महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-94, verse-36

सुमहच्चापि तत्कर्म यन्नरेण कृतं पुरा ।
ततो गुणैः सुबहुभिः श्रेष्ठो नारायणोऽभवत् ॥३६॥

36. sumahaccāpi tatkarma yannareṇa kṛtaṁ purā ,
tato guṇaiḥ subahubhiḥ śreṣṭho nārāyaṇo'bhavat.

36. sumahat ca api tat karma yat nareṇa kṛtam purā
tataḥ guṇaiḥ subahubhiḥ śreṣṭhaḥ nārāyaṇaḥ abhavat

36. That action (karma) which was performed by humans in the past was indeed very great. Consequently, Narayana became superior due to many excellent qualities.

Words meanings summery:

• सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• तत् (tat) - that

• कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, consequence of action

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• नरेण (nareṇa) - by a man, by a person

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

• ततः (tataḥ) - Consequently (then, therefore, from that)

• गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

• सुबहुभिः (subahubhiḥ) - by very many, by numerous

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, superior

• नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Narayana (name of a deity)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, was

Words meanings and morphology

सुमहत् (sumahat) - very great, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, immense, mighty

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective

Note: Sandhi form of sumahat is sumahac before ca.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tat

tat - that, it

कर्म (karma) - action, deed, ritual, consequence of action

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of karma

karma - action, deed, work, ritual, consequence of action (karma)

Derived from root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yat

yat - which, that, what

नरेण (nareṇa) - by a man, by a person

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, person, male

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, performed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed, accomplished

Past Passive Participle

P.P.P. of root kṛ (to do)

Root: kṛ (class 8)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, anciently, in the past

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - Consequently (then, therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

गुणैः (guṇaiḥ) - by qualities, by virtues

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, attribute, constituent of nature

सुबहुभिः (subahubhiḥ) - by very many, by numerous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of subahu

subahu - very many, very numerous, abundant

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+bahu)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• bahu – many, numerous, abundant
  adjective

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, most excellent, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, superior, chief

Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

नारायणः (nārāyaṇaḥ) - Narayana (name of a deity)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Narayana (a name of Vishnu)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)