महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-179, verse-3

केचिदासन्विमनसः केचिदासन्मुदा युताः ।
आहुः परस्परं केचिन्निपुणा बुद्धिजीविनः ॥३॥

3. kecidāsanvimanasaḥ kecidāsanmudā yutāḥ ,
āhuḥ parasparaṁ kecinnipuṇā buddhijīvinaḥ.

3. kecit āsan vimanasaḥ kecit āsan mudā yutāḥ
āhuḥ parasparam kecit nipuṇāḥ buddhijīvinaḥ

3. Some were disheartened, while others were filled with joy. Among them, some shrewd and intelligent individuals spoke to each other.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some, a few, certain ones

• आसन् (āsan) - were, existed

• विमनसः (vimanasaḥ) - disheartened, dejected, sad

• केचित् (kecit) - some, a few, certain ones

• आसन् (āsan) - were, existed

• मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily

• युताः (yutāḥ) - filled with (joy) (endowed with, joined, united)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - said, spoke, told

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, to each other, reciprocally

• केचित् (kecit) - some, a few, certain ones

• निपुणाः (nipuṇāḥ) - skillful, clever, expert, shrewd

• बुद्धिजीविनः (buddhijīvinaḥ) - living by intellect, intelligent, intellectual

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some, a few, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, any

composed of 'ka' (who) + 'cid' (particle of indefiniteness)

Note: Refers to some people in the assembly.

आसन् (āsan) - were, existed

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

विमनसः (vimanasaḥ) - disheartened, dejected, sad

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vimanasa

vimanasa - dispirited, dejected, sad, distracted, perturbed in mind

Bahuvrīhi compound: 'vi' (without) + 'manas' (mind/spirit)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vi+manas)

• vi – apart, away, without, dis-
  indeclinable
  prefix
• manas – mind, intellect, spirit, heart
  noun (neuter)
  from root 'man' (to think)
  Root: man (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'kecit'.

केचित् (kecit) - some, a few, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, any

composed of 'ka' (who) + 'cid' (particle of indefiniteness)

Note: Refers to some people in the assembly.

आसन् (āsan) - were, existed

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, pleasure, happiness

from root 'mud' (to rejoice)

Root: mud (class 1)

Note: Used with 'yutāḥ' to mean 'filled with joy'.

युताः (yutāḥ) - filled with (joy) (endowed with, joined, united)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yuta

yuta - joined, united, connected, endowed with, possessed of

Past Passive Participle

from root 'yu' (to join, to unite)

Root: yu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'kecit'.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - said, spoke, told

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of brū

Perfect form, also using the root 'ah' as a substitute

Root: brū/ah (class 2)

परस्परम् (parasparam) - mutually, to each other, reciprocally

(indeclinable)

केचित् (kecit) - some, a few, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone, something, some, any

composed of 'ka' (who) + 'cid' (particle of indefiniteness)

Note: Refers to some people in the assembly.

निपुणाः (nipuṇāḥ) - skillful, clever, expert, shrewd

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nipuṇa

nipuṇa - clever, skillful, expert, ingenious, shrewd

Note: Agrees with 'buddhijīvinaḥ' and 'kecit'.

बुद्धिजीविनः (buddhijīvinaḥ) - living by intellect, intelligent, intellectual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of buddhijīvin

buddhijīvin - one who lives by intelligence; an intellectual, a scholar

Tatpurusha compound: 'buddhi' (intellect) + 'jīvin' (living by)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (buddhi+jīvin)

• buddhi – intellect, understanding, perception, reason
  noun (feminine)
  from root 'budh' (to know, perceive)
  Root: budh (class 1)
• jīvin – living, subsisting by, one who lives
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun/adjective
  from root 'jīv' (to live)
  Root: jīv (class 1)

Note: Refers to a specific group among 'some'.