महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-47, verse-67

ते स्तुवन्तश्च विप्राग्र्याः केशवं पुरुषोत्तमम् ।
भीष्मं च शनकैः सर्वे प्रशशंसुः पुनः पुनः ॥६७॥

67. te stuvantaśca viprāgryāḥ keśavaṁ puruṣottamam ,
bhīṣmaṁ ca śanakaiḥ sarve praśaśaṁsuḥ punaḥ punaḥ.

67. te stuvantaḥ ca viprāgryāḥ keśavaṃ puruṣottamam
bhīṣmaṃ ca śanakaiḥ sarve praśaśaṃsuḥ punaḥ punaḥ

67. ca sarve te viprāgryāḥ stuvantaḥ keśavaṃ puruṣottamam
ca bhīṣmaṃ śanakaiḥ punaḥ punaḥ praśaśaṃsuḥ

67. And all those foremost Brahmins, praising Keshava, the Supreme Person (puruṣottama), and Bhishma, repeatedly offered their praises.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - those (foremost Brahmins) (they, those)

• स्तुवन्तः (stuvantaḥ) - while praising (praising, extolling)

• च (ca) - and (connecting the clauses) (and, also)

• विप्राग्र्याः (viprāgryāḥ) - the most distinguished Brahmins (foremost Brahmins, best of the twice-born)

• केशवं (keśavaṁ) - Lord Krishna (Keshava (an epithet of Krishna))

• पुरुषोत्तमम् (puruṣottamam) - the Supreme Being, Lord Krishna (the best of men, the supreme person (puruṣottama))

• भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṁ) - Bhishma (the Pitamaha) (Bhishma)

• च (ca) - and (connecting Bhishma to Keshava) (and, also)

• शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - repeatedly, gradually (in their praise) (slowly, gently, gradually, repeatedly)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of the Brahmins) (all, everyone)

• प्रशशंसुः (praśaśaṁsuḥ) - they (the Brahmins) praised (they praised, they extolled)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (emphasizing repetition) (again, once more)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - those (foremost Brahmins) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'brahmavādinaḥ' mentioned earlier, here specified as 'viprāgryāḥ'.

स्तुवन्तः (stuvantaḥ) - while praising (praising, extolling)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of stuvat

stuvat - praising, eulogizing

Present Active Participle

from root stu- (to praise)

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'te' and 'viprāgryāḥ'.

च (ca) - and (connecting the clauses) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विप्राग्र्याः (viprāgryāḥ) - the most distinguished Brahmins (foremost Brahmins, best of the twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viprāgrya

viprāgrya - foremost Brahmin, best of Brahmins

Compound type : tatpurusha (vipra+agrya)

• vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• agrya – foremost, excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)

केशवं (keśavaṁ) - Lord Krishna (Keshava (an epithet of Krishna))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of keśava

keśava - Keshava (one with long hair, or slayer of the demon Keshi; an epithet of Vishnu/Krishna)

पुरुषोत्तमम् (puruṣottamam) - the Supreme Being, Lord Krishna (the best of men, the supreme person (puruṣottama))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of puruṣottama

puruṣottama - best of men, supreme person (puruṣottama)

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+uttama)

• puruṣa – man, person, cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – highest, best, supreme
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'keśavaṃ'.

भीष्मं (bhīṣmaṁ) - Bhishma (the Pitamaha) (Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name), terrible, formidable

च (ca) - and (connecting Bhishma to Keshava) (and, also)

(indeclinable)

शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - repeatedly, gradually (in their praise) (slowly, gently, gradually, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of the Brahmins) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Agrees with 'viprāgryāḥ' and 'te'.

प्रशशंसुः (praśaśaṁsuḥ) - they (the Brahmins) praised (they praised, they extolled)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of praśaṃs

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Form of pra-√śaṃs (1st class) in perfect third person plural.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, once more)

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (emphasizing repetition) (again, once more)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition 'punaḥ punaḥ' indicates 'again and again' or 'repeatedly'.