महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-85, verse-53

एवमेतत्पुरा वृत्तं तस्य यज्ञे महात्मनः ।
देवश्रेष्ठस्य लोकादौ वारुणीं बिभ्रतस्तनुम् ॥५३॥

53. evametatpurā vṛttaṁ tasya yajñe mahātmanaḥ ,
devaśreṣṭhasya lokādau vāruṇīṁ bibhratastanum.

53. evam etat purā vṛttam tasya yajñe mahātmanaḥ
devaśreṣṭhasya loka-ādau vāruṇīm bibhrataḥ tanum

53. This indeed occurred in ancient times during the Vedic ritual (yajña) of that great-souled one (mahātman), the foremost among gods, who, at the beginning of creation, bore a form associated with Varuna.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, indeed (emphasizer) (thus, in this manner, so)

• एतत् (etat) - this (event) (this, that)

• पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, anciently, in front of, before)

• वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - happened, occurred (happened, occurred, past, done, circular)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (great-souled one) (of him, of that)

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (mahātman) (of the great-souled one, of the magnanimous one)

• देवश्रेष्ठस्य (devaśreṣṭhasya) - of the foremost among gods (of the foremost among gods, of the best of gods)

• लोक-आदौ (loka-ādau) - at the beginning of creation (at the beginning of the world/creation)

• वारुणीम् (vāruṇīm) - a form/body associated with Varuna (often female aspect, but here refers to a form of the deity) (pertaining to Varuna, relating to water, a form of liquor)

• बिभ्रतः (bibhrataḥ) - bearing, holding (the form) (bearing, holding, maintaining, wearing (genitive/ablative singular of present participle))

• तनुम् (tanum) - form, body (referring to the physical manifestation) (body, form, person)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, indeed (emphasizer) (thus, in this manner, so)

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this (event) (this, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that (near speaker)

पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, anciently, in front of, before)

(indeclinable)

वृत्तम् (vṛttam) - happened, occurred (happened, occurred, past, done, circular)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vṛtta

vṛtta - happened, occurred, existed, conducted, finished

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛt (1st class) 'to turn, to be, to happen'.

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of that (great-souled one) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in the Vedic ritual (yajña) (in the Vedic ritual, in the sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship, offering

Derived from root yaj 'to worship, sacrifice'.

Root: yaj (class 1)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled one (mahātman) (of the great-souled one, of the magnanimous one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, magnanimous, noble-minded, great self

Compound of mahā (great) and ātman (self, soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

देवश्रेष्ठस्य (devaśreṣṭhasya) - of the foremost among gods (of the foremost among gods, of the best of gods)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devaśreṣṭha

devaśreṣṭha - best of gods, chief of gods

Compound of deva (god) and śreṣṭha (best, foremost).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+śreṣṭha)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent).

लोक-आदौ (loka-ādau) - at the beginning of creation (at the beginning of the world/creation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka-ādi

loka-ādi - beginning of the world, primal world

Compound of loka (world) and ādi (beginning).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+ādi)

• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: lok (class 10)
• ādi – beginning, first, origin
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad (class 2)

वारुणीम् (vāruṇīm) - a form/body associated with Varuna (often female aspect, but here refers to a form of the deity) (pertaining to Varuna, relating to water, a form of liquor)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāruṇī

vāruṇī - belonging to Varuna, relating to water, the western direction, a specific type of liquor (often made from dates)

Derived from Varuṇa (god of water, oceans, cosmic order).

बिभ्रतः (bibhrataḥ) - bearing, holding (the form) (bearing, holding, maintaining, wearing (genitive/ablative singular of present participle))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhṛ

bhṛ - to bear, to carry, to support, to maintain, to wear

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root bhṛ (3rd class, reduplicated).

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

तनुम् (tanum) - form, body (referring to the physical manifestation) (body, form, person)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, form, person, self, skin

Root: tan (class 8)