महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-53, verse-21

एतावदेव विबुधा यथावृत्तमुदाहृतम् ।
मयाशेषं प्रमाणं तु भवन्तस्त्रिदशेश्वराः ॥२१॥

21. etāvadeva vibudhā yathāvṛttamudāhṛtam ,
mayāśeṣaṁ pramāṇaṁ tu bhavantastridaśeśvarāḥ.

21. etāvat eva vibudhāḥ yathāvṛttam udāhṛtam mayā
aśeṣam pramāṇam tu bhavantaḥ tridaśeśvarāḥ

21. O wise gods, only this much of what actually occurred has been fully related by me. However, you, O lords of the celestial beings, are the ultimate authority.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावत् (etāvat) - Referring to the story or event that has just been narrated. (this much, so much)

• एव (eva) - only, indeed

• विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - O gods, O wise ones

• यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, as occurred

• उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - spoken, related, narrated

• मया (mayā) - by me

• अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - entirely, completely, without remainder

• प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority, proof, standard

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural, respectful)

• त्रिदशेश्वराः (tridaśeśvarāḥ) - O lords of the gods, O rulers of the celestials

Words meanings and morphology

एतावत् (etāvat) - Referring to the story or event that has just been narrated. (this much, so much)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, this much, so large, so many

Note: Qualifies 'yathāvṛttam udāhṛtam'

एव (eva) - only, indeed

(indeclinable)

विबुधाः (vibudhāḥ) - O gods, O wise ones

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of vibudha

vibudha - wise, learned, god, deity

यथावृत्तम् (yathāvṛttam) - as it happened, as occurred

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yathāvṛtta

yathāvṛtta - as it happened, as occurred, according to the facts

Past Passive Participle

Compound of yathā (as) and vṛtta (happened)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vṛtta)

• yathā – as, according to, in which way
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – happened, occurred, past action
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root vṛt 'to be, to exist, to happen'
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: In agreement with 'etāvat', referring to the story or event.

उदाहृतम् (udāhṛtam) - spoken, related, narrated

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of udāhṛta

udāhṛta - said, spoken, related, quoted

Past Passive Participle

From root hṛ 'to carry, to take' with upasargas ud- + ā-

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yathāvṛttam'

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent in passive construction 'udāhṛtam mayā'

अशेषम् (aśeṣam) - entirely, completely, without remainder

(adjective)

neuter, singular of aśeṣa

aśeṣa - entire, complete, without remainder

Compound of a- (negation) and śeṣa (remainder)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+śeṣa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• śeṣa – remainder, rest, remnant
  noun (masculine)
  From root śiṣ 'to leave, to remain'
  Root: śiṣ (class 7)

Note: Functions adverbially, modifying 'udāhṛtam'

प्रमाणम् (pramāṇam) - authority, proof, standard

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pramāṇa

pramāṇa - measure, standard, authority, proof, means of knowledge

From pra- + root mā 'to measure'

Prefix: pra

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'bhavantaḥ'

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: Adds emphasis or indicates a contrast

भवन्तः (bhavantaḥ) - you (plural, respectful)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhavant

bhavant - your worship, your honor (respectful address to singular or plural)

Present Active Participle

From root bhū 'to be' + śatṛ suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Literally 'being, existing ones'. Used as a polite pronoun for 'you'.

त्रिदशेश्वराः (tridaśeśvarāḥ) - O lords of the gods, O rulers of the celestials

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of tridaśeśvara

tridaśeśvara - lord of the gods, chief of the deities

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tridaśa+īśvara)

• tridaśa – god, deity (lit. 'having thirty')
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)
  From root īś 'to rule, to own'
  Root: īś (class 2)