महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-201, verse-28

मित्रावरुणयोः पुत्रस्तथागस्त्यः प्रतापवान् ।
एते ब्रह्मर्षयो नित्यमाश्रिता दक्षिणां दिशम् ॥२८॥

28. mitrāvaruṇayoḥ putrastathāgastyaḥ pratāpavān ,
ete brahmarṣayo nityamāśritā dakṣiṇāṁ diśam.

28. mitrāvaruṇayoḥ putraḥ tathā agastyaḥ pratāpavān
ete brahmarṣayaḥ nityam āśritāḥ dakṣiṇām diśam

28. pratāpavān mitrāvaruṇayoḥ putraḥ agastyaḥ tathā
ete brahmarṣayaḥ nityam dakṣiṇām diśam āśritāḥ

28. The glorious Agastya, son of Mitra and Varuṇa, and these Brahmin sages always reside in the southern direction.

Words meanings summery:

• मित्रावरुणयोः (mitrāvaruṇayoḥ) - of Mitra and Varuṇa

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, and, similarly)

• अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya (name of a sage)

• प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - glorious (glorious, mighty, powerful)

• एते (ete) - these (referring to sages) (these)

• ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - Brahmin sages

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - reside, inhabit (resorted to, inhabited, dwelling)

• दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - the southern (southern, right; the southern direction)

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter of the sky)

Words meanings and morphology

मित्रावरुणयोः (mitrāvaruṇayoḥ) - of Mitra and Varuṇa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of mitrāvaruṇa

mitrāvaruṇa - Mitra and Varuṇa (a dual deity in Vedic religion)

Compound type : dvandva (mitra+varuṇa)

• mitra – friend; companion; the Vedic deity Mitra
  proper noun (masculine)
• varuṇa – the Vedic deity Varuṇa, god of cosmic order and justice
  proper noun (masculine)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

तथा (tathā) - and (thus, so, and, similarly)

(indeclinable)

अगस्त्यः (agastyaḥ) - Agastya (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Name of a revered Vedic sage, son of Mitra and Varuṇa.

प्रतापवान् (pratāpavān) - glorious (glorious, mighty, powerful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratāpavat

pratāpavat - glorious, mighty, powerful, majestic

Derived from 'pratāpa' (majesty, glory) with 'matup' suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: tap (class 1)

एते (ete) - these (referring to sages) (these)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Demonstrative pronoun.

ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - Brahmin sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - a Brahmin sage, a sage of the priestly class

Compound of 'brahman' and 'ṛṣi'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – Brahmin (priest/scholar class)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'nitya' (eternal, constant).

आश्रिताः (āśritāḥ) - reside, inhabit (resorted to, inhabited, dwelling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of āśrita

āśrita - resorted to, taken refuge in, dependent on, dwelling in

Past Passive Participle

From verb 'ā-śri' (to resort to, lean upon, inhabit).

Prefix: ā

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: As a participle, it agrees with the subject in gender, number, and case, effectively acting as the verb 'reside'.

दक्षिणाम् (dakṣiṇām) - the southern (southern, right; the southern direction)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dakṣiṇā

dakṣiṇā - southern, right; the south; a gift to a priest

Feminine form of 'dakṣiṇa'.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction (direction, quarter of the sky)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region