महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-202, verse-6

शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च रसश्चापि द्विजोत्तम ।
अपामेते गुणा ब्रह्मन्कीर्तितास्तव सुव्रत ॥६॥

6. śabdaḥ sparśaśca rūpaṁ ca rasaścāpi dvijottama ,
apāmete guṇā brahmankīrtitāstava suvrata.

6. śabdaḥ sparśaḥ ca rūpam ca rasaḥ ca api dvijottama
apām ete guṇāḥ brahman kīrtitāḥ tava suvrata

6. O best among the twice-born (dvijottama), sound, touch, form, and taste are also present. These, O brahmin of excellent vows (suvrata), are declared to be the qualities of water.

Words meanings summery:

• शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound

• स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch, sensation of touch

• च (ca) - and

• रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, color

• च (ca) - and

• रसः (rasaḥ) - taste, essence

• च (ca) - and

• अपि (api) - also, even

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born (brahmins)

• अपाम् (apām) - of waters

• एते (ete) - these

• गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, attributes

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

• कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - declared, recounted, celebrated

• तव (tava) - to you, your

• सुव्रत (suvrata) - O one of excellent vows, O righteous one

Words meanings and morphology

शब्दः (śabdaḥ) - sound

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śabda

śabda - sound, word, voice

Note: One of the qualities of water.

स्पर्शः (sparśaḥ) - touch, sensation of touch

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa

sparśa - touch, contact, sensation of touch

Root: spṛś (class 6)

Note: Second quality mentioned for water.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रूपम् (rūpam) - form, appearance, color

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, color, shape

Note: Third quality mentioned for water.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

रसः (rasaḥ) - taste, essence

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rasa

rasa - taste, essence, flavor, juice, sentiment

Root: ras (class 1)

Note: Fourth quality mentioned for water.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that these qualities are also present in water.

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best of the twice-born (brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best among the twice-born (brahmins)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born, brahmin, bird, snake
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the listener, the brahmin.

अपाम् (apām) - of waters

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

Note: Refers to the qualities belonging to water.

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the four qualities (sound, touch, form, taste).

गुणाः (guṇāḥ) - qualities, attributes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, attribute, constituent

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - brahmin, priest, the ultimate reality (brahman)

Note: The listener.

कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - declared, recounted, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrtita

kīrtita - declared, celebrated, mentioned, recounted

Past Passive Participle

derived from root kīrt (to mention, praise)

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Refers to the qualities.

तव (tava) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Can be dative 'to you' or genitive 'your'. 'Declared to you' fits best.

सुव्रत (suvrata) - O one of excellent vows, O righteous one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of suvrata

suvrata - one of excellent vows, righteous, virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vrata)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies the listener (brahmin).