महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-39, verse-38

वासुदेव उवाच ।
ब्राह्मणास्तात लोकेऽस्मिन्नर्चनीयाः सदा मम ।
एते भूमिचरा देवा वाग्विषाः सुप्रसादकाः ॥३८॥

38. vāsudeva uvāca ,
brāhmaṇāstāta loke'sminnarcanīyāḥ sadā mama ,
ete bhūmicarā devā vāgviṣāḥ suprasādakāḥ.

38. Vāsudevaḥ uvāca | brāhmaṇāḥ tāta loke asmin arcanīyāḥ
sadā mama | ete bhūmicarāḥ devāḥ vāgviṣāḥ suprasādakāḥ

38. Vāsudevaḥ uvāca tāta,
asmin loke brāhmaṇāḥ sadā mama arcanīyāḥ ete bhūmicarāḥ devāḥ vāgviṣāḥ suprasādakāḥ

38. Vāsudeva said: O dear one, in this world, Brahmins are always worthy of my veneration. These are verily gods who walk the earth, whose words can be like poison, and who are capable of bestowing great blessings.

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, priestly class members

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (an address to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O dear one, father, son, friend)

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

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this world (in this (masculine singular))

• अर्चनीयाः (arcanīyāḥ) - to be worshipped, venerable, worthy of honor

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• मम (mama) - by me (as in, worthy of my veneration) (to me, my, for me)

• एते (ete) - these Brahmins (these (masculine plural))

• भूमिचराः (bhūmicarāḥ) - gods who walk the earth (earth-dwellers, moving on earth)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• वाग्विषाः (vāgviṣāḥ) - whose words can be like poison (when angered) (whose speech is poison, having poisonous words)

• सुप्रसादकाः (suprasādakāḥ) - greatly benevolent, highly gracious, capable of bestowing great blessings

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Vāsudeva

Vāsudeva - a name for Kṛṣṇa (son of Vasudeva)

masculine nominative singular, derived from Vasudeva

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active 3rd person singular

from root √vac (to speak), perfect tense (lit), 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, priestly class members

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

masculine nominative plural of brāhmaṇa

तात (tāta) - O dear one (an address to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O dear one, father, son, friend)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - dear one, father, son, friend (term of endearment)

masculine vocative singular of tāta

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

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

masculine locative singular of loka

Root: lok (class 1)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this world (in this (masculine singular))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

masculine locative singular of idam

अर्चनीयाः (arcanīyāḥ) - to be worshipped, venerable, worthy of honor

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of arcanīya

arcanīya - to be worshipped, venerable, worthy of honor

gerundive/future passive participle

masculine nominative plural, from root √arc (to worship, praise), gerundive suffix -anīya

Root: arc (class 1)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - by me (as in, worthy of my veneration) (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, my

genitive singular of asmad (first person pronoun)

एते (ete) - these Brahmins (these (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

masculine nominative plural of etad

भूमिचराः (bhūmicarāḥ) - gods who walk the earth (earth-dwellers, moving on earth)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhūmicara

bhūmicara - moving on earth, earth-dwelling, terrestrial

masculine nominative plural, compound of bhūmi and cara

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+cara)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, land
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• cara – moving, walking, roaming
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root √car (to move, walk), agent suffix -a
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Describes the Brahmins as gods on earth.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - a god, deity, celestial being

masculine nominative plural of deva

Root: div (class 4)

वाग्विषाः (vāgviṣāḥ) - whose words can be like poison (when angered) (whose speech is poison, having poisonous words)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vāgviṣa

vāgviṣa - whose speech is poison, having poisonous words

masculine nominative plural, compound of vāc and viṣa

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vāc+viṣa)

• vāc – speech, word, voice
  noun (feminine)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• viṣa – poison, venom
  noun (neuter)
  Root: viṣ

सुप्रसादकाः (suprasādakāḥ) - greatly benevolent, highly gracious, capable of bestowing great blessings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suprasādaka

suprasādaka - greatly benevolent, highly gracious, easily pleased, capable of bestowing great blessings

masculine nominative plural, compound of su- and prasādaka

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+prasādaka)

• su – good, well, greatly, easily (prefix)
  indeclinable
• prasādaka – one who pleases, one who bestows favor/grace
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root √sad (to sit, settle) with prefix pra- and causative suffix -i, then agent suffix -aka; or from prasāda (grace) + -aka
  Prefix: pra
  Root: sad (class 1)