महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-116, verse-9

ऋषीणामत्र संवादो बहुशः कुरुपुंगव ।
बभूव तेषां तु मतं यत्तच्छृणु युधिष्ठिर ॥९॥

9. ṛṣīṇāmatra saṁvādo bahuśaḥ kurupuṁgava ,
babhūva teṣāṁ tu mataṁ yattacchṛṇu yudhiṣṭhira.

9. ṛṣīṇām atra saṃvādaḥ bahuśaḥ kurupuṅgava
babhūva teṣām tu matam yat tat śṛṇu yudhiṣṭhira

9. O best among Kurus, there have been many discussions among the sages (muni) on this matter. But O Yudhishthira, hear what their opinion was.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, on this matter

• संवादः (saṁvādaḥ) - discussion, dialogue, conversation

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, frequently, manifoldly

• कुरुपुङ्गव (kurupuṅgava) - Addressed to Yudhishthira (O best among Kurus!)

• बभूव (babhūva) - was, became, occurred

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those sages (muni) (of them, their)

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• मतम् (matam) - the considered opinion of the sages (muni) (opinion, thought, idea)

• यत् (yat) - whatever their opinion was (which, whatever)

• तत् (tat) - referring to the opinion mentioned (that, that one)

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear!

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira!

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, an ascetic

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, on this matter

(indeclinable)

संवादः (saṁvādaḥ) - discussion, dialogue, conversation

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvāda

saṁvāda - discussion, dialogue, conversation, agreement

Derived from root vad (to speak) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: vad (class 1)

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - many times, frequently, manifoldly

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'bahu' (many) with suffix '-śaḥ'

कुरुपुङ्गव (kurupuṅgava) - Addressed to Yudhishthira (O best among Kurus!)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurupuṅgava

kurupuṅgava - best among Kurus, eminent Kuru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+puṅgava)

• kuru – name of an ancient kingdom or dynasty; a descendant of Kuru
  proper noun (masculine)
• puṅgava – a bull; a chief, best, eminent (often used as suffix to mean 'best among')
  noun (masculine)

बभूव (babhūva) - was, became, occurred

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form (liṭ)

Root: bhū (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those sages (muni) (of them, their)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

मतम् (matam) - the considered opinion of the sages (muni) (opinion, thought, idea)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, thought, belief; also PPP of 'man' meaning 'thought, considered'

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Past Passive Participle of root man (to think, believe), used here as a noun.

Root: man (class 4)

यत् (yat) - whatever their opinion was (which, whatever)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

तत् (tat) - referring to the opinion mentioned (that, that one)

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

शृणु (śṛṇu) - hear!

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative form (loṭ)

Root: śru (class 5)

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhishthira!

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pandavas)