महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-26

अप्रमेयं महाबाहुं कामाज्जातमजं नृषु ।
पाण्डवस्तर्कयामास कर्मभिर्देवसंमितैः ॥२६॥

26. aprameyaṁ mahābāhuṁ kāmājjātamajaṁ nṛṣu ,
pāṇḍavastarkayāmāsa karmabhirdevasaṁmitaiḥ.

26. aprameyam mahābāhum kāmāt jātam ajam nṛṣu
pāṇḍavaḥ tarkayāmāsa karmabhiḥ devasaṃmitaiḥ

26. The Pāṇḍava reasoned about him—the immeasurable, mighty-armed one, the unborn who is nevertheless born among humans out of his own desire—through his deeds that were comparable to those of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable, inscrutable, incomprehensible

• महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed

• कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, out of will

• जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, manifested

• अजम् (ajam) - unborn, eternal

• नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men, among people

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava)

• तर्कयामास (tarkayāmāsa) - he considered, he reasoned, he concluded

• कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by deeds, by actions

• देवसंमितैः (devasaṁmitaiḥ) - comparable to gods, god-like

Words meanings and morphology

अप्रमेयम् (aprameyam) - immeasurable, inscrutable, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, unknowable, inscrutable

Gerundive

From √mā with pra- prefix + -ya (gerundive suffix) + negative prefix a-

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+prameya)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• prameya – measurable, provable, knowable
  adjective (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √mā with pra-
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Krishna

महाबाहुम् (mahābāhum) - mighty-armed, great-armed

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed (epithet of strong heroes)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Krishna

कामात् (kāmāt) - from desire, out of will

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love, will

From √kam

Root: kam (class 1)

Note: Indicates the cause or source of birth

जातम् (jātam) - born, produced, manifested

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, grown, occurred

Past Passive Participle

From √jan + -ta suffix

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Krishna

अजम् (ajam) - unborn, eternal

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aja

aja - unborn, not born, eternal (epithet of Brahman, Vishnu, Shiva, Kama)

Negative prefix a- + √jan (to be born) + -a suffix

Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+ja)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced
  adjective (masculine)
  From √jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Refers to Krishna, highlighting his divine nature

नृषु (nṛṣu) - among men, among people

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of nṛ

nṛ - man, person, human being

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the Pāṇḍava (son of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - son of Pāṇḍu, a descendant of Pāṇḍu

Derived from Pāṇḍu + aṇ affix

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira

तर्कयामास (tarkayāmāsa) - he considered, he reasoned, he concluded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of tark

Perfect tense

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, periphrastic perfect using -āmāsa. From 10th class root √tark.

Root: tark (class 10)

कर्मभिः (karmabhiḥ) - by deeds, by actions

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, fate (karma)

From √kṛ + -man suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

देवसंमितैः (devasaṁmitaiḥ) - comparable to gods, god-like

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of devasaṃmita

devasaṁmita - measured with gods, equal to gods, god-like

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+saṃmita)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• saṃmita – measured, compared, equal to
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √mā with sam- prefix
  Prefix: sam
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'karmabhiḥ'