महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-59, verse-115

वैन्यस्ततस्तानुवाच देवानृषिपुरोगमान् ।
ब्राह्मणा मे सहायाश्चेदेवमस्तु सुरर्षभाः ॥११५॥

115. vainyastatastānuvāca devānṛṣipurogamān ,
brāhmaṇā me sahāyāścedevamastu surarṣabhāḥ.

115. vainyaḥ tataḥ tān uvāca devān ṛṣipurōgamān
brāhmaṇāḥ me sahāyāḥ ca cet evam astu surarṣabhāḥ

115. tataḥ vainyaḥ tān devān ṛṣipurōgamān uvāca: surarṣabhāḥ,
brāhmaṇāḥ me sahāyāḥ ca cet,
evam astu.

115. Then Vainya addressed them, the gods led by prominent sages: "If the Brahmins are to be my helpers, then let it be so, O best among gods!"

Words meanings summery:

• वैन्यः (vainyaḥ) - Vainya (a name of King Pṛthu)

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• तान् (tān) - them

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• देवान् (devān) - to the gods

• ऋषिपुर्ओगमान् (ṛṣipurōgamān) - having sages as leaders, led by sages

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• मे (me) - by me, for me, my

• सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - helpers, assistants

• च (ca) - and

• चेत् (cet) - if

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be

• सुरर्षभाः (surarṣabhāḥ) - O best among gods

Words meanings and morphology

वैन्यः (vainyaḥ) - Vainya (a name of King Pṛthu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vainya

vainya - son of Vena, Pṛthu

from vena + ya (patronymic suffix)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

from vac (reduplicated perfect)

Root: vac (class 2)

देवान् (devān) - to the gods

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

ऋषिपुर्ओगमान् (ṛṣipurōgamān) - having sages as leaders, led by sages

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of ṛṣipurōgama

ṛṣipurōgama - having sages as foremost, led by sages

Compound type : bahuvrihi (ṛṣi+purōgama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• purōgama – going before, leading, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  from puras- + gam + a
  Prefix: puras
  Root: gam (class 1)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahman

मे (me) - by me, for me, my

(pronoun)

singular of aham

aham - I

सहायाः (sahāyāḥ) - helpers, assistants

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahāya

sahāya - helper, companion, assistant

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

चेत् (cet) - if

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Imperative, 3rd person singular

Root: as (class 2)

सुरर्षभाः (surarṣabhāḥ) - O best among gods

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of surarṣabha

surarṣabha - bull among gods, chief of gods, best of gods

Compound type : tatpurusha (sura+ṛṣabha)

• sura – god
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)