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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-164, verse-20

पुरैवागमनादस्माद्वेदाहं त्वां धनंजय ।
अतः परं त्वहं वै त्वां दर्शये भरतर्षभ ॥२०॥
20. puraivāgamanādasmādvedāhaṁ tvāṁ dhanaṁjaya ,
ataḥ paraṁ tvahaṁ vai tvāṁ darśaye bharatarṣabha.
20. purā eva āgamanāt asmāt veda aham tvām dhanaṃjaya
ataḥ param tu aham vai tvām darśaye bharatarṣabha
20. Even before your arrival here, O Dhanañjaya, I already knew you. Therefore, O chief of the Bhāratas, I will indeed show you more now.

Words meanings summery:

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  • पुरा (purā) - before (formerly, before, in ancient times)
  • एव (eva) - even (even, indeed, only)
  • आगमनात् (āgamanāt) - from your arrival (from the coming, from the arrival)
  • अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this (arrival) (from this)
  • वेद (veda) - I know (I know, he knows)
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • त्वाम् (tvām) - you
  • धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - Addressing Arjuna. (O conqueror of wealth)
  • अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this
  • परम् (param) - more, further (afterwards, further, more, supreme)
  • तु (tu) - indeed (but, however, indeed)
  • अहम् (aham) - I
  • वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
  • त्वाम् (tvām) - you
  • दर्शये (darśaye) - I will show
  • भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressing Arjuna. (O best of the Bhāratas, O chief of the Bhāratas)

Words meanings and morphology

पुरा (purā) - before (formerly, before, in ancient times)
(indeclinable)
Note: Forms sandhi with 'eva'.
एव (eva) - even (even, indeed, only)
(indeclinable)
Note: Forms sandhi with 'purā'.
आगमनात् (āgamanāt) - from your arrival (from the coming, from the arrival)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of āgamana
ā-gamana - coming, arrival, approach
verbal noun
From ā-√gam (to come, arrive)
Prefix: ā
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Connected to 'purā'.
अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this (arrival) (from this)
(pronoun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one
Note: Qualifies 'āgamanāt'.
वेद (veda) - I know (I know, he knows)
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present perfect (liṭ) of vid
Perfect tense (with present meaning), 1st or 3rd person singular, active voice
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: With 'aham', it is 1st person.
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I
Note: Subject of 'veda'.
त्वाम् (tvām) - you
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Object of 'veda'.
धनंजय (dhanaṁjaya) - Addressing Arjuna. (O conqueror of wealth)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dhanaṃjaya
dhanaṁ-jaya - conqueror of wealth; epithet of Arjuna
Compound of dhana (wealth) + jaya (victory/conqueror)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+jaya)
  • dhana – wealth, riches, property
    noun (neuter)
  • jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
    noun (masculine)
    From √ji (to conquer)
    Root: ji (class 1)
अतः (ataḥ) - therefore, hence, from this
(indeclinable)
परम् (param) - more, further (afterwards, further, more, supreme)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of para
para - other, next, higher, supreme, further
Note: Used adverbially here meaning 'beyond this' or 'more'.
तु (tu) - indeed (but, however, indeed)
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I
Note: Subject of 'darśaye'.
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
त्वाम् (tvām) - you
(pronoun)
Accusative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
Note: Object of 'darśaye'.
दर्शये (darśaye) - I will show
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of dṛś (causative)
causative
Future tense, 1st person singular, active voice (from causative stem)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Causative of 'dṛś'.
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - Addressing Arjuna. (O best of the Bhāratas, O chief of the Bhāratas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharata-ṛṣabha - best of the Bharatas, chief of the Bharatas
Compound of Bharata (name of an ancient king, and his descendants) + ṛṣabha (bull, best)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
  • bharata – a descendant of Bharata (an ancient king); a warrior
    proper noun (masculine)
  • ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
    noun (masculine)