महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-19, verse-8

गह्वरं प्रतिभात्येतन्मम चिन्तयतोऽनिशम् ।
निःसंदेहमिदं सर्वं पितामह यथा श्रुतिः ॥८॥

8. gahvaraṁ pratibhātyetanmama cintayato'niśam ,
niḥsaṁdehamidaṁ sarvaṁ pitāmaha yathā śrutiḥ.

8. gahvaraṃ pratibhāti etat mama cintayataḥ aniśam
niḥsaṃdeham idam sarvam pitāmaha yathā śrutiḥ

8. mama aniśam cintayataḥ etat gahvaraṃ pratibhāti
pitāmaha idam sarvam niḥsaṃdeham yathā śrutiḥ

8. This appears profound to me as I ponder ceaselessly. All this is undoubtedly in accordance with the Vedic revelation (śruti), O grandfather.

Words meanings summery:

• गह्वरं (gahvaraṁ) - Refers to the complexity of the subject being discussed. (profound, deep, difficult to understand, dense)

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, shines forth, occurs (to the mind)

• एतत् (etat) - Refers to the preceding discussion or the entire matter. (this, this one)

• मम (mama) - to me, my

• चिन्तयतः (cintayataḥ) - Referring to the speaker's continuous reflection. (of one who is thinking, thinking (genitive))

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - ceaselessly, constantly, always

• निःसंदेहम् (niḥsaṁdeham) - without doubt, undoubtedly

• इदम् (idam) - Refers to the subject of the discussion, 'all this'. (this, this one)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

• पितामह (pitāmaha) - A respectful address, usually to Bhishma in Mahabharata contexts. (O grandfather, O great father)

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to, in such a manner

• श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - Referring to the authoritative Vedic texts. (Vedic revelation, sacred tradition, hearing)

Words meanings and morphology

गह्वरं (gahvaraṁ) - Refers to the complexity of the subject being discussed. (profound, deep, difficult to understand, dense)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gahvara

gahvara - deep, dense, impenetrable, profound, difficult

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - appears, shines forth, occurs (to the mind)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pratibhāti

present active indicative

From root 'bhā' (to shine) with prefix 'prati-'.

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - Refers to the preceding discussion or the entire matter. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

मम (mama) - to me, my

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun.

चिन्तयतः (cintayataḥ) - Referring to the speaker's continuous reflection. (of one who is thinking, thinking (genitive))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of cintayat

cintayat - thinking, pondering, meditating

Present Active Participle

From root 'cit' (to perceive, think) with 'ṇic' (causative) and 'śatṛ' (present participle) suffixes.

Root: cit (class 10)

अनिशम् (aniśam) - ceaselessly, constantly, always

(indeclinable)

Compound 'a' (not) + 'niśā' (night). Meaning 'without night', hence 'constantly'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (a+niśā)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative particle.
• niśā – night
  noun (feminine)

निःसंदेहम् (niḥsaṁdeham) - without doubt, undoubtedly

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'nis-' (without) + 'saṃdeha' (doubt). Used adverbially as 'niḥsaṃdeham'.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (nis+saṃdeha)

• nis – without, out of
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• saṃdeha – doubt, suspicion
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dih' (to smear, doubt) with prefix 'sam-'.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: dih (class 4)

इदम् (idam) - Refers to the subject of the discussion, 'all this'. (this, this one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, entire, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Universal pronoun/adjective.

पितामह (pitāmaha) - A respectful address, usually to Bhishma in Mahabharata contexts. (O grandfather, O great father)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father (often referring to Brahma or Bhishma)

Compound of 'pitṛ' (father) + 'maha' (great).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)
  Shortened form of 'mahat'.

यथा (yathā) - as, according to, in such a manner

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem 'yad'.

श्रुतिः (śrutiḥ) - Referring to the authoritative Vedic texts. (Vedic revelation, sacred tradition, hearing)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śruti

śruti - hearing, sound, Vedic revelation, sacred tradition

From root 'śru' (to hear) + 'kti' suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)