महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-188

अतीतानागतं चैव वर्तमानं च यद्विभो ।
जानीयामिति मे बुद्धिस्त्वत्प्रसादात्सुरोत्तम ॥१८८॥

188. atītānāgataṁ caiva vartamānaṁ ca yadvibho ,
jānīyāmiti me buddhistvatprasādātsurottama.

188. atīta-anāgatam ca eva vartamānam ca yat vibho
jānīyām iti me buddhiḥ tvat-prasādāt sura-uttama

188. vibho sura-uttama tvat-prasādāt me buddhiḥ iti
yat atīta-anāgatam ca eva vartamānam ca jānīyām

188. O all-pervading Lord, O best of the gods, by your grace, it is my intention to know the past, present, and future.

Words meanings summery:

• अतीत-अनागतम् (atīta-anāgatam) - past and future

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - present

• च (ca) - and

• यत् (yat) - what, which

• विभो (vibho) - O Lord, O all-pervading one

• जानीयाम् (jānīyām) - May I know, I should know

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicating direct speech or thought

• मे (me) - my, to me

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, mind, intention, understanding

• त्वत्-प्रसादात् (tvat-prasādāt) - by your grace

• सुर-उत्तम (sura-uttama) - O best of gods

Words meanings and morphology

अतीत-अनागतम् (atīta-anāgatam) - past and future

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of atīta-anāgata

atīta-anāgata - the past and the future

Compound type : dvandva (atīta+anāgata)

• atīta – passed, gone by, past
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √i (to go) with prefix ati-
  Prefix: ati
  Root: i (class 2)
• anāgata – not come, not arrived, future
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Negation (a-) of āgata (from √gam 'to go' with prefix ā-)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

वर्तमानम् (vartamānam) - present

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vartamāna

vartamāna - present, existing, current

Present Active Participle

From √vṛt (to be, exist)

Root: vṛt (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

यत् (yat) - what, which

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - what, which, that

विभो (vibho) - O Lord, O all-pervading one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, lord, master

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)

जानीयाम् (jānīyām) - May I know, I should know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jñā

Root: jñā (class 9)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, indicating direct speech or thought

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, mind, intention, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, intention, perception

From √budh (to know, awaken)

Root: budh (class 1)

त्वत्-प्रसादात् (tvat-prasādāt) - by your grace

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tvat-prasāda

tvat-prasāda - your grace

Compound type : tatpurusha (tvad+prasāda)

• tvad – you
  pronoun
• prasāda – grace, favor, calmness, clarity
  noun (masculine)
  From √sad (to sit, settle) with prefix pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)

सुर-उत्तम (sura-uttama) - O best of gods

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of sura-uttama

sura-uttama - best among gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+uttama)

• sura – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of ud (up, out)
  Prefix: ut