महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-83, verse-38

भूय एव च माहात्म्यं सुवर्णस्य निबोध मे ।
गदतो मम विप्रर्षे सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वर ॥३८॥

38. bhūya eva ca māhātmyaṁ suvarṇasya nibodha me ,
gadato mama viprarṣe sarvaśastrabhṛtāṁ vara.

38. bhūya eva ca māhātmyam suvarṇasya nibodha me
gadataḥ mama viprarṣe sarvaśastrabhṛtām vara

38. Furthermore, O brahmin-sage (viprarṣe), O best of all weapon-bearers, listen to me as I recount the greatness of gold.

Words meanings summery:

• भूय (bhūya) - again, further

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

• च (ca) - and

• माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, glory, majesty

• सुवर्णस्य (suvarṇasya) - of gold

• निबोध (nibodha) - listen, learn, understand

• मे (me) - from me, to me

• गदतः (gadataḥ) - as I (Vasiṣṭha) speak/tell (speaking, telling)

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O brahmin-sage

• सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - of all weapon-bearers

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

Words meanings and morphology

भूय (bhūya) - again, further

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from bhū (to be).

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

माहात्म्यम् (māhātmyam) - greatness, glory, majesty

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of māhātmya

māhātmya - greatness, magnanimity, majesty, glory

From mahātman (great-souled) + -ya (abstract suffix).

Note: Object of 'nibodha'.

सुवर्णस्य (suvarṇasya) - of gold

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of suvarṇa

suvarṇa - gold, of a good color, beautiful, handsome

From su (good) + varṇa (color)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+varṇa)

• su – good, well, easily
  indeclinable
• varṇa – color, caste, class, letter, sound
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Possessive, "of gold".

निबोध (nibodha) - listen, learn, understand

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of ni-budh

imperative

From √budh (to know, awaken) with prefix ni-. 2nd person singular imperative.

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

मे (me) - from me, to me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, me

Pronominal stem. Enclitic form of mad.

Note: Syntactically connected to 'nibodha' (listen to me) and 'gadataḥ mama' (of me speaking).

गदतः (gadataḥ) - as I (Vasiṣṭha) speak/tell (speaking, telling)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gadat

gadat - speaking, telling, proclaiming (present active participle of √gad)

Present Active Participle

From √gad (to speak, say).

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Describes the state or action of the speaker 'mama'.

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Pronominal stem. Genitive singular form of mad.

Note: Refers to Vasiṣṭha.

विप्रर्षे (viprarṣe) - O brahmin-sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi

viprarṣi - brahmin-sage, sage of brahmins

Compound: vipra (brahmin) + ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+ṛṣi)

• vipra – brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 6)

Note: Addresses a brahmin sage, likely Arjuna (if this is from MBh), or another listener.

सर्वशस्त्रभृताम् (sarvaśastrabhṛtām) - of all weapon-bearers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarvaśastrabhṛt

sarvaśastrabhṛt - one who bears all weapons, a mighty warrior

Compound: sarva (all) + śastra (weapon) + bhṛt (bearer, from √bhṛ)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+śastra+bhṛt)

• sarva – all, every, whole, entire
  pronoun (masculine)
• śastra – weapon, arm, sword
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śas (class 2)
• bhṛt – bearer, upholder, supporter
  participle (masculine)
  agent noun from root
  From √bhṛ (to bear, carry, maintain).
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

Note: Governs 'vara'.

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, bridegroom

From √vṛ (to choose, select).

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Forms a vocative compound with 'sarvaśastrabhṛtām'.