महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-33, verse-29

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पौराणमात्मनः सर्वं विद्यावान्स विशां पते ।
योगधर्मं महातेजा व्यासेन कथितं यथा ॥२९॥

29. paurāṇamātmanaḥ sarvaṁ vidyāvānsa viśāṁ pate ,
yogadharmaṁ mahātejā vyāsena kathitaṁ yathā.

29. paurāṇam ātmanaḥ sarvam vidyāvān saḥ viśām pate
yogadharmam mahātejāḥ vyāsena kathitam yathā

29. O lord of the people, that greatly effulgent and learned one remembered all that ancient teaching of his self (ātman), just as it was narrated by Vyāsa, regarding the natural law (dharma) of yoga (yoga).

Words meanings summery:

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पौराणम् (paurāṇam) - ancient knowledge/teaching (ancient, old, traditional)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self (ātman) (of the self, pertaining to the self)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all that (knowledge, teaching) (all, entire, everything)

विद्यावान् (vidyāvān) - Yudhiṣṭhira, who is learned (learned, wise, possessing knowledge)

सः (saḥ) - He (Yudhiṣṭhira) (he, that)

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, addressed to Janamejaya (of the people, of the subjects)

पते (pate) - O lord (of the people), addressed to Janamejaya (O master, O lord)

योगधर्मम् (yogadharmam) - the particular natural law (dharma) related to yoga (yoga) (the natural law of yoga, the principle of yoga)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the greatly effulgent one (greatly effulgent, highly glorious)

व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyasa

कथितम् (kathitam) - narrated (by Vyasa) (told, narrated, said)

यथा (yathā) - just as (it was narrated) (as, just as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

पौराणम् (paurāṇam) - ancient knowledge/teaching (ancient, old, traditional)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paurāṇa

paurāṇa - ancient, old, traditional, belonging to former times

Derived from 'purā' (formerly, anciently)

Note: Object of implied remembrance.

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of his own self (ātman) (of the self, pertaining to the self)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, life-breath

Note: Qualifies 'sarvam' or 'yogadharmam'.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all that (knowledge, teaching) (all, entire, everything)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Object of implied remembrance.

विद्यावान् (vidyāvān) - Yudhiṣṭhira, who is learned (learned, wise, possessing knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidyāvat

vidyāvat - possessing knowledge, learned, wise

Derived from 'vidyā' (knowledge) + possessive suffix -vat.

सः (saḥ) - He (Yudhiṣṭhira) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Subject of implied remembrance.

विशाम् (viśām) - of the people, addressed to Janamejaya (of the people, of the subjects)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of viś

viś - people, subjects, community

पते (pate) - O lord (of the people), addressed to Janamejaya (O master, O lord)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - master, lord, husband

योगधर्मम् (yogadharmam) - the particular natural law (dharma) related to yoga (yoga) (the natural law of yoga, the principle of yoga)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yogadharma

yogadharma - the natural law of yoga, the proper conduct/rule of yoga

Compound type : tatpurusha (yoga+dharma)

yoga – spiritual discipline, union, conjunction, application
noun (masculine)
dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty, virtue
noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'kathitam'.

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the greatly effulgent one (greatly effulgent, highly glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly brilliant, highly glorious, very powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)