महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-30, verse-35

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमा गाथा नित्यं क्षमावताम् ।
गीताः क्षमावता कृष्णे काश्यपेन महात्मना ॥३५॥

35. atrāpyudāharantīmā gāthā nityaṁ kṣamāvatām ,
gītāḥ kṣamāvatā kṛṣṇe kāśyapena mahātmanā.

35. atra api udāharanti imāḥ gāthāḥ nityam kṣamāvatām
gītāḥ kṣamāvatā kṛṣṇe kāśyapena mahātmanā

35. Here, they also cite these verses (gāthāḥ), which are always relevant to the patient (kṣamāvatām) ones, and were sung by the patient (kṣamāvatā) Kṛṣṇa and by the great-souled (mahātmanā) Kaśyapa.

Words meanings summery:

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this context (here, in this place, in this matter)

• अपि (api) - also, even, too, moreover

• उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they relate, they cite (they relate, they cite, they exemplify, they speak)

• इमाः (imāḥ) - these

• गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses (verses, stanzas, songs)

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually (always, perpetually, eternally, constantly)

• क्षमावताम् (kṣamāvatām) - of the patient ones (of the patient ones, of those possessing patience)

• गीताः (gītāḥ) - sung, related (sung, recited, narrated)

• क्षमावता (kṣamāvatā) - by a patient person (by a patient one, by one endowed with patience)

• कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - by Kṛṣṇa (interpreted as an agent for contextual fluency) (in Kṛṣṇa, for Kṛṣṇa, by Kṛṣṇa)

• काश्यपेन (kāśyapena) - by Kaśyapa

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (by the great-souled, by the noble, by the magnanimous)

Words meanings and morphology

अत्र (atra) - here, in this context (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Locative case ending -tra added to pronoun base 'a-'

अपि (api) - also, even, too, moreover

(indeclinable)

उदाहरन्ति (udāharanti) - they relate, they cite (they relate, they cite, they exemplify, they speak)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

इमाः (imāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of idam

idam - this, these

गाथाः (gāthāḥ) - verses (verses, stanzas, songs)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of gāthā

gāthā - verse, stanza, song, legend

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, perpetually (always, perpetually, eternally, constantly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial use of 'nitya'

क्षमावताम् (kṣamāvatām) - of the patient ones (of the patient ones, of those possessing patience)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kṣamāvat

kṣamāvat - patient, forgiving, endowed with patience

Possessive suffix -vat added to kṣamā (patience)

गीताः (gītāḥ) - sung, related (sung, recited, narrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of gīta

gīta - sung, chanted, narrated

Past Passive Participle

From root gai (to sing)

Root: gai (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate for 'gāthāḥ'.

क्षमावता (kṣamāvatā) - by a patient person (by a patient one, by one endowed with patience)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣamāvat

kṣamāvat - patient, forgiving, endowed with patience

Possessive suffix -vat added to kṣamā (patience)

कृष्णे (kṛṣṇe) - by Kṛṣṇa (interpreted as an agent for contextual fluency) (in Kṛṣṇa, for Kṛṣṇa, by Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇa

kṛṣṇa - Kṛṣṇa (a prominent deity); black, dark blue

Note: Although morphologically locative singular, it is contextually interpreted as an instrumental agent for natural flow, possibly reflecting an archaic usage or textual variation for 'kṛṣṇena'.

काश्यपेन (kāśyapena) - by Kaśyapa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāśyapa

kāśyapa - Kaśyapa (name of a revered sage, one of the Saptarṣis)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled (by the great-souled, by the noble, by the magnanimous)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (an epithet for God or great sages)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence, ego
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'kāśyapena'.