महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-39, verse-20

हंसवन्नेदुषां राजन्द्विजानां तत्र भारती ।
शुश्रुवे वेदविदुषां पुष्कलार्थपदाक्षरा ॥२०॥

20. haṁsavanneduṣāṁ rājandvijānāṁ tatra bhāratī ,
śuśruve vedaviduṣāṁ puṣkalārthapadākṣarā.

20. haṃsavat neduṣām rājan dvijānām tatra bhāratī
śuśruve vedaviduṣām puṣkalārthapadākṣarā

20. rājan tatra vedaviduṣām haṃsavat neduṣām
dvijānām bhāratī puṣkalārthapadākṣarā śuśruve

20. O King, there the speech of the Brahmins (dvijānām), who were knowledgeable in the Vedas and whose voices resounded like swans, was heard. This speech was rich in meaning, words, and syllables.

Words meanings summery:

• हंसवत् (haṁsavat) - like swans, like a goose

• नेदुषाम् (neduṣām) - of those who uttered sounds (referring to the Brahmins' voices) (of those who sounded/roared)

• राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Saṃjaya) (O King)

• द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born, of Brahmins

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• भारती (bhāratī) - speech, voice, utterance, language

• शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

• वेदविदुषाम् (vedaviduṣām) - of those who know the Vedas, of Vedic scholars

• पुष्कलार्थपदाक्षरा (puṣkalārthapadākṣarā) - rich in meaning, words, and syllables

Words meanings and morphology

हंसवत् (haṁsavat) - like swans, like a goose

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable formed from haṃsa (swan) with the suffix -vat (like)

नेदुषाम् (neduṣām) - of those who uttered sounds (referring to the Brahmins' voices) (of those who sounded/roared)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of nad

nad - to sound, to roar, to shout

Root: nad (class 1)

Note: Past Active Participle (Perfect participle) from √nad, declined in genitive plural.

राजन् (rājan) - O Dhṛtarāṣṭra (addressed by Saṃjaya) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born, of Brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dvija

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

Bahuvrihi compound: dvi (two) + ja (born)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+ja)

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

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable formed from pronominal stem tad- with suffix -tra

भारती (bhāratī) - speech, voice, utterance, language

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāratī

bhāratī - speech, voice, language, Sarasvati (goddess of speech and learning)

Feminine form of bhārata

शुश्रुवे (śuśruve) - was heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, Past Perfect (Liṭ) of śru

Root: śru (class 1)

वेदविदुषाम् (vedaviduṣām) - of those who know the Vedas, of Vedic scholars

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vedaviduṣ

vedaviduṣ - knowing the Vedas, learned in the Vedas

Tatpuruṣa compound: veda (Veda) + viduṣ (knowing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+viduṣ)

• veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• viduṣ – knowing, wise, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Active Participle
  Derived from root √vid (to know) with the suffix -vas
  Root: vid (class 2)

पुष्कलार्थपदाक्षरा (puṣkalārthapadākṣarā) - rich in meaning, words, and syllables

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of puṣkalārthapadākṣarā

puṣkalārthapadākṣara - abundant in meaning, words, and syllables

Bahuvrihi compound: puṣkala (abundant) + artha (meaning) + pada (word) + akṣara (syllable)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṣkala+artha+pada+akṣara)

• puṣkala – abundant, ample, rich, excellent
  adjective (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, wealth, object
  noun (masculine)
• pada – word, foot, step, place
  noun (neuter)
• akṣara – syllable, imperishable, letter, Brahman
  noun (neuter)
  Compound: a (not) + kṣara (perishable)