महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-1, verse-4

द्वैपायनो नारदश्च देवलश्च महानृषिः ।
देवस्थानश्च कण्वश्च तेषां शिष्याश्च सत्तमाः ॥४॥

4. dvaipāyano nāradaśca devalaśca mahānṛṣiḥ ,
devasthānaśca kaṇvaśca teṣāṁ śiṣyāśca sattamāḥ.

4. dvaipāyanaḥ nāradaḥ ca devalaḥ ca mahān ṛṣiḥ
devasthānaḥ ca kaṇvaḥ ca teṣām śiṣyāḥ ca sattamāḥ

4. dvaipāyanaḥ nāradaḥ ca devalaḥ ca mahān ṛṣiḥ
devasthānaḥ ca kaṇvaḥ ca teṣām sattamāḥ śiṣyāḥ ca

4. Dvaipayana, Narada, the great sage Devala, Devasthana, and Kanva, along with their excellent disciples, were present.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ) - Dvaipayana, the sage Vyasa (Dvaipayana (an epithet of Vyasa))

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - The sage Narada (Narada)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• देवलः (devalaḥ) - The sage Devala (Devala)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, eminent)

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage (sage, seer)

• देवस्थानः (devasthānaḥ) - The sage Devasthana (Devasthana)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - The sage Kanva (Kanva)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (referring to the sages) (of them, their)

• शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples (disciples, students)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सत्तमाः (sattamāḥ) - excellent (disciples) (excellent, best, pre-eminent)

Words meanings and morphology

द्वैपायनः (dvaipāyanaḥ) - Dvaipayana, the sage Vyasa (Dvaipayana (an epithet of Vyasa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvaipāyana

dvaipāyana - son of an island; an epithet of Vyasa; Vyasa

Derived from 'dvīpa' (island) with aṇa suffix, meaning 'born in/from the island'

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - The sage Narada (Narada)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - a celestial sage and divine messenger

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

देवलः (devalaḥ) - The sage Devala (Devala)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devala

devala - name of a sage

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, eminent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, eminent, important

Nominative singular masculine form of 'mahat'

Note: Agrees with 'ṛṣiḥ'

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage (sage, seer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - a sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

देवस्थानः (devasthānaḥ) - The sage Devasthana (Devasthana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devasthāna

devasthāna - name of a sage (lit. 'place of gods')

Compound of 'deva' (god) and 'sthāna' (place), but used as a proper noun here

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

कण्वः (kaṇvaḥ) - The sage Kanva (Kanva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaṇva

kaṇva - name of a sage

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - their (referring to the sages) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it; them, their

Genitive plural form of the pronoun 'tad'

Note: Refers to the previously mentioned sages

शिष्याः (śiṣyāḥ) - disciples (disciples, students)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śiṣya

śiṣya - a student, pupil, disciple

Gerundive

Derived from root 'śiṣ' (to teach) with suffix 'ya'

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

सत्तमाः (sattamāḥ) - excellent (disciples) (excellent, best, pre-eminent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sattama

sattama - best, excellent, pre-eminent

Superlative

Superlative suffix 'tama' added to 'sat' (good, existing)

Root: as (class 2)