महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-137, verse-14

पूर्वो ब्रह्मोत्तरो वादो द्वितीयः क्षत्रियोत्तरः ।
त्वयोक्तौ यौ तु तौ हेतू विशेषस्त्वत्र दृश्यते ॥१४॥

14. pūrvo brahmottaro vādo dvitīyaḥ kṣatriyottaraḥ ,
tvayoktau yau tu tau hetū viśeṣastvatra dṛśyate.

14. pūrvaḥ brahma-uttaraḥ vādaḥ dvitīyaḥ kṣatriya-uttaraḥ
tvayā uktau yau tu tau hetū viśeṣaḥ tu atra dṛśyate

14. The first discourse declared Brahmins superior, and the second declared Kṣatriyas superior. These two reasons were stated by you, but a distinct difference is observed here.

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - first, earlier, preceding

• ब्रह्म-उत्तरः (brahma-uttaraḥ) - Refers to a discourse or argument that primarily concerns or upholds Brahmins. (having Brahmins as superior, related to Brahmins as the main subject)

• वादः (vādaḥ) - discourse, argument, statement, doctrine

• द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second

• क्षत्रिय-उत्तरः (kṣatriya-uttaraḥ) - Refers to a discourse or argument that primarily concerns or upholds Kṣatriyas. (having Kṣatriyas as superior, related to Kṣatriyas as the main subject)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• उक्तौ (uktau) - said, spoken, declared (dual)

• यौ (yau) - which (dual)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• तौ (tau) - those (dual)

• हेतू (hetū) - reasons, causes (dual)

• विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, particularity, difference

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

• दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्वः (pūrvaḥ) - first, earlier, preceding

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrva

pūrva - first, prior, eastern, former

Note: Declined form of the adjective 'pūrva'.

ब्रह्म-उत्तरः (brahma-uttaraḥ) - Refers to a discourse or argument that primarily concerns or upholds Brahmins. (having Brahmins as superior, related to Brahmins as the main subject)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmottara

brahmottara - having Brahmins as superior; excellent among Brahmins; having Brahman as the main topic

Compound of brahma and uttara.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahma+uttara)

• brahma – Brahmin (member of the priestly class); sacred knowledge; the absolute (brahman)
  noun (neuter)
• uttara – superior, later, subsequent, northern, main
  adjective (masculine)

वादः (vādaḥ) - discourse, argument, statement, doctrine

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāda

vāda - argument, discourse, discussion, doctrine, statement

Derived from root vad (to speak).

Root: vad (class 1)

द्वितीयः (dvitīyaḥ) - second

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvitīya

dvitīya - second, another, a follower

Ordinal numeral from dvi (two).

Note: Declined form of the ordinal numeral 'dvitīya'.

क्षत्रिय-उत्तरः (kṣatriya-uttaraḥ) - Refers to a discourse or argument that primarily concerns or upholds Kṣatriyas. (having Kṣatriyas as superior, related to Kṣatriyas as the main subject)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriyottara

kṣatriyottara - having Kṣatriyas as superior; excellent among Kṣatriyas; having Kṣatriyas as the main topic

Compound of kṣatriya and uttara.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+uttara)

• kṣatriya – a member of the warrior or ruling class
  noun (masculine)
• uttara – superior, later, subsequent, northern, main
  adjective (masculine)

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of tvad

tvad - you (singular)

Base form of the second person singular pronoun.

Note: Instrumental singular of 'tvad' (you).

उक्तौ (uktau) - said, spoken, declared (dual)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Past passive participle 'ukta' in masculine nominative dual, agreeing with 'hetū'.

यौ (yau) - which (dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ya

ya - which, who, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Masculine nominative dual of the relative pronoun 'ya'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those (dual)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Masculine nominative dual of the demonstrative pronoun 'tad'.

हेतू (hetū) - reasons, causes (dual)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of hetu

hetu - reason, cause, motive

Note: Nominative dual of 'hetu'.

विशेषः (viśeṣaḥ) - distinction, particularity, difference

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśeṣa

viśeṣa - distinction, difference, peculiarity, specific feature

Derived from vi + śiṣ (to distinguish).

Prefix: vi

Root: śiṣ (class 7)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, appears

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś

Present Passive

Third person singular, present tense, passive voice, root dṛś, class 1.

Root: dṛś (class 1)