महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-206, verse-8

एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा मम पुराभवत् ।
अभितश्चापि गन्तव्यं मया स्वर्गं द्विजोत्तम ॥८॥

8. etatte sarvamākhyātaṁ yathā mama purābhavat ,
abhitaścāpi gantavyaṁ mayā svargaṁ dvijottama.

8. etat te sarvam ākhyātam yathā mama purā abhavat
abhitaḥ ca api gantavyam mayā svargam dvijottama

8. I have recounted to you this entire story of what happened to me in the past. And now, O best among brahmins, I must proceed to heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (story) (all, entire)

• आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - recounted (by me) (narrated, recounted)

• यथा (yathā) - as (it happened) (as, just as)

• मम (mama) - to me (my, to me)

• पुरा (purā) - in the past (before, formerly, in the past)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - it happened (it happened, it was)

• अभितः (abhitaḥ) - now, further (indicating immediate next action or progression) (around, near, immediately)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even)

• गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - must proceed (to heaven) (to be gone, must go)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven

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

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

ते (te) - to you (to you, your)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

सर्वम् (sarvam) - entire (story) (all, entire)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Note: Acts as an adjective here for the implied noun 'story' or 'matter'.

आख्यातम् (ākhyātam) - recounted (by me) (narrated, recounted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta

ākhyāta - narrated, told, related

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root khyā (to tell) with prefix ā (unto) and suffix kta (ta)

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

Note: Predicative adjective, 'this has been narrated'.

यथा (yathā) - as (it happened) (as, just as)

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - to me (my, to me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of mad

mad - I, me

पुरा (purā) - in the past (before, formerly, in the past)

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - it happened (it happened, it was)

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root bhū (to be) with augment a for imperfect tense. Parasmaipada ending for 3rd singular.

Root: bhū (class 1)

अभितः (abhitaḥ) - now, further (indicating immediate next action or progression) (around, near, immediately)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also (also, even)

(indeclinable)

गन्तव्यम् (gantavyam) - must proceed (to heaven) (to be gone, must go)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gantavya

gantavya - to be gone, suitable for going, that which must be gone to

Gerundive (future passive participle)

Derived from root gam (to go) with suffix tavya

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Implies obligation or necessity.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

स्वर्गम् (svargam) - to heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svarga

svarga - heaven, paradise

Root: svar

Note: Destination of movement.

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

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (e.g., brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya after initiation; also bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from jan (to be born) with prefix dvi (twice)
  Prefix: dvi
  Root: jan (class 4)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama, from ud (up) + tamap
  Root: ud