महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-191, verse-26

एतन्मयानुभूतं चिरजीविना दृष्टमिति
पाण्डवानुवाच मार्कण्डेयः ॥२६॥

26. etanmayānubhūtaṁ cirajīvinā
dṛṣṭamiti pāṇḍavānuvāca mārkaṇḍeyaḥ.

26. etat mayā anubhūtam cirajīvinā dṛṣṭam
iti pāṇḍavān uvāca mārkaṇḍeyaḥ

26. "This was experienced by me and seen by the long-lived one (Mārkaṇḍeya)," thus Mārkaṇḍeya said to the Pāṇḍavas.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one, it

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced, perceived

• चिरजीविना (cirajīvinā) - by Mārkaṇḍeya, the long-lived sage (by the long-lived one)

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks end of quote)

• पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper name)

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, this one, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one, it

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अनुभूतम् (anubhūtam) - experienced, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, perceived, felt

Past Passive Participle

From anu-bhū (to experience)

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'. Used predicatively.

चिरजीविना (cirajīvinā) - by Mārkaṇḍeya, the long-lived sage (by the long-lived one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of cirajīvin

cirajīvin - long-lived, immortal

Compound type : tatpurusha (cira+jīvin)

• cira – long time, long
  indeclinable
• jīvin – living, alive, one who lives
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from jīv (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Refers to Mārkaṇḍeya himself.

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - seen, observed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'etat'. Used predicatively.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks end of quote)

(indeclinable)

Note: Often marks the end of a direct quote or thought.

पाण्डवान् (pāṇḍavān) - the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, a Pāṇḍava

Patronymic from Pāṇḍu

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage, son of Mṛkaṇḍu)