महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-68, verse-2

संजय उवाच ।
श्रुतं मे तस्य देवस्य नामनिर्वचनं शुभम् ।
यावत्तत्राभिजानेऽहमप्रमेयो हि केशवः ॥२॥

2. saṁjaya uvāca ,
śrutaṁ me tasya devasya nāmanirvacanaṁ śubham ,
yāvattatrābhijāne'hamaprameyo hi keśavaḥ.

2. saṃjayaḥ uvāca śrutam me tasya devasya nāmanirvacanam
śubham yāvat tatra abhijāne aham aprameyaḥ hi keśavaḥ

2. Saṃjaya said: "I have heard the auspicious explanation of the name of that deity (deva). As far as I know regarding that, Keśava is indeed immeasurable (aprameya)."

Words meanings summery:

• संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Saṃjaya

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, it has been heard

• मे (me) - by me

• तस्य (tasya) - of that

• देवस्य (devasya) - of the deity, of the god

• नामनिर्वचनम् (nāmanirvacanam) - explanation of the name, etymology of the name

• शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

• यावत् (yāvat) - as far as, to the extent that

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, regarding that

• अभिजाने (abhijāne) - I know, I understand, I perceive

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अप्रमेयः (aprameyaḥ) - immeasurable, inscrutable, incomprehensible

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

Words meanings and morphology

संजयः (saṁjayaḥ) - Saṃjaya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjaya

saṁjaya - Saṃjaya (name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer)

Note: Speaker of the verse

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac

Perfect active

Strong form of √vac (P. 2nd class)

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, it has been heard

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed (as in scripture)

Past Passive Participle

From √śru (to hear) + -ta

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Predicative adjective to 'nāmanirvacanam'; implies 'it has been heard by me'

मे (me) - by me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Enclitic form of the first person pronoun

Note: Agent for the passive participle 'śrutam'

तस्य (tasya) - of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Adjective to 'devasya'

देवस्य (devasya) - of the deity, of the god

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being (deva)

From √div (to shine)

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Refers to Keśava

नामनिर्वचनम् (nāmanirvacanam) - explanation of the name, etymology of the name

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāmanirvacana

nāmanirvacana - explanation of a name, etymology

From nāman (name) + nirvacana (explanation)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāman+nirvacana)

• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)
• nirvacana – explanation, etymology
  noun (neuter)
  From nir-√vac (to speak out, explain) + -ana
  Prefix: nis
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'śrutam'

शुभम् (śubham) - auspicious, good, beautiful

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, propitious, splendid, beautiful, good

From √śubh (to shine)

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Adjective for 'nāmanirvacanam'

यावत् (yāvat) - as far as, to the extent that

(indeclinable)

Correlative pronoun/adverb

Note: Introduces a clause indicating extent

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that matter, regarding that

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + -tra (suffix for place)

Note: Adverb of place or context

अभिजाने (abhijāne) - I know, I understand, I perceive

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of abhi-jñā

Present middle

From abhi-√jñā (9th class)

Prefix: abhi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Verb for 'aham'

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Nominative singular of first person pronoun

Note: Subject of 'abhijāne'

अप्रमेयः (aprameyaḥ) - immeasurable, inscrutable, incomprehensible

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aprameya

aprameya - immeasurable, inscrutable, inconceivable, incomprehensible

Gerundive (passive future participle)

From 'a' (negative) + 'prameya' (gerundive of pra-√mā)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+prameya)

• na – not, no, without
  indeclinable
• prameya – measurable, provable, knowable
  adjective
  Gerundive (passive future participle)
  From pra-√mā (to measure, prove) + -ya
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'Keśavaḥ'

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Particle

केशवः (keśavaḥ) - Keśava (a name of Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keśava, one having long or beautiful hair, slayer of Keśī (epithet of Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu)

Note: Subject of the last clause