महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-338, verse-2

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
बहवः पुरुषा लोके सांख्ययोगविचारिणाम् ।
नैतदिच्छन्ति पुरुषमेकं कुरुकुलोद्वह ॥२॥

2. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
bahavaḥ puruṣā loke sāṁkhyayogavicāriṇām ,
naitadicchanti puruṣamekaṁ kurukulodvaha.

2. vaiśampāyana uvāca bahavaḥ puruṣā loke sāṅkhyayogavicāriṇām
na etat icchanti puruṣam ekam kurukulodvaha

2. vaiśampāyana uvāca kurukulodvaha loke sāṅkhyayogavicāriṇām
bahavaḥ puruṣā ekam puruṣam etat na icchanti

2. Vaiśampāyana said: O upholder of the Kuru lineage, many among those who inquire into Sāṅkhya and Yoga philosophies do not accept the concept of a single supreme person (puruṣa) in the world.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• पुरुषा (puruṣā) - persons, beings, souls, conscious entities

• लोके (loke) - in the world, in this realm

• साङ्ख्ययोगविचारिणाम् (sāṅkhyayogavicāriṇām) - among those who ponder/deliberate on Sāṅkhya and Yoga

• न (na) - not, no

• एतत् (etat) - this, this (concept)

• इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish, they accept

• पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the single supreme (puruṣa) ((a single supreme) person, (puruṣa))

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• कुरुकुलोद्वह (kurukulodvaha) - O King Janamejaya, upholder of the Kuru lineage (O upholder of the Kuru lineage)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - name of a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Perfect active, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, abundant

पुरुषा (puruṣā) - persons, beings, souls, conscious entities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, soul, the supreme cosmic person

लोके (loke) - in the world, in this realm

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, universe, people

साङ्ख्ययोगविचारिणाम् (sāṅkhyayogavicāriṇām) - among those who ponder/deliberate on Sāṅkhya and Yoga

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sāṅkhyayogavicārin

sāṅkhyayogavicārin - one who ponders/inquires into Sāṅkhya and Yoga

compound of sāṅkhya, yoga, and vicārin (from vi- √car, a nominal agent derivative)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sāṅkhya+yoga+vicārin)

• sāṅkhya – system of philosophy, enumeration
  noun (neuter)
• yoga – union, spiritual discipline, system of philosophy
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)
• vicārin – one who investigates, ponders, considers
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from vi-√car
  Prefix: vi
  Root: car (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, this (concept)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Used as the object of 'icchanti'.

इच्छन्ति (icchanti) - they desire, they wish, they accept

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of iṣ

Present tense, 3rd person plural

Present active, Parasmaipada, from √iṣ (class 6)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

पुरुषम् (puruṣam) - the single supreme (puruṣa) ((a single supreme) person, (puruṣa))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being, spirit, soul, the supreme cosmic person

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of eka

eka - one, a single

Note: Agrees with 'puruṣam'.

कुरुकुलोद्वह (kurukulodvaha) - O King Janamejaya, upholder of the Kuru lineage (O upholder of the Kuru lineage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurukulodvaha

kurukulodvaha - one who bears/upholds the Kuru lineage

compound, vocative case

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kurukula+udvaha)

• kurukula – the Kuru lineage/family
  noun (neuter)
• udvaha – one who bears, carries, upholds
  noun (masculine)
  from ud-√vah, agent noun
  Prefix: ud
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Address to Janamejaya.