महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-314, verse-36

ऊचुस्ते सहिता राजन्निदं वचनमुत्तमम् ।
यदि प्रीत उपाध्यायो धन्याः स्मो मुनिसत्तम ॥३६॥

36. ūcuste sahitā rājannidaṁ vacanamuttamam ,
yadi prīta upādhyāyo dhanyāḥ smo munisattama.

36. ūcuḥ te sahitāḥ rājan idam vacanam uttamam yadi
prītaḥ upādhyāyaḥ dhanyāḥ smaḥ munisattama

36. rājan,
te sahitāḥ idam uttamam vacanam ūcuḥ he munisattama,
yadi upādhyāyaḥ prītaḥ,
vayam dhanyāḥ smaḥ

36. Together, O King, they spoke these excellent words: "If the preceptor (upādhyāya) is pleased, O best of sages, then we are indeed blessed."

Words meanings summery:

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said (they said, they spoke)

• ते (te) - they (the disciples) (they)

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together (speaking as a group) (accompanied, united, together)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing the narrator) (O king)

• इदम् (idam) - this (speech) (this)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement)

• उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, satisfied, beloved)

• उपाध्यायः (upādhyāyaḥ) - the preceptor (upādhyāya) (teacher, preceptor, guru)

• धन्याः (dhanyāḥ) - blessed, fortunate (blessed, fortunate, rich)

• स्मः (smaḥ) - we are

• मुनिसत्तम (munisattama) - O best of sages (addressing the Brahmarshi) (O best of sages)

Words meanings and morphology

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect active

Perfect tense form of the root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ते (te) - they (the disciples) (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, they

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together (speaking as a group) (accompanied, united, together)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, united, together

past passive participle

Derived from sam-dhā (dha in past participle becomes hita), here sam becomes sa due to sandhi/compound rules. Means 'placed together'.

Prefix: sam

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'te'.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (addressing the narrator) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

इदम् (idam) - this (speech) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

वचनम् (vacanam) - words (word, speech, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, statement

From root vac 'to speak'

Root: vac (class 2)

उत्तमम् (uttamam) - excellent (excellent, best, highest)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, superior

Note: Agrees with 'vacanam'.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

प्रीतः (prītaḥ) - pleased (pleased, satisfied, beloved)

(past passive participle)

Note: Agrees with 'upādhyāyaḥ'.

उपाध्यायः (upādhyāyaḥ) - the preceptor (upādhyāya) (teacher, preceptor, guru)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upādhyāya

upādhyāya - teacher, preceptor, instructor

derived from root i with prefixes

Derived from root i (to go, study) with prefixes upa and adhi, forming a nomen agentis.

Prefixes: upa+adhi

Root: i (class 2)

धन्याः (dhanyāḥ) - blessed, fortunate (blessed, fortunate, rich)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanya

dhanya - blessed, fortunate, auspicious, wealthy

Note: Refers to 'we' (understood subject of smaḥ).

स्मः (smaḥ) - we are

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of as

present active

Present tense form of root as

Root: as (class 2)

मुनिसत्तम (munisattama) - O best of sages (addressing the Brahmarshi) (O best of sages)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best of sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama