmanābha (Vishnu) to you. You should not have any fear.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अस्य (asya) - of him, his

• रहस्यम् (rahasyam) - secret, mystery, esoteric teaching

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural) (to you, your, for you (plural))

• पद्मनाभस्य (padmanābhasya) - of Padmanābha (Vishnu)

• धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise, of the intelligent one

• मया (mayā) - by me

• प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - affectionately (with love, out of affection)

• समाख्यातम् (samākhyātam) - narrated, explained, proclaimed

• न (na) - not

• भीः (bhīḥ) - fear, terror

• कार्या (kāryā) - should be entertained (made) (should be done, ought to be made, is to be effected)

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - O ascetics whose wealth is spiritual discipline (tapas) (O ascetics whose wealth is penance, O spiritual wealth-holders)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'rahasyam'.

अस्य (asya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with Padmanābha and dhīmataḥ.

रहस्यम् (rahasyam) - secret, mystery, esoteric teaching

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rahasya

rahasya - secret, mystery, private matter

Derived from 'rahas' (secret place) + '-ya' suffix.

Note: Subject of the passive verb 'samākhyātam'.

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural) (to you, your, for you (plural))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of yusmad

yusmad - you (plural)

Note: Refers to 'tapodhanāḥ'.

पद्मनाभस्य (padmanābhasya) - of Padmanābha (Vishnu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of padmanābha

padmanābha - Padmanābha (an epithet of Vishnu, 'lotus-navelled')

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'padma' (lotus) + 'nābhi' (navel).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (padma+nābhi)

• padma – lotus
  noun (neuter)
• nābhi – navel, hub
  noun (feminine)

Note: Agrees with 'asya' and 'dhīmataḥ'.

धीमतः (dhīmataḥ) - of the wise, of the intelligent one

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious

Derived from 'dhī' (intellect) with possessive suffix '-mat'.

Note: Agrees with 'asya' and 'padmanābhasya'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

प्रेम्णा (premṇā) - affectionately (with love, out of affection)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of preman

preman - love, affection, kindness

Note: Describes the manner of narration.

समाख्यातम् (samākhyātam) - narrated, explained, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of samākhyāta

samākhyāta - well-narrated, clearly explained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'khyā' (to tell, relate) with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Serves as the main predicate (participle used as a finite verb).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates 'kāryā'.

भीः (bhīḥ) - fear, terror

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhī

bhī - fear, terror

Note: Subject of 'kāryā' in a passive construction.

कार्या (kāryā) - should be entertained (made) (should be done, ought to be made, is to be effected)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kārya

kṛ - to do, to make

Gerundive/Future Passive Participle

Derived from root 'kṛ' with suffix '-ya'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Gerundive used predicatively.

तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - O ascetics whose wealth is spiritual discipline (tapas) (O ascetics whose wealth is penance, O spiritual wealth-holders)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is asceticism/penance

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'tapas' (asceticism, spiritual discipline) + 'dhana' (wealth).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, spiritual discipline, heat
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, treasure
  noun (neuter)

Note: Addressed to the sages.