महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-36, verse-25

व्याहरत्स्वृषिपुत्रेषु मा स्म किंचिद्वचो वदीः ।
अस्मद्विधेषु सिद्धेषु ब्रह्मवित्सु तपस्विषु ॥२५॥

25. vyāharatsvṛṣiputreṣu mā sma kiṁcidvaco vadīḥ ,
asmadvidheṣu siddheṣu brahmavitsu tapasviṣu.

25. vyāharatsu ṛṣiputreṣu mā sma kiñcit vacaḥ vadīḥ
asmadvidheṣu siddheṣu brahmavitsu tapasviṣu

25. While sons of sages like us – who are perfected, knowers of Brahman, and ascetics – are speaking, do not utter a single word.

Words meanings summery:

• व्याहरत्सु (vyāharatsu) - while these sage's sons are speaking (while speaking, speaking forth, addressing)

• ऋषिपुत्रेषु (ṛṣiputreṣu) - when the sons of sages (like us) (among the sons of sages)

• मा (mā) - do not (speak) (do not, not)

• स्म (sma) - emphasizes the prohibition (indeed, certainly (used with mā for prohibition))

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

• वचः (vacaḥ) - a single word (word, speech, utterance)

• वदीः (vadīḥ) - do not utter (you speak, utter)

• अस्मद्विधेषु (asmadvidheṣu) - among the sons of sages who are like us (among those like us, of our kind)

• सिद्धेषु (siddheṣu) - among those (sages) who are perfected (among the perfected ones, successful ones)

• ब्रह्मवित्सु (brahmavitsu) - among those (sages) who know Brahman (among the knowers of Brahman)

• तपस्विषु (tapasviṣu) - among those (sages) who are ascetics (among the ascetics)

Words meanings and morphology

व्याहरत्सु (vyāharatsu) - while these sage's sons are speaking (while speaking, speaking forth, addressing)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of vyāharat

vyāharat - speaking forth, uttering, addressing

present active participle

from hṛ (to take) with vi + ā

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Locative absolute construction with ṛṣiputreṣu.

ऋषिपुत्रेषु (ṛṣiputreṣu) - when the sons of sages (like us) (among the sons of sages)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ṛṣiputra

ṛṣiputra - son of a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+putra)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

Note: Locative absolute construction with vyāharatsu.

मा (mā) - do not (speak) (do not, not)

(indeclinable)

Note: Prohibitive particle.

स्म (sma) - emphasizes the prohibition (indeed, certainly (used with mā for prohibition))

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

किञ्चित् (kiñcit) - any (word) (anything, something, a little)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial/adjectival.

वचः (vacaḥ) - a single word (word, speech, utterance)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, utterance

Note: Object of vadīḥ.

वदीः (vadīḥ) - do not utter (you speak, utter)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, injunctive (aorist) (luṅ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Injunctive form of the root vad, used with mā for prohibition.

अस्मद्विधेषु (asmadvidheṣu) - among the sons of sages who are like us (among those like us, of our kind)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of asmadvidha

asmadvidha - of our kind, like us

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (asmad+vidha)

• asmad – we, us
  pronoun
• vidha – kind, sort, manner
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies ṛṣiputreṣu.

सिद्धेषु (siddheṣu) - among those (sages) who are perfected (among the perfected ones, successful ones)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of siddha

siddha - perfected, accomplished, successful, a siddha (a semi-divine being)

past passive participle

from sidh (to succeed, accomplish)

Root: sidh (class 4)

Note: Qualifies ṛṣiputreṣu.

ब्रह्मवित्सु (brahmavitsu) - among those (sages) who know Brahman (among the knowers of Brahman)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of brahmavit

brahmavit - knower of Brahman

agent noun

from vid (to know) + brahman

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+vid)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute, the sacred word, the Veda
  noun (neuter)
• vid – knower
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Qualifies ṛṣiputreṣu.

तपस्विषु (tapasviṣu) - among those (sages) who are ascetics (among the ascetics)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, devout, practicing penance

from tapas (penance) + -vin

Note: Qualifies ṛṣiputreṣu.