महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-126, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
ततस्तेषां समस्तानामृषीणामृषिसत्तमः ।
ऋषभो नाम विप्रर्षिः स्मयन्निव ततोऽब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tatasteṣāṁ samastānāmṛṣīṇāmṛṣisattamaḥ ,
ṛṣabho nāma viprarṣiḥ smayanniva tato'bravīt.

1. bhīṣma uvāca tataḥ teṣām samastānām ṛṣīṇām ṛṣisattamaḥ
ṛṣabhaḥ nāma viprarṣiḥ smayan iva tataḥ abravīt

1. bhīṣma uvāca tataḥ teṣām samastānām ṛṣīṇām ṛṣisattamaḥ
ṛṣabhaḥ nāma viprarṣiḥ smayan iva tataḥ abravīt

1. Bhishma said: Then, among all those sages, the best of sages, the Brahmin sage (viprarṣi) named Ṛṣabha, as if smiling, then spoke.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

• समस्तानाम् (samastānām) - of all, among all

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, among the sages

• ऋषिसत्तमः (ṛṣisattamaḥ) - best of sages, most excellent sage

• ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - Ṛṣabha (proper name)

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - Brahmin sage

• स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling

• इव (iva) - as if, like

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a character in the Mahābhārata), terrible, formidable

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense form of 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, among them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

समस्तानाम् (samastānām) - of all, among all

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of samasta

samasta - all, whole, complete, entire

Past Passive Participle of 'sam-as' (to throw together).

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 4)

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, among the sages

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

ऋषिसत्तमः (ṛṣisattamaḥ) - best of sages, most excellent sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best of sages

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'sat' (good, virtuous).

ऋषभः (ṛṣabhaḥ) - Ṛṣabha (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣabha

ṛṣabha - Ṛṣabha (a proper name), bull, best, chief

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

Used adverbially here.

विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - Brahmin sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi

viprarṣi - Brahmin sage, a sage who is a Brahmin

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vipra+ṛṣi)

• vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smayat

smayat - smiling, laughing gently

Present Active Participle

Present participle of root smi (to smile).

Root: smi (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if, like

(indeclinable)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense form of 'brū'.

Root: brū (class 2)