महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-184, verse-17

सरस्वत्युवाच ।
अग्निहोत्रादहमभ्यागतास्मि विप्रर्षभाणां संशयच्छेदनाय ।
त्वत्संयोगादहमेतदब्रुवं भावे स्थिता तथ्यमर्थं यथावत् ॥१७॥

17. sarasvatyuvāca ,
agnihotrādahamabhyāgatāsmi; viprarṣabhāṇāṁ saṁśayacchedanāya ,
tvatsaṁyogādahametadabruvaṁ; bhāve sthitā tathyamarthaṁ yathāvat.

17. Sarasvatī uvāca Agnihotrāt aham
abhyāgatā asmi viprarṣabhāṇām saṃśayacchedanāya
tvatsaṃyogāt aham etat abruvam
bhāve sthitā tathyam artham yathāvat

17. Sarasvatī said: "I have come from the Agnihotra (fire ritual) to dispel the doubts of the eminent sages. Because of my connection with you, I have spoken this truth (tathyam artham) appropriately, remaining in my essential nature (bhāva)."

Words meanings summery:

• सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, speech, and arts)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अग्निहोत्रात् (agnihotrāt) - from the Agnihotra (fire ritual)

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अभ्यागता (abhyāgatā) - having come, arrived

• अस्मि (asmi) - I am

• विप्रर्षभाणाम् (viprarṣabhāṇām) - of the chief Brahmins / of the best sages

• संशयच्छेदनाय (saṁśayacchedanāya) - for the cutting off of doubts, for dispelling doubts

• त्वत्संयोगात् (tvatsaṁyogāt) - due to connection with you

• अहम् (aham) - I

• एतत् (etat) - this

• अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

• भावे (bhāve) - in her essential nature (in the state, in the condition, in the being)

• स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, standing, abiding

• तथ्यम् (tathyam) - truth, true

• अर्थम् (artham) - meaning, purpose, object, wealth

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - appropriately, accurately, truly, as it is

Words meanings and morphology

सरस्वती (sarasvatī) - Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, speech, and arts)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of Sarasvatī

Sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, speech, and arts)

Note: Sandhi with `uvāca` becomes `Sarasvatyuvāca`.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root vac, Perfect, 3rd person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

अग्निहोत्रात् (agnihotrāt) - from the Agnihotra (fire ritual)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of Agnihotra

Agnihotra - Agnihotra (a Vedic fire ritual)

compound of agni and hotra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+hotra)

• agni – fire; the god Agni
  noun (masculine)
• hotra – oblation; act of offering
  noun (neuter)
  from root hu (to offer)
  Root: hu (class 3)

Note: Sandhi with `aham` becomes `Agnihotrād`.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

अभ्यागता (abhyāgatā) - having come, arrived

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyāgata

abhyāgata - come, arrived, approached

Past Passive Participle

from root gam (to go) with prefixes abhi and ā

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `aham` (Sarasvatī). Sandhi with `asmi` becomes `abhyāgatāsmi`.

अस्मि (asmi) - I am

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Present Active

root as, Present, 1st person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

विप्रर्षभाणाम् (viprarṣabhāṇām) - of the chief Brahmins / of the best sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of viprarṣabha

viprarṣabha - chief Brahmin, eminent sage

compound of vipra and ṛṣabha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+ṛṣabha)

• vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

संशयच्छेदनाय (saṁśayacchedanāya) - for the cutting off of doubts, for dispelling doubts

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of saṃśayacchedana

saṁśayacchedana - dispelling doubts

compound of saṃśaya and chedana

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃśaya+chedana)

• saṃśaya – doubt, uncertainty
  noun (masculine)
  from root śī (to lie) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śī (class 2)
• chedana – cutting, splitting, removal
  noun (neuter)
  Agent Noun
  from root chid (to cut)
  Root: chid (class 7)

Note: Expresses purpose.

त्वत्संयोगात् (tvatsaṁyogāt) - due to connection with you

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tvatsaṃyoga

tvatsaṁyoga - connection with you, union with you

compound of tvat and saṃyoga

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tvat+saṃyoga)

• tvat – you (stem form)
  pronoun
• saṃyoga – connection, union, contact
  noun (masculine)
  from root yuj (to join) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Sandhi with `aham` becomes `tvatsaṃyogād`.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I (first person singular pronoun)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Sandhi with `abruvam` becomes `etad`.

अब्रुवम् (abruvam) - I spoke, I said

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of bru

Imperfect Active

root bru, Imperfect, 1st person singular, Parasmaipada

Root: bru (class 2)

भावे (bhāve) - in her essential nature (in the state, in the condition, in the being)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhāva

bhāva - state, condition, existence, nature, essential nature

from root bhū (to be, to become)

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Modifies `sthitā`.

स्थिता (sthitā) - situated, standing, abiding

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, abiding

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `aham` (Sarasvatī).

तथ्यम् (tathyam) - truth, true

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tathya

tathya - true, real, truth, reality

Note: Object of `abruvam`. Modifies `artham`.

अर्थम् (artham) - meaning, purpose, object, wealth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, wealth, thing

Note: Object of `abruvam`. Together with `tathyam`, it means 'the true meaning' or 'the truth'.

यथावत् (yathāvat) - appropriately, accurately, truly, as it is

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat expressing 'as if' or 'according to'