महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-24, verse-41

एकं च भगवन्तं ते नानारूपमकल्पयन् ।
आत्मनः प्रतिरूपाणि रूपाण्यथ महात्मनि ।
परस्परस्य चापश्यन्सर्वे परमविस्मिताः ॥४१॥

41. ekaṁ ca bhagavantaṁ te nānārūpamakalpayan ,
ātmanaḥ pratirūpāṇi rūpāṇyatha mahātmani ,
parasparasya cāpaśyansarve paramavismitāḥ.

41. ekam ca bhagavantam te nānārūpam
akalpayan ātmanaḥ pratirūpāṇi
rūpāṇi atha mahātmani parasparasya
ca apaśyan sarve paramavismitāḥ

41. te ca ekam bhagavantam nānārūpam
akalpayan atha mahātmani ātmanaḥ
pratirūpāṇi rūpāṇi sarve
paramavismitāḥ ca parasparasya apaśyan

41. And they imagined the one revered Lord to have many forms. Then, within that great Supreme Being (ātman), they saw forms that were reflections of their own selves (ātman). All of them looked upon each other, utterly astonished.

Words meanings summery:

• एकम् (ekam) - one, a single, unique

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the revered Lord (the revered, the divine, the glorious)

• ते (te) - they, those

• नानारूपम् (nānārūpam) - of various forms, manifold forms

• अकल्पयन् (akalpayan) - they imagined, they created, they conceived

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of oneself, of the soul

• प्रतिरूपाणि (pratirūpāṇi) - reflections, images, counterparts

• रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, appearances

• अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now

• महात्मनि (mahātmani) - in the great Supreme Being (ātman) (in the great self, in the supreme soul)

• परस्परस्य (parasparasya) - of each other, mutually

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they saw, they beheld

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• परमविस्मिताः (paramavismitāḥ) - greatly astonished, utterly amazed

Words meanings and morphology

एकम् (ekam) - one, a single, unique

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, sole

Note: Modifies an implied 'rūpam' or serves as a predicate for 'bhagavantam'.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

भगवन्तम् (bhagavantam) - the revered Lord (the revered, the divine, the glorious)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, prosperous, glorious, divine, revered, Lord

derived from bhaga (fortune) + matup suffix

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, him, them

Note: Subject of 'akalpayan' and 'apaśyan'.

नानारूपम् (nānārūpam) - of various forms, manifold forms

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nānārūpa

nānārūpa - having various forms, manifold, multiform

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nānā+rūpa)

• nānā – various, diverse, manifold
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, image
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 1)

Note: Functions as a predicate accusative, indicating the state or form in which the Lord was imagined.

अकल्पयन् (akalpayan) - they imagined, they created, they conceived

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kalp

imperfect active third plural

`a-` augment + root `kḷp` (class 10) in causative/denominative stem `kalpay` + `an` suffix

Root: kḷp (class 10)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the self, of oneself, of the soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence, ego

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Relates to 'pratirūpāṇi'.

प्रतिरूपाणि (pratirūpāṇi) - reflections, images, counterparts

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of pratirūpa

pratirūpa - counterpart, image, reflection, likeness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prati+rūpa)

• prati – towards, against, in return, every, anti-
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, appearance, shape, image
  noun (neuter)
  Root: rūp (class 1)

Note: Object of 'apaśyan'.

रूपाणि (rūpāṇi) - forms, appearances

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of rūpa

rūpa - form, appearance, shape, image

Root: rūp (class 1)

Note: Object of 'apaśyan'.

अथ (atha) - then, moreover, now

(indeclinable)

महात्मनि (mahātmani) - in the great Supreme Being (ātman) (in the great self, in the supreme soul)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, the great Self, Supreme Being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Indicates the place where the forms were seen.

परस्परस्य (parasparasya) - of each other, mutually

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of paraspara

paraspara - each other, mutual, reciprocal

reduplicated from para

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (para+para)

• para – other, different, supreme, distant
  adjective/pronoun (masculine/feminine/neuter)

Note: Refers to the mutual interaction among the observers.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अपश्यन् (apaśyan) - they saw, they beheld

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of paś

imperfect active third plural

`a-` augment + root `dṛś` (class 1, `paśya-` stem) + `an` suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Subject of 'apaśyan'.

परमविस्मिताः (paramavismitāḥ) - greatly astonished, utterly amazed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paramavismita

paramavismita - greatly amazed, extremely astonished

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+vismita)

• parama – supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  superlative of para
• vismita – astonished, amazed, surprised
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  root `smi` (to smile) + prefix `vi` + `kta` suffix
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sarve'.