महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-51, verse-2

सदस्या ऊचुः ।
बालोऽपि विप्रो मान्य एवेह राज्ञां यश्चाविद्वान्यश्च विद्वान्यथावत् ।
सर्वान्कामांस्त्वत्त एषोऽर्हतेऽद्य यथा च नस्तक्षक एति शीघ्रम् ॥२॥

2. sadasyā ūcuḥ ,
bālo'pi vipro mānya eveha rājñāṁ; yaścāvidvānyaśca vidvānyathāvat ,
sarvānkāmāṁstvatta eṣo'rhate'dya; yathā ca nastakṣaka eti śīghram.

2. sadasyāḥ ūcuḥ bālaḥ api vipraḥ mānyaḥ eva
iha rājñām yaḥ ca avidvān yaḥ ca vidvān
yathāvat sarvān kāmān tvattaḥ eṣaḥ arhate
adya yathā ca naḥ takṣakaḥ eti śīghram

2. The members said: "Here, even a brahmin boy is to be honored by kings, whether he is unlearned or learned, as is proper. This one deserves all boons from you today, just as Takṣaka is certain to come to us quickly."

Words meanings summery:

• सदस्याः (sadasyāḥ) - The members (of the assembly) (members, assemblymen)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said (they said, they spoke)

• बालः (bālaḥ) - boy (child, boy, young)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brahmin (brahmin, priest)

• मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - to be honored (to be honored, venerable, respectable)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, just)

• इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - by kings (of kings)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which, whoever)

• च (ca) - whether (and, also, but)

• अविद्वान् (avidvān) - unlearned (ignorant, unlearned)

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which, whoever)

• च (ca) - or (and, also, but)

• विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned (learned, knowing, wise)

• यथावत् (yathāvat) - as is proper (properly, suitably, as it should be)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)

• कामान् (kāmān) - boons (desires, wishes, objects of desire)

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you (from you (2nd person pronoun))

• एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (this, this one (demonstrative pronoun))

• अर्हते (arhate) - deserves (deserves, is worthy of, ought to)

• अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, but)

• नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, by us, our (1st person pronoun))

• तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka (Takṣaka (proper name of a Naga king))

• एति (eti) - comes (comes, goes)

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

Words meanings and morphology

सदस्याः (sadasyāḥ) - The members (of the assembly) (members, assemblymen)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sadasya

sadasya - member of an assembly, assessor, arbiter

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बालः (bālaḥ) - boy (child, boy, young)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, boy; young, youthful, inexperienced

अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - brahmin (brahmin, priest)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - brahmin, priest; inspired, wise, learned

मान्यः (mānyaḥ) - to be honored (to be honored, venerable, respectable)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mānya

mānya - to be honored, respected, esteemed; venerable

future passive participle (gerundive)

from root man

Root: man (class 4)

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, certainly, just)

(indeclinable)

इह (iha) - here (here, in this world, in this case)

(indeclinable)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - by kings (of kings)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Used here with a gerundive (mānyaḥ) to indicate the agent ('by kings').

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which; whoever, whatever (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - whether (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in a correlative 'yaś ca... yaś ca' construction meaning 'whether... or'.

अविद्वान् (avidvān) - unlearned (ignorant, unlearned)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avidvat

avidvat - ignorant, unlearned, unscientific

negative prefix a- + vidvat (learned)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa

• a – not, un-, non-
  indeclinable
• vidvat – learned, knowing, wise
  participle (masculine)
  present active participle
  from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)

यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, which, whoever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which; whoever, whatever (relative pronoun)

च (ca) - or (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here in a correlative 'yaś ca... yaś ca' construction meaning 'whether... or'.

विद्वान् (vidvān) - learned (learned, knowing, wise)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidvat

vidvat - learned, knowing, wise; a learned man

present active participle

from root vid

Root: vid (class 2)

यथावत् (yathāvat) - as is proper (properly, suitably, as it should be)

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

कामान् (kāmān) - boons (desires, wishes, objects of desire)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, longing; object of desire, pleasure

Root: kam (class 1)

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you (from you (2nd person pronoun))

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (2nd person pronoun)

एषः (eṣaḥ) - this one (this, this one (demonstrative pronoun))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etas

etas - this (demonstrative pronoun)

अर्हते (arhate) - deserves (deserves, is worthy of, ought to)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of arh

Root: arh (class 1)

अद्य (adya) - today (today, now)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, but)

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - to us (to us, by us, our (1st person pronoun))

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of vayam

vayam - we (1st person pronoun)

तक्षकः (takṣakaḥ) - Takṣaka (Takṣaka (proper name of a Naga king))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of takṣaka

takṣaka - Takṣaka (name of a powerful Naga king); carpenter, wood-cutter

एति (eti) - comes (comes, goes)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Root: i (class 2)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, immediately)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.