महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-101, verse-8

तथा तु रक्षिणां तेषां ब्रुवतां स तपोधनः ।
न किंचिद्वचनं राजन्नवदत्साध्वसाधु वा ॥८॥

8. tathā tu rakṣiṇāṁ teṣāṁ bruvatāṁ sa tapodhanaḥ ,
na kiṁcidvacanaṁ rājannavadatsādhvasādhu vā.

8. tathā tu rakṣiṇām teṣām bruvatām saḥ tapodhanaḥ
na kiñcit vacanam rājan avadat sādhu asādhu vā

8. O king, to those guards who were speaking, that ascetic (tapas) did not utter a single word, whether good or bad.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• रक्षिणाम् (rakṣiṇām) - of the guards, of the protectors

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

• ब्रुवताम् (bruvatām) - of those speaking, who were speaking

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - an ascetic, one whose wealth is austerity (tapas)

• न (na) - not, no

• किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• अवदत् (avadat) - spoke, said

• साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, right

• असाधु (asādhu) - bad, improper, wrong

• वा (vā) - or

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

रक्षिणाम् (rakṣiṇām) - of the guards, of the protectors

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rakṣin

rakṣin - a guard, a protector, a watchman

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

ब्रुवताम् (bruvatām) - of those speaking, who were speaking

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bruvat

bruvat - speaking, saying

Present Active Participle

Root: bru (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

तपोधनः (tapodhanaḥ) - an ascetic, one whose wealth is austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity (tapas), an ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - anything, something, a little

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

अवदत् (avadat) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: vad (class 1)

साधु (sādhu) - good, proper, right

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sādhu

sādhu - good, proper, virtuous, excellent, holy man

असाधु (asādhu) - bad, improper, wrong

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of asādhu

asādhu - bad, improper, not good, wicked

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+sādhu)

• na – not, no
  indeclinable
• sādhu – good, proper, virtuous
  adjective (masculine)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)