महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-27, verse-14

देवगुह्यमिदं प्रीत्या मया वः कथितं महत् ।
भवन्तो हि श्रुतधनास्तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषाः ॥१४॥

14. devaguhyamidaṁ prītyā mayā vaḥ kathitaṁ mahat ,
bhavanto hi śrutadhanāstapasā dagdhakilbiṣāḥ.

14. devaguhyam idam prītyā mayā vaḥ kathitam mahat
bhavantaḥ hi śrutadhanāḥ tapasā dagdhakilbiṣāḥ

14. idam mahat devaguhyam mayā vaḥ prītyā kathitam (asti).
hi bhavantaḥ śrutadhanāḥ tapasā dagdhakilbiṣāḥ (sthā)

14. This great, divine secret (devaguhyam) has been lovingly recounted by me to you. For you are indeed rich in sacred knowledge, and your impurities have been burned away by spiritual discipline (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• देवगुह्यम् (devaguhyam) - divine secret (divine secret, secret of the gods)

• इदम् (idam) - this

• प्रीत्या (prītyā) - lovingly, with affection (with love, affectionately, out of joy)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural) (to you (plural), your)

• कथितम् (kathitam) - recounted, told (told, narrated, spoken)

• महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (honorific) (you (honorific), sirs, gentlemen)

• हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

• श्रुतधनाः (śrutadhanāḥ) - rich in sacred knowledge (rich in learning, whose wealth is knowledge)

• तपसा (tapasā) - by spiritual discipline (tapas) (by austerity, by penance, by spiritual discipline)

• दग्धकिल्बिषाः (dagdhakilbiṣāḥ) - whose impurities have been burned away (whose sins are burnt, purified from sin, freed from evil)

Words meanings and morphology

देवगुह्यम् (devaguhyam) - divine secret (divine secret, secret of the gods)

(noun)

neuter, singular of devaguhya

devaguhya - secret of the gods, divine mystery

Tatpuruṣa compound (deva + guhya).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+guhya)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• guhya – secret, hidden, mysterious
  adjective/noun (neuter)
  Gerundive / Noun
  From root √guh (to hide). 'To be hidden' -> 'secret'.
  Root: guh (class 1)

Note: Acts as the object 'this great secret'.

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun, neuter singular nominative/accusative.

प्रीत्या (prītyā) - lovingly, with affection (with love, affectionately, out of joy)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - love, affection, joy, pleasure

From root √prī (to love, to please).

Root: prī (class 9)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'kathitam'.

वः (vaḥ) - to you (plural) (to you (plural), your)

(pronoun)

plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Second person plural pronoun.

Note: 'To you' (indirect object).

कथितम् (kathitam) - recounted, told (told, narrated, spoken)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of kathita

kathita - told, spoken, narrated

Past Passive Participle

From root √kath (to tell).

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Functions as a predicate adjective with an implied 'has been'.

महत् (mahat) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, important

Present active participle of √mah (to be great), used as an adjective.

Root: mah (class 1)

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (honorific) (you (honorific), sirs, gentlemen)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavat

bhavat - your honor, you (polite address), being, existing

Present Active Participle (of √bhū) used as a polite pronoun.

From root √bhū (to be).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Functions as 'you' in the sense of 'your good selves'.

हि (hi) - for, indeed (indeed, surely, for, because)

(indeclinable)

Particle

श्रुतधनाः (śrutadhanāḥ) - rich in sacred knowledge (rich in learning, whose wealth is knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrutadhana

śrutadhana - whose wealth is learning, rich in knowledge (śruta often implies Vedic or sacred knowledge)

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose wealth (dhana) is sacred knowledge (śruta)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śruta+dhana)

• śruta – heard, learned, sacred knowledge (especially Vedic scripture)
  noun/adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (from √śru)
  From root √śru (to hear).
  Root: śru (class 5)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavantaḥ'.

तपसा (tapasā) - by spiritual discipline (tapas) (by austerity, by penance, by spiritual discipline)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual discipline, heat

From root √tap (to heat, to perform austerity).

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Instrument for burning away sins.

दग्धकिल्बिषाः (dagdhakilbiṣāḥ) - whose impurities have been burned away (whose sins are burnt, purified from sin, freed from evil)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dagdhakilbiṣa

dagdhakilbiṣa - whose sins are burnt, purified from sin, freed from evil

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'whose impurities (kilbiṣa) are burnt (dagdha)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dagdha+kilbiṣa)

• dagdha – burnt, consumed by fire
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root √dah (to burn).
  Root: dah (class 1)
• kilbiṣa – sin, fault, impurity, offense
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'bhavantaḥ'.