महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-61, verse-16

चत्वार एकतो वेदाः साङ्गोपाङ्गाः सविस्तराः ।
स्वधीता मानवश्रेष्ठ सत्यमेकं किलैकतः ॥१६॥

16. catvāra ekato vedāḥ sāṅgopāṅgāḥ savistarāḥ ,
svadhītā mānavaśreṣṭha satyamekaṁ kilaikataḥ.

16. catvāraḥ ekataḥ vedāḥ sāṅgopāṅgāḥ savistarāḥ
svadhītāḥ mānavaśreṣṭha satyam ekam kila ekataḥ

16. O best of men, on one side are the four Vedas, well-studied with all their primary and secondary ancillary texts, and their detailed elaborations. On the other side, there is verily one truth (satyam).

Words meanings summery:

• चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, from one part

• वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

• साङ्गोपाङ्गाः (sāṅgopāṅgāḥ) - referring to the auxiliary sciences of the Vedas (Vedangas and Upangas) (with their limbs (aṅga) and minor limbs (upaṅga))

• सविस्तराः (savistarāḥ) - with their elaborations/details

• स्वधीताः (svadhītāḥ) - well-studied, well-recited

• मानवश्रेष्ठ (mānavaśreṣṭha) - O best of men, O best of humans

• सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• किल (kila) - indeed, verily, it is said

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, from one part

Words meanings and morphology

चत्वारः (catvāraḥ) - four

(numeral)

Note: Refers to `vedāḥ`.

एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, from one part

(indeclinable)

formed with 'tas' suffix

वेदाः (vedāḥ) - the Vedas, sacred knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of veda

veda - Veda, sacred knowledge, scripture

from root √vid (to know)

Root: vid (class 2)

साङ्गोपाङ्गाः (sāṅgopāṅgāḥ) - referring to the auxiliary sciences of the Vedas (Vedangas and Upangas) (with their limbs (aṅga) and minor limbs (upaṅga))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sāṅgopāṅga

sāṅgopāṅga - with their primary and secondary accessory texts

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+aṅga+upāṅga)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• aṅga – limb, body part, auxiliary, Vedāṅga (auxiliary science of the Veda)
  noun (neuter)
• upāṅga – minor limb, secondary part, secondary auxiliary (Upavedas, Purāṇas, Nyāya, Mīmāṃsā, Dharmaśāstras)
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: upa

Note: Qualifies `vedāḥ`.

सविस्तराः (savistarāḥ) - with their elaborations/details

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of savistara

savistara - with details, elaborate, expansive

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+vistara)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vistara – expansion, elaboration, detail
  noun (masculine)
  from root √stṛ (to spread) with upasarga 'vi'
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)

Note: Qualifies `vedāḥ`.

स्वधीताः (svadhītāḥ) - well-studied, well-recited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svadhīta

svadhīta - well-studied, properly recited

Past Passive Participle

from root √i (to go) with upasargas 'su' and 'adhi'

Compound type : pravādi (su+adhīta)

• su – well, good, easy
  indeclinable
• adhīta – studied, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √i (to go) with upasarga 'adhi'
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `vedāḥ`.

मानवश्रेष्ठ (mānavaśreṣṭha) - O best of men, O best of humans

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mānavaśreṣṭha

mānavaśreṣṭha - best of men, best among humans

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mānava+śreṣṭha)

• mānava – human, man, descendant of Manu
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of praśasya (excellent)
  Root: praśas

सत्यम् (satyam) - truth

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truth, reality, true, real

derived from 'sat' (being, existence)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The term truth (satyam) is one of the terms to be bracketed in translation.

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(numeral)

किल (kila) - indeed, verily, it is said

(indeclinable)

एकतः (ekataḥ) - on one side, from one part

(indeclinable)

formed with 'tas' suffix