महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-85, verse-1

वसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अपि चेदं पुरा राम श्रुतं मे ब्रह्मदर्शनम् ।
पितामहस्य यद्वृत्तं ब्रह्मणः परमात्मनः ॥१॥

1. vasiṣṭha uvāca ,
api cedaṁ purā rāma śrutaṁ me brahmadarśanam ,
pitāmahasya yadvṛttaṁ brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ.

1. vasiṣṭha uvāca api ca idam purā rāma śrutam me
brahmadarśanam pitāmahasya yat vṛttam brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ

1. vasiṣṭha uvāca: rāma,
idam brahmadarśanam me api ca purā śrutam,
yat pitāmahasya brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ vṛttam

1. Vasiṣṭha said: "O Rāma, I have also formerly heard this revelation of (brahman), which is the account concerning my grandfather, Brahmā, the supreme (paramātman)."

Words meanings summery:

• वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अपि (api) - also, even

• च (ca) - and

• इदम् (idam) - this

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

• राम (rāma) - O Rāma

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (by me) (heard, revealed, sacred text)

• मे (me) - by me, to me, my

• ब्रह्मदर्शनम् (brahmadarśanam) - revelation/vision of (brahman) (vision of (brahman), insight into ultimate reality)

• पितामहस्य (pitāmahasya) - of the grandfather

• यत् (yat) - which, concerning which, that which

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - an account (of events) (happened, occurred, an account, conduct)

• ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (of Brahmā, of (brahman))

• परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme (ātman) (of the supreme self, of the supreme (ātman))

Words meanings and morphology

वसिष्ठ (vasiṣṭha) - Vasiṣṭha (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha (name of a prominent Vedic sage)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Root vac, perfect form

Root: vac (class 2)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects with previous ideas.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'brahmadarśanam'.

पुरा (purā) - formerly, in ancient times

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time.

राम (rāma) - O Rāma

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (name of a prominent deity and prince)

Note: Addressing the listener.

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard (by me) (heard, revealed, sacred text)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed; sacred knowledge

Past Passive Participle

From root śru- ('to hear')

Root: śru (class 1)

Note: Refers to 'brahmadarśanam'.

मे (me) - by me, to me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Agent in the passive construction 'śrutam me'.

ब्रह्मदर्शनम् (brahmadarśanam) - revelation/vision of (brahman) (vision of (brahman), insight into ultimate reality)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmadarśana

brahmadarśana - vision of Brahman, insight into ultimate reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+darśana)

• brahman – the Absolute, ultimate reality; prayer, sacred word
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh
• darśana – seeing, vision, philosophy, doctrine
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive clause.

पितामहस्य (pitāmahasya) - of the grandfather

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather (especially Brahmā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pitā+maha)

• pitā – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, large; a festival
  adjective/noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies 'vṛttam'.

यत् (yat) - which, concerning which, that which

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, what, because, since

Note: Relative pronoun for 'vṛttam'.

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - an account (of events) (happened, occurred, an account, conduct)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - occurred, happened, finished; an event, account, conduct

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛt- ('to be, exist, turn')

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Substantivized participle, refers to the story or event.

ब्रह्मणः (brahmaṇaḥ) - of Brahmā (of Brahmā, of (brahman))

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute, ultimate reality; Brahmā (the creator deity); prayer, sacred word

Root: bṛh

Note: Qualifies 'pitāmahasya'.

परमात्मनः (paramātmanaḥ) - of the supreme (ātman) (of the supreme self, of the supreme (ātman))

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paramātman

paramātman - supreme self, universal spirit, ultimate reality

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parama+ātman)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: at (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'brahmaṇaḥ'.