महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-48

अथाब्रवीदनिमिषस्तानृषीन्सहितांस्तदा ।
अहं प्रजापतिर्ब्रह्मा मत्परं नाधिगम्यते ।
मत्स्यरूपेण यूयं च मयास्मान्मोक्षिता भयात् ॥४८॥

48. athābravīdanimiṣastānṛṣīnsahitāṁstadā ,
ahaṁ prajāpatirbrahmā matparaṁ nādhigamyate ,
matsyarūpeṇa yūyaṁ ca mayāsmānmokṣitā bhayāt.

48. atha abravīt animiṣaḥ tān ṛṣīn sahitān
tadā aham prajāpatiḥ brahmā mat
param na adhigamyate matsyarūpeṇa
yūyam ca mayā asmāt mokṣitāḥ bhayāt

48. Then the unblinking one (Viṣṇu), as Prajāpati Brahmā, spoke to those assembled sages: 'I am Prajāpati (the lord of creatures), Brahmā. Nothing superior to Me is to be found. And you all were delivered by Me from this fear while I was in the form of a fish.'

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• अनिमिषः (animiṣaḥ) - the deity Viṣṇu or Brahmā, who is unblinking (unblinking one, god)

• तान् (tān) - those

• ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages

• सहितान् (sahitān) - assembled, accompanied, together

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अहम् (aham) - I

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures, Prajāpati

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• मत् (mat) - from me, than me

• परम् (param) - superior, higher, subsequent

• न (na) - not, no

• अधिगम्यते (adhigamyate) - is found, is attained, is perceived

• मत्स्यरूपेण (matsyarūpeṇa) - in the form of a fish

• यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

• च (ca) - and, also

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

• मोक्षिताः (mokṣitāḥ) - delivered, liberated

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root brū, 2nd class (adādi), augmented with 'a-' prefix for imperfect tense.

Root: brū (class 2)

अनिमिषः (animiṣaḥ) - the deity Viṣṇu or Brahmā, who is unblinking (unblinking one, god)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of animiṣa

animiṣa - unblinking, a god

from 'a' (not) and 'nimiṣa' (blinking)

Note: Nominative singular masculine, referring to the deity.

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Accusative plural masculine.

ऋषीन् (ṛṣīn) - sages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - seer, sage

Note: Accusative plural masculine.

सहितान् (sahitān) - assembled, accompanied, together

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, united, assembled

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sah (to bear, endure) with prefix sa- (together) and suffix -ta

Prefix: sa-

Root: sah (class 1)

Note: Accusative plural masculine, agreeing with 'ṛṣīn'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Nominative singular, 1st person pronoun.

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creatures, Prajāpati

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, Prajāpati

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Nominative singular masculine.

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god), highest reality (brahman)

Note: Nominative singular masculine form of Brahmā.

मत् (mat) - from me, than me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Note: Ablative singular of the 1st person pronoun 'asmad'.

परम् (param) - superior, higher, subsequent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, excellent, highest, another, subsequent

Note: Nominative singular neuter, used with ablative 'mat' to mean 'higher than me'.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

अधिगम्यते (adhigamyate) - is found, is attained, is perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of gam

Present tense, 3rd person singular, passive voice

Derived from root gam (1st class) with prefix adhi-.

Prefix: adhi

Root: gam (class 1)

मत्स्यरूपेण (matsyarūpeṇa) - in the form of a fish

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of matsyarūpa

matsyarūpa - fish-form, form of a fish

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (matsya+rūpa)

• matsya – fish
  noun (masculine)
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Instrumental singular neuter.

यूयम् (yūyam) - you (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (plural)

Note: Nominative plural, 2nd person pronoun.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Instrumental singular of the 1st person pronoun 'asmad'.

अस्मात् (asmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Ablative singular neuter of 'idam'.

मोक्षिताः (mokṣitāḥ) - delivered, liberated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mokṣita

mokṣita - delivered, liberated, released

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root muc (to release) in its causative form (mokṣaya) with the suffix -ta.

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Nominative plural masculine, agreeing with 'yūyam'.

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Ablative singular neuter.