महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-33, verse-12

अपरे त्वब्रुवन्नागास्तत्र पण्डितमानिनः ।
मन्त्रिणोऽस्य वयं सर्वे भविष्यामः सुसंमताः ॥१२॥

12. apare tvabruvannāgāstatra paṇḍitamāninaḥ ,
mantriṇo'sya vayaṁ sarve bhaviṣyāmaḥ susaṁmatāḥ.

12. apare tu abruvan nāgāḥ tatra paṇḍitamāninaḥ |
mantriṇaḥ asya vayam sarve bhaviṣyāmaḥ susammatāḥ

12. Other Nāgas there, who deemed themselves wise, then said, "All of us will become his highly esteemed ministers."

12. אחרים מבין הנָאגוֹת, שחשבו את עצמם לחכמים, אמרו שם שכולנו נהיה שרי המלך הזה ונזכה להערכה רבה.

Words meanings summery:

• अपरे (apare) - other Nāgas (others, other ones)

• तु (tu) - marks a slight contrast with the previous group's suggestion (but, indeed, moreover)

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - the serpent deities (serpents, Nāgas)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, among the assembled Nāgas (there, then, in that place/matter)

• पण्डितमानिनः (paṇḍitamāninaḥ) - those Nāgas who considered themselves intelligent strategists (considering themselves wise, thinking themselves learned)

• मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

• अस्य (asya) - of Janamejaya (of him, his)

• वयम् (vayam) - we (the Nāgas) (we)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of us (all, everyone)

• भविष्यामः (bhaviṣyāmaḥ) - we will become

• सुसम्मताः (susammatāḥ) - respected and trusted by the king (well-respected, highly regarded, approved)

Words meanings and morphology

अपरे (apare) - other Nāgas (others, other ones)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of apara

apara - other, another, posterior

तु (tu) - marks a slight contrast with the previous group's suggestion (but, indeed, moreover)

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - the serpent deities (serpents, Nāgas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake; elephant; mountain

तत्र (tatra) - there, among the assembled Nāgas (there, then, in that place/matter)

(indeclinable)

पण्डितमानिनः (paṇḍitamāninaḥ) - those Nāgas who considered themselves intelligent strategists (considering themselves wise, thinking themselves learned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paṇḍitamānin

paṇḍitamānin - considering oneself learned or wise, conceited in one's wisdom

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (paṇḍita+mānin)

• paṇḍita – learned, wise, scholar, pundit
  adjective (masculine)
• mānin – thinking, considering oneself (as), proud (of)
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  agent noun from root man (to think) with -in suffix
  Root: man (class 4)

मन्त्रिणः (mantriṇaḥ) - ministers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - counselor, minister, advisor

अस्य (asya) - of Janamejaya (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

वयम् (vayam) - we (the Nāgas) (we)

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

सर्वे (sarve) - all of us (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

भविष्यामः (bhaviṣyāmaḥ) - we will become

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुसम्मताः (susammatāḥ) - respected and trusted by the king (well-respected, highly regarded, approved)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of susammatā

susammatā - highly esteemed, well-approved, respected

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+sammata)

• su – well, good, excellent
  indeclinable
• sammata – approved, agreed, respected, esteemed
  participle (masculine)
  past passive participle
  from root man (to think, regard, agree) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: man (class 4)

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