महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-4, verse-11

ऋत्विक्ष्वथ सदस्येषु स वै गृहपतिस्ततः ।
उपविष्टेषूपविष्टः शौनकोऽथाब्रवीदिदम् ॥११॥

11. ṛtvikṣvatha sadasyeṣu sa vai gṛhapatistataḥ ,
upaviṣṭeṣūpaviṣṭaḥ śaunako'thābravīdidam.

11. ṛtvikṣu atha sadasyeṣu saḥ vai gṛhapatiḥ tataḥ
upaviṣṭeṣu upaviṣṭaḥ śaunakaḥ atha abravīt idam

11. Then, when the officiating priests and assembly members were seated, and the master of the house was also seated, Śaunaka spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋत्विक्षु (ṛtvikṣu) - among the officiating priests (among the priests, in the priests)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover, and)

• सदस्येषु (sadasyeṣu) - among the assembly members (among the members of an assembly, in the assembly)

• सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

• वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, surely, verily)

• गृहपतिः (gṛhapatiḥ) - the master of the house (referring to Śaunaka) (master of the house, householder)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

• उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - when they (priests and members) were seated (among those seated, when seated)

• उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ) - seated (referring to Śaunaka) (seated, sat down)

• शौनकः (śaunakaḥ) - Śaunaka (Śaunaka (a sage's name))

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover, and)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

• इदम् (idam) - this (speech) (this)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋत्विक्षु (ṛtvikṣu) - among the officiating priests (among the priests, in the priests)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - an officiating priest, a sacrificer

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover, and)

(indeclinable)

सदस्येषु (sadasyeṣu) - among the assembly members (among the members of an assembly, in the assembly)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sadasya

sadasya - a member of an assembly, an assessor

सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

वै (vai) - indeed (emphatic) (indeed, surely, verily)

(indeclinable)

गृहपतिः (gṛhapatiḥ) - the master of the house (referring to Śaunaka) (master of the house, householder)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhapati

gṛhapati - master of the house, householder, chief of a family

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gṛha+pati)

• gṛha – house, home
  noun (neuter)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, thereupon, from that)

(indeclinable)

उपविष्टेषु (upaviṣṭeṣu) - when they (priests and members) were seated (among those seated, when seated)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down

past participle

from root viś- with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Acts as a locative absolute construction.

उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ) - seated (referring to Śaunaka) (seated, sat down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down

past participle

from root viś- with prefix upa-

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

शौनकः (śaunakaḥ) - Śaunaka (Śaunaka (a sage's name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śaunaka

śaunaka - name of a celebrated sage, son of Śunaka

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover, and)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used again for sequential emphasis.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - this (speech) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, here