महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-49, verse-51

तत्रैकगुणमाकाशं शब्द इत्येव च स्मृतः ।
तस्य शब्दस्य वक्ष्यामि विस्तरेण बहून्गुणान् ॥५१॥

51. tatraikaguṇamākāśaṁ śabda ityeva ca smṛtaḥ ,
tasya śabdasya vakṣyāmi vistareṇa bahūnguṇān.

51. tatra ekaguṇam ākāśam śabdaḥ iti eva ca smṛtaḥ
tasya śabdasya vakṣyāmi vistareṇa bahūn guṇān

51. ākāśam ekaguṇam śabdaḥ iti eva ca tatra smṛtaḥ
tasya śabdasya bahūn guṇān vistareṇa vakṣyāmi

51. Space is considered to possess a single quality, sound. I will now explain in detail the many attributes of this sound.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that regard

• एकगुणम् (ekaguṇam) - having sound as its single quality (having one quality, of a single quality)

• आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, word, noise

• इति (iti) - thus, so, which means, namely

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• च (ca) - and

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered to be (remembered, considered, known)

• तस्य (tasya) - of that sound (of that, its)

• शब्दस्य (śabdasya) - of sound, of the word

• वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will describe, I will tell

• विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

• बहून् (bahūn) - many

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, attributes

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, then, in that regard

(indeclinable)

एकगुणम् (ekaguṇam) - having sound as its single quality (having one quality, of a single quality)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ekaguṇa

ekaguṇa - having one quality, of one kind, single-stranded

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (eka+guṇa)

• eka – one, single, unique
  numeral (masculine)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, constituent, thread, secondary part
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with ākāśam.

आकाशम् (ākāśam) - sky, space, ether

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākāśa

ākāśa - space, ether, sky, the fifth element

From ā- + √kāś (to shine, appear).

Prefix: ā

Root: kāś (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'smṛtaḥ' (via 'śabdaḥ').

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound, word, noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, language

Note: Predicate nominative, referring to the quality of space.

इति (iti) - thus, so, which means, namely

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is considered to be (remembered, considered, known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, called, considered, known

Past Passive Participle

From root √smṛ (to remember) + kta suffix.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

तस्य (tasya) - of that sound (of that, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to śabda.

शब्दस्य (śabdasya) - of sound, of the word

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, noise, word, language

Note: Governed by tasya.

वक्ष्यामि (vakṣyāmi) - I will speak, I will describe, I will tell

(verb)

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

Future Active

From root √vac (to speak), future tense, 1st person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

विस्तरेण (vistareṇa) - in detail, extensively

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vistara

vistara - extent, detail, elaboration, expansion

From vi- + √stṛ (to spread) + -a suffix.

Prefix: vi

Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially.

बहून् (bahūn) - many

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous, abundant

Note: Agrees with guṇān.

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, attributes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent, property, thread

Note: Object of vakṣyāmi.