महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-134, verse-13

एताभिः सह संमन्त्र्य प्रवक्ष्याम्यनुपूर्वशः ।
प्रभवन्योऽनहंवादी स वै पुरुष उच्यते ॥१३॥

13. etābhiḥ saha saṁmantrya pravakṣyāmyanupūrvaśaḥ ,
prabhavanyo'nahaṁvādī sa vai puruṣa ucyate.

13. etābhiḥ saha saṃmantrya pravakṣyāmi anupūrvaśaḥ
prabhavan yaḥ anahaṃvādī sa vai puruṣa ucyate

13. etābhiḥ saha saṃmantrya anupūrvaśaḥ pravakṣyāmi
yaḥ prabhavan anahaṃvādī sa vai puruṣa ucyate

13. Having consulted with these (rivers), I will declare (this) in due order. Indeed, he who is capable and free from ego (anahaṃvādī), that one is truly called a person (puruṣa).

Words meanings summery:

• एताभिः (etābhiḥ) - with these (rivers) (with these)

• सह (saha) - with (these rivers) (with, together with)

• संमन्त्र्य (saṁmantrya) - after consulting (with them) (having consulted, after deliberation)

• प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare (this message) (I will speak forth, I will declare)

• अनुपूर्वशः (anupūrvaśaḥ) - in a sequential manner (in due order, successively)

• प्रभवन् (prabhavan) - being capable, having power (being powerful, able, originating)

• यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

• अनहंवादी (anahaṁvādī) - free from ego, not boastful (not egoistic, not boastful)

• स (sa) - that one (who is capable and not boastful) (he, that)

• वै (vai) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, certainly)

• पुरुष (puruṣa) - a true, ideal person (puruṣa) (person, man, male, the cosmic person)

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is designated as (is called, is said, is spoken of)

Words meanings and morphology

एताभिः (etābhiḥ) - with these (rivers) (with these)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to `nadyaḥ` (rivers).

सह (saha) - with (these rivers) (with, together with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case.

संमन्त्र्य (saṁmantrya) - after consulting (with them) (having consulted, after deliberation)

(indeclinable)

Gerund (lyabant)

From root mantr 'to advise, consult' with prefix sam. Suffix -ya indicates gerund when preceded by a prefix.

Prefix: sam

Root: mantr (class 10)

प्रवक्ष्यामि (pravakṣyāmi) - I will declare (this message) (I will speak forth, I will declare)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Future Tense

From root vac 'to speak' with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

अनुपूर्वशः (anupūrvaśaḥ) - in a sequential manner (in due order, successively)

(indeclinable)

Derived from anupūrva with the suffix -śas

Note: Avyaya (indeclinable).

प्रभवन् (prabhavan) - being capable, having power (being powerful, able, originating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhavat

prabhavat - powerful, able, originating

Present Active Participle

From root bhū 'to be, to become' with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `yaḥ`.

यः (yaḥ) - he who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Relative pronoun.

अनहंवादी (anahaṁvādī) - free from ego, not boastful (not egoistic, not boastful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anahaṃvādin

anahaṁvādin - not boastful, humble

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+aham+vādin)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• aham – I, ego (ahaṃkāra)
  pronoun
  First person pronoun; also refers to the ego
• vādin – speaking, speaker, disputant
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  From root vad 'to speak'
  Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `yaḥ`.

स (sa) - that one (who is capable and not boastful) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Correlative pronoun to `yaḥ`.

वै (vai) - indeed (for emphasis) (indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

पुरुष (puruṣa) - a true, ideal person (puruṣa) (person, man, male, the cosmic person)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - person, man, male, human being, spirit

Note: Predicate nominative for the passive verb `ucyate`.

उच्यते (ucyate) - is designated as (is called, is said, is spoken of)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of vac

Passive Present Tense

From root vac 'to speak', passive form. The root `vac` becomes `uc` in passive forms.

Root: vac (class 2)