महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-290, verse-2

अयं वै कीदृशस्तेन मम दत्तो महात्मना ।
मन्त्रग्रामो बलं तस्य ज्ञास्ये नातिचिरादिव ॥२॥

2. ayaṁ vai kīdṛśastena mama datto mahātmanā ,
mantragrāmo balaṁ tasya jñāsye nāticirādiva.

2. ayam vai kīdṛśaḥ tena mama dattaḥ mahātmanā
mantragrāmaḥ balam tasya jñāsye na aticirāt iva

2. What kind of collection of sacred syllables (mantra-grāma) has indeed been given to me by that great being (mahātman)? I will soon ascertain its power.

Words meanings summery:

• अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

• कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort of

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• मम (mama) - to me, my, of me

• दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, granted

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by that great being (mahātman) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

• मन्त्रग्रामः (mantragrāmaḥ) - the group of sacred syllables (mantra)

• बलम् (balam) - power, strength

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

• ज्ञास्ये (jñāsye) - I shall know, I shall ascertain

• न (na) - not, no

• अतिचिरात् (aticirāt) - after a very long time (ablative of time)

• इव (iva) - as if, like

Words meanings and morphology

अयम् (ayam) - this (masculine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the mantra-grāma.

वै (vai) - indeed, verily (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic.

कीदृशः (kīdṛśaḥ) - of what kind, what sort of

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīdṛśa

kīdṛśa - of what kind, what sort of, how

Derived from kim (what) + dṛś (like, seeing)

Note: Qualifies 'ayam' (the mantra-grāma).

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agent for 'dattaḥ'. Refers to the great-souled one.

मम (mama) - to me, my, of me

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Given to me.

दत्तः (dattaḥ) - given, granted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of datta

datta - given, granted, delivered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √dā (to give) + suffix -ta.

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'ayam mantragrāmaḥ'.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by that great being (mahātman) (by the great-souled one, by the noble one)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, illustrious, great being (ātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agent for 'dattaḥ'.

मन्त्रग्रामः (mantragrāmaḥ) - the group of sacred syllables (mantra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantragrāma

mantragrāma - group/collection of sacred syllables (mantra)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mantra+grāma)

• mantra – sacred syllable, prayer (mantra)
  noun (masculine)
  from √man (to think) + -tra suffix
  Root: man (class 4)
• grāma – group, collection, village
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject.

बलम् (balam) - power, strength

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - strength, power, force

Note: Object of 'jñāsye'.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'mantragrāma'.

ज्ञास्ये (jñāsye) - I shall know, I shall ascertain

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of jñā

Future Middle

Future tense, 1st person singular, middle voice of √jñā.

Root: jñā (class 9)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

अतिचिरात् (aticirāt) - after a very long time (ablative of time)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+cira)

• ati – over, beyond, very, excessively
  indeclinable
• cira – long time
  noun (masculine)

Note: Forms an adverbial phrase of time.

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)