महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-192, verse-45

राजोवाच ।
वाग्वज्रा ब्राह्मणाः प्रोक्ताः क्षत्रिया बाहुजीविनः ।
वाग्युद्धं तदिदं तीव्रं मम विप्र त्वया सह ॥४५॥

45. rājovāca ,
vāgvajrā brāhmaṇāḥ proktāḥ kṣatriyā bāhujīvinaḥ ,
vāgyuddhaṁ tadidaṁ tīvraṁ mama vipra tvayā saha.

45. rājā uvāca | vāg-vajrāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ proktāḥ kṣatriyāḥ bāhu-jīvinaḥ
| vāg-yuddham tat idam tīvram mama vipra tvayā saha

45. rājā uvāca vipra,
brāhmaṇāḥ vāg-vajrāḥ proktāḥ,
kṣatriyāḥ bāhu-jīvinaḥ tat idam tīvram vāg-yuddham mama tvayā saha

45. The King said: "Brahmins are declared to possess speech that is like a thunderbolt, whereas Kshatriyas are those who subsist by their arms. O Brahmin, this intense verbal battle is now between you and me."

Words meanings summery:

• राजा (rājā) - the king

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वाग्-वज्राः (vāg-vajrāḥ) - whose speech is a thunderbolt, having thunderbolt-like speech

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - declared, stated, said to be

• क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas, warriors

• बाहु-जीविनः (bāhu-jīvinaḥ) - those who live by their arms, subsisting by strength/arms

• वाग्-युद्धम् (vāg-yuddham) - verbal combat, word-battle

• तत् (tat) - that, it

• इदम् (idam) - this, it

• तीव्रम् (tīvram) - fierce, intense, sharp

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you

• सह (saha) - with, along with

Words meanings and morphology

राजा (rājā) - the king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (Lit) form

Root: vac (class 2)

वाग्-वज्राः (vāg-vajrāḥ) - whose speech is a thunderbolt, having thunderbolt-like speech

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāg-vajra

vāg-vajra - thunderbolt-like speech

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vāc+vajra)

• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
• vajra – thunderbolt, diamond
  noun (neuter)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

प्रोक्ताः (proktāḥ) - declared, stated, said to be

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prokta

prokta - said, spoken, declared, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas, warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class

बाहु-जीविनः (bāhu-jīvinaḥ) - those who live by their arms, subsisting by strength/arms

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāhu-jīvin

bāhu-jīvin - one who lives by his arms or strength

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhu+jīvin)

• bāhu – arm, fore-arm
  noun (masculine)
• jīvin – living, subsisting; one who lives by
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  Derived from root jīv
  Root: jīv (class 1)

वाग्-युद्धम् (vāg-yuddham) - verbal combat, word-battle

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāg-yuddha

vāg-yuddha - a battle of words, verbal dispute

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāc+yuddha)

• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
• yuddha – battle, fight, war
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (used as noun)
  Derived from root yudh
  Root: yudh (class 4)

तत् (tat) - that, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it, this (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to vāg-yuddham

इदम् (idam) - this, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to vāg-yuddham

तीव्रम् (tīvram) - fierce, intense, sharp

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tīvra

tīvra - sharp, fierce, intense, strong

Note: Agrees with vāg-yuddham

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

विप्र (vipra) - O Brahmin

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - a Brahmin, an inspired person, a sage

त्वया (tvayā) - by you, with you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

सह (saha) - with, along with

(indeclinable)