महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-132, verse-36

अहं हि क्षत्रहृदयं वेद यत्परिशाश्वतम् ।
पूर्वैः पूर्वतरैः प्रोक्तं परैः परतरैरपि ॥३६॥

36. ahaṁ hi kṣatrahṛdayaṁ veda yatpariśāśvatam ,
pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraiḥ proktaṁ paraiḥ paratarairapi.

36. aham hi kṣatrahrdayam veda yat pariśāśvatam
pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraiḥ proktam paraiḥ parataraiḥ api

36. aham hi kṣatrahrdayam veda,
yat pariśāśvatam pūrvaiḥ pūrvataraiḥ paraiḥ parataraiḥ api proktam.

36. Indeed, I know the ever-constant essence of the warrior (kṣatra), which has been declared by the ancestors, by even more ancient ones, and also by later generations and even more recent ones.

Words meanings summery:

• अहम् (aham) - I

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• क्षत्रह्र्दयम् (kṣatrahrdayam) - the fundamental principle or intrinsic nature of the warrior class (kṣatra) (the heart/essence of a warrior)

• वेद (veda) - knows, I know

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• परिशाश्वतम् (pariśāśvatam) - very eternal, most constant, ever-constant

• पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancients, by the predecessors

• पूर्वतरैः (pūrvataraiḥ) - by the more ancient ones, by the earlier ancestors

• प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - proclaimed, declared, spoken

• परैः (paraiḥ) - by others, by later ones

• परतरैः (parataraiḥ) - by even later ones, by the most recent ones

• अपि (api) - also, even, and

Words meanings and morphology

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

क्षत्रह्र्दयम् (kṣatrahrdayam) - the fundamental principle or intrinsic nature of the warrior class (kṣatra) (the heart/essence of a warrior)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṣatrahṛdaya

kṣatrahṛdaya - heart of a kṣatra, essence of a kṣatra

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatra+hṛdaya)

• kṣatra – warrior class, dominion, power
  noun (neuter)
• hṛdaya – heart, core, essence
  noun (neuter)

वेद (veda) - knows, I know

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vid

Perfect tense form of the root vid, used in present sense.

Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Root 'vid' (to know) is irregular and its perfect tense is often used with present meaning.

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatrahrdayam'.

परिशाश्वतम् (pariśāśvatam) - very eternal, most constant, ever-constant

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pariśāśvata

pariśāśvata - very eternal, most constant

Derived from pari (intensifying prefix) + śāśvata (eternal, constant).

Compound type : karmadharaya (pari+śāśvata)

• pari – around, fully, completely (intensifier)
  indeclinable
• śāśvata – eternal, perpetual, constant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatrahrdayam'.

पूर्वैः (pūrvaiḥ) - by the ancients, by the predecessors

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrva

pūrva - former, earlier, ancient

पूर्वतरैः (pūrvataraiḥ) - by the more ancient ones, by the earlier ancestors

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of pūrvatara

pūrvatara - more ancient, earlier

Comparative degree of pūrva (pūrva + -tara suffix).

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - proclaimed, declared, spoken

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prokta

prokta - declared, said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from pra + vac (to speak) + kta suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatrahrdayam' (which is understood as the object of 'proktam').

परैः (paraiḥ) - by others, by later ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of para

para - other, later, subsequent

परतरैः (parataraiḥ) - by even later ones, by the most recent ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of paratara

paratara - later, more recent

Comparative degree of para (para + -tara suffix).

अपि (api) - also, even, and

(indeclinable)