महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-207, verse-2

सर्वेषामेव भूतानां पुरुषः श्रेष्ठ उच्यते ।
पुरुषेभ्यो द्विजानाहुर्द्विजेभ्यो मन्त्रवादिनः ॥२॥

2. sarveṣāmeva bhūtānāṁ puruṣaḥ śreṣṭha ucyate ,
puruṣebhyo dvijānāhurdvijebhyo mantravādinaḥ.

2. sarveṣām eva bhūtānām puruṣaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ ucyate
puruṣebhyaḥ dvijān āhuḥ dvijebhyaḥ mantravādinaḥ

2. sarveṣām eva bhūtānām puruṣaḥ śreṣṭhaḥ ucyate
puruṣebhyaḥ dvijān āhuḥ dvijebhyaḥ mantravādinaḥ

2. Among all living beings, the individual self (puruṣa) is declared to be supreme. Among persons (puruṣa), they say the twice-born are superior. And among the twice-born, those who know or recite sacred formulas (mantra) are considered superior.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

• पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa), the individual self (puruṣa), a man

• श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, supreme, most excellent

• उच्यते (ucyate) - (he/it) is said, is called, is declared

• पुरुषेभ्यः (puruṣebhyaḥ) - than persons (puruṣa), from persons

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - referring to members of the three higher varṇas (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya) (the twice-born ones)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

• द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - than members of the three higher varṇas (than the twice-born ones, from the twice-born ones)

• मन्त्रवादिनः (mantravādinaḥ) - those who know or recite mantras (mantra)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of beings, of creatures

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - being, creature, element, past

past passive participle

derived from root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

पुरुषः (puruṣaḥ) - the cosmic person (puruṣa), the individual self (puruṣa), a man

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - human being, person, spirit, soul, the Supreme Being

श्रेष्ठः (śreṣṭhaḥ) - best, supreme, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief

superlative of praśasya (excellent)

उच्यते (ucyate) - (he/it) is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

पुरुषेभ्यः (puruṣebhyaḥ) - than persons (puruṣa), from persons

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - human being, person, spirit, soul, the Supreme Being

द्विजान् (dvijān) - referring to members of the three higher varṇas (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya) (the twice-born ones)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they say, they declare

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

द्विजेभ्यः (dvijebhyaḥ) - than members of the three higher varṇas (than the twice-born ones, from the twice-born ones)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  indeclinable
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

मन्त्रवादिनः (mantravādinaḥ) - those who know or recite mantras (mantra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mantravādin

mantravādin - speaker of sacred formulas, expert in mantras

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+vādin)

• mantra – sacred utterance, hymn, prayer, counsel
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• vādin – speaker, one who speaks, declares, or recites
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from root vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)