महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-16, verse-12

परं हि ब्रह्म कथितं योगयुक्तेन तन्मया ।
इतिहासं तु वक्ष्यामि तस्मिन्नर्थे पुरातनम् ॥१२॥

12. paraṁ hi brahma kathitaṁ yogayuktena tanmayā ,
itihāsaṁ tu vakṣyāmi tasminnarthe purātanam.

12. param hi brahma kathitam yogayuktena tat mayā
itihāsam tu vakṣyāmi tasmin arthe purātanam

12. hi param brahma yogayuktena mayā kathitam
tu tasmin arthe purātanam itihāsam vakṣyāmi

12. Indeed, the supreme (brahman) has been declared by me, who am engaged in the spiritual discipline (yoga). But concerning that subject, I will now relate an ancient narrative (itihāsa).

Words meanings summery:

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the Absolute

• कथितम् (kathitam) - spoken, declared, narrated

• योगयुक्तेन (yogayuktena) - by one engaged in spiritual discipline, by one endowed with yoga

• तत् (tat) - that (supreme brahman) (that, it)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - an ancient narrative (history, legend, narrative)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will relate

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - concerning that subject (in that, on that)

• अर्थे (arthe) - concerning that subject (in the matter, for the purpose, on the subject)

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, primeval

Words meanings and morphology

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, distant, other

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality, the Absolute

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the ultimate reality, the Absolute, the Supreme Being

Root: bṛh (class 1)

कथितम् (kathitam) - spoken, declared, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root kath (to tell, relate) with kta (past passive participle suffix).

Root: kath (class 10)

योगयुक्तेन (yogayuktena) - by one engaged in spiritual discipline, by one endowed with yoga

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yogayukta

yogayukta - connected with yoga, engaged in yoga, endowed with yoga

Compound of 'yoga' and 'yukta' (joined, engaged).

Compound type : tatpurusha (yoga+yukta)

• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, method, application
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• yukta – joined, connected, engaged, endowed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root yuj (to join, connect) with kta (past passive participle suffix).
  Root: yuj (class 7)

तत् (tat) - that (supreme brahman) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I

इतिहासम् (itihāsam) - an ancient narrative (history, legend, narrative)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of itihāsa

itihāsa - history, tradition, legend, epic, narrative

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will relate

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - concerning that subject (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अर्थे (arthe) - concerning that subject (in the matter, for the purpose, on the subject)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, matter, subject

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, primeval

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, belonging to olden times