महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-10, verse-52

एतस्मात्कारणाद्ब्रह्मन्प्रहसे त्वां द्विजोत्तम ।
न त्वां परिभवन्ब्रह्मन्प्रहसामि गुरुर्भवान् ॥५२॥

52. etasmātkāraṇādbrahmanprahase tvāṁ dvijottama ,
na tvāṁ paribhavanbrahmanprahasāmi gururbhavān.

52. etasmāt kāraṇāt brahman prahase tvām dvijottama
na tvām paribhavan brahman prahasāmi guruḥ bhavān

52. For this reason, O (brahman), I laugh at you, O best among the twice-born. I do not laugh at you with disrespect, O (brahman); you are indeed my (guru).

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this

• कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from the cause, for the reason

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin, O holy man

• प्रहसे (prahase) - I laugh at, I ridicule

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among the twice-born

• न (na) - not, no

• त्वाम् (tvām) - you

• परिभवन् (paribhavan) - insulting, disrespecting, overpowering

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin, O holy man

• प्रहसामि (prahasāmi) - I laugh

• गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मात् (etasmāt) - from this

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, that

कारणात् (kāraṇāt) - from the cause, for the reason

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

From root kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin, O holy man

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a brahmin, a priest; the Absolute (brahman)

प्रहसे (prahase) - I laugh at, I ridicule

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of has

present first person singular (ātmanepada)

From root has (1st class, ātmanepada) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

द्विजोत्तम (dvijottama) - O best among the twice-born

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best among the twice-born

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (a brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya, bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest
  adjective (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

त्वाम् (tvām) - you

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

परिभवन् (paribhavan) - insulting, disrespecting, overpowering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paribhavat

paribhavat - insulting, disrespecting, overpowering (present active participle)

Present Active Participle

From root bhū with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: bhū (class 1)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O brahmin, O holy man

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a brahmin, a priest; the Absolute (brahman)

प्रहसामि (prahasāmi) - I laugh

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of has

present first person singular

From root has (1st class) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: has (class 1)

गुरुः (guruḥ) - teacher, preceptor

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of guru

guru - teacher, preceptor; heavy, venerable, (guru)

From root gṛ (to praise, invoke) or as an adjective meaning 'heavy'

Root: gṛ (class 1)

भवान् (bhavān) - you (respectful)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (polite/respectful); being, existing (present active participle)

Present Active Participle (used as a polite pronoun)

From root bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)