महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-146, verse-11

यदस्य बहुधा रूपं भूतं भव्यं भवत्तथा ।
स्थावरं जङ्गमं चैव बहुरूपस्ततः स्मृतः ॥११॥

11. yadasya bahudhā rūpaṁ bhūtaṁ bhavyaṁ bhavattathā ,
sthāvaraṁ jaṅgamaṁ caiva bahurūpastataḥ smṛtaḥ.

11. yat asya bahudhā rūpam bhūtam bhavyam bhavat tathā
sthāvaram jaṅgamam ca eva bahurūpaḥ tataḥ smṛtaḥ

11. yat asya rūpam bahudhā bhūtam bhavyam tathā bhavat sthāvaram jaṅgamam ca eva,
tataḥ bahurūpaḥ smṛtaḥ

11. Because his form is manifold, encompassing what has been, what will be, and what is now, as well as all that is stationary and moving, he is therefore remembered as Bahurūpa, 'He of Many Forms'.

Words meanings summery:

• यत् (yat) - because (which, what, because)

• अस्य (asya) - of his (of this, of him/her/it)

• बहुधा (bahudhā) - manifoldly (in many ways, manifoldly)

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, appearance, nature)

• भूतम् (bhūtam) - what has been (past) (past, existed, being, creature)

• भव्यम् (bhavyam) - what will be (future) (future, what will be, auspicious)

• भवत् (bhavat) - what is now (present) (present, existing, being)

• तथा (tathā) - and (and, so, thus, also)

• स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - all that is stationary (stationary, immobile, permanent)

• जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - all that is moving (moving, mobile, animate)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• एव (eva) - as well (indeed, just, only, as well)

• बहुरूपः (bahurūpaḥ) - Bahurūpa (He of Many Forms) (having many forms, multiform)

• ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (thence, therefore, then)

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered as, known as (remembered, called, known)

Words meanings and morphology

यत् (yat) - because (which, what, because)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what

Note: Used here as a conjunction meaning 'because'.

अस्य (asya) - of his (of this, of him/her/it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the deity.

बहुधा (bahudhā) - manifoldly (in many ways, manifoldly)

(indeclinable)

Derived with the suffix -dhā (indicating manner) from 'bahu'.

रूपम् (rūpam) - form (form, appearance, nature)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, shape, beauty, image

Note: Also accusative singular. Nominative fits the context as the subject of the clause.

भूतम् (bhūtam) - what has been (past) (past, existed, being, creature)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūta

bhūta - past, become, being, creature, element, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, exist) with the suffix 'kta'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

भव्यम् (bhavyam) - what will be (future) (future, what will be, auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhavya

bhavya - future, to be, what is to be, auspicious, good

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, exist) with the suffix 'yat'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

भवत् (bhavat) - what is now (present) (present, existing, being)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bhavat

bhavat - present, existing, being

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'bhū' (to be, exist) with the suffix 'śatṛ'.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - and (and, so, thus, also)

(indeclinable)

स्थावरम् (sthāvaram) - all that is stationary (stationary, immobile, permanent)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sthāvara

sthāvara - stationary, fixed, immobile, unmoving, inanimate

Derived from the root 'sthā' (to stand).

Root: sthā (class 1)

जङ्गमम् (jaṅgamam) - all that is moving (moving, mobile, animate)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jaṅgama

jaṅgama - moving, mobile, animate, living

Derived from the intensive (reduplicated) form of the root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - as well (indeed, just, only, as well)

(indeclinable)

बहुरूपः (bahurūpaḥ) - Bahurūpa (He of Many Forms) (having many forms, multiform)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahurūpa

bahurūpa - having many forms, multiform, polymorphic

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bahu+rūpa)

• bahu – many, much, abundant
  adjective
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape
  noun (neuter)

ततः (tataḥ) - therefore (thence, therefore, then)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'tad' with the ablative suffix -tas.

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered as, known as (remembered, called, known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, called, known, mentioned, taught

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'smṛ' (to remember) with the suffix 'kta'.

Root: smṛ (class 1)