महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-323, verse-6

प्रजापतिसुताश्चात्र सदस्यास्त्वभवंस्त्रयः ।
एकतश्च द्वितश्चैव त्रितश्चैव महर्षयः ॥६॥

6. prajāpatisutāścātra sadasyāstvabhavaṁstrayaḥ ,
ekataśca dvitaścaiva tritaścaiva maharṣayaḥ.

6. prajāpatisutāḥ ca atra sadasyāḥ tu abhavan trayaḥ
ekataḥ ca dvitaḥ ca eva tritaḥ ca eva maharṣayaḥ

6. atra prajāpatisutāḥ trayaḥ maharṣayaḥ ekataḥ ca
dvitaḥ ca eva tritaḥ ca eva tu sadasyāḥ abhavan

6. And here, the three great sages, the sons of Prajāpati — Ekata, Dvita, and Trita — indeed became the members (of the ritual assembly).

Words meanings summery:

• प्रजापतिसुताः (prajāpatisutāḥ) - sons of Prajāpati

• च (ca) - and

• अत्र (atra) - here (at this ritual) (here, in this place, in this matter)

• सदस्याः (sadasyāḥ) - members of the ritual assembly, officiating priests (members of an assembly, assessors, priests (in a ritual))

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - Ekata (proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• द्वितः (dvitaḥ) - Dvita (proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• त्रितः (tritaḥ) - Trita (proper name)

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

Words meanings and morphology

प्रजापतिसुताः (prajāpatisutāḥ) - sons of Prajāpati

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prajāpatisuta

prajāpatisuta - son of Prajāpati

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajāpati+suta)

• prajāpati – lord of creatures, creator (a title of Brahma and other deities)
  proper noun (masculine)
• suta – son, child
  noun (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root sū 'to beget, produce'
  Root: sū (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here (at this ritual) (here, in this place, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

सदस्याः (sadasyāḥ) - members of the ritual assembly, officiating priests (members of an assembly, assessors, priests (in a ritual))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sadasya

sadasya - member of an assembly, assessor, priest (officiating at a sacrifice)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle here.

अभवन् (abhavan) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'maharṣayaḥ' and 'sadasyāḥ'.

एकतः (ekataḥ) - Ekata (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekata

ekata - Ekata (proper name of a sage, one of the three sons of Prajāpati)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

द्वितः (dvitaḥ) - Dvita (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvita

dvita - Dvita (proper name of a sage, one of the three sons of Prajāpati)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

त्रितः (tritaḥ) - Trita (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trita

trita - Trita (proper name of a sage, one of the three sons of Prajāpati)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

महर्षयः (maharṣayaḥ) - great sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, a revered seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)