महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-62, verse-26

एतच्छ्रुतं मया तात ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम् ।
वासुदेवं कथयतां समवाये पुरातनम् ॥२६॥

26. etacchrutaṁ mayā tāta ṛṣīṇāṁ bhāvitātmanām ,
vāsudevaṁ kathayatāṁ samavāye purātanam.

26. etat śrutam mayā tāta ṛṣīṇām bhāvitātmanām
vāsudevam kathayatām samavāye purātanam

26. tāta,
mayā bhāvitātmanām ṛṣīṇām samavāye पुरातनम् vāsudevam kathayatām etat śrutam

26. O dear one, I heard this from ancient sages with cultivated souls (ātman), in an assembly, when they were speaking of the primeval Vāsudeva.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened, revealed

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of address) (father, dear one, son)

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

• भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - of those whose souls are cultivated/purified

• वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva

• कथयताम् (kathayatām) - of those speaking/narrating

• समवाये (samavāye) - in an assembly, in a gathering, in a collection

• पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, primeval

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etas

etas - this, that

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, listened, revealed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, revealed, sacred text

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तात (tāta) - O dear one (term of address) (father, dear one, son)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, dear one, son, venerable person

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

भावितात्मनाम् (bhāvitātmanām) - of those whose souls are cultivated/purified

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bhāvitātman

bhāvitātman - one whose soul (ātman) is purified, cultivated, developed

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (bhāvita+ātman)

• bhāvita – cultivated, purified, developed, caused to be
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Causative of root bhū (to be, exist)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• ātman – soul, self, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies 'ṛṣīṇām'

वासुदेवम् (vāsudevam) - Vasudeva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Krishna, Vishnu

कथयताम् (kathayatām) - of those speaking/narrating

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kathayat

kathayat - speaking, narrating, telling

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kath (to speak, tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Modifies 'ṛṣīṇām'

समवाये (samavāye) - in an assembly, in a gathering, in a collection

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samavāya

samavāya - assembly, gathering, collection, intimate connection

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: i (class 2)

पुरातनम् (purātanam) - ancient, old, primeval

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of purātana

purātana - ancient, old, primeval, former

Note: Modifies 'vāsudevam'