महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-138, verse-1

वायुरुवाच ।
शृणु मूढ गुणान्कांश्चिद्ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनाम् ।
ये त्वया कीर्तिता राजंस्तेभ्योऽथ ब्राह्मणो वरः ॥१॥

1. vāyuruvāca ,
śṛṇu mūḍha guṇānkāṁścidbrāhmaṇānāṁ mahātmanām ,
ye tvayā kīrtitā rājaṁstebhyo'tha brāhmaṇo varaḥ.

1. vāyuḥ uvāca śṛṇu mūḍha guṇān kāñcit brāhmaṇānām mahātmanām
ye tvayā kīrtitāḥ rājan tebhyaḥ atha brāhmaṇaḥ varaḥ

1. vāyuḥ uvāca mūḍha rājan śṛṇu kāñcit guṇān brāhmaṇānām
mahātmanām atha brāhmaṇaḥ varaḥ ye tvayā kīrtitāḥ tebhyaḥ

1. Vāyu said: O foolish one, listen to some qualities of the great-souled brahmin (brāhmaṇa)s. O king, a brahmin (brāhmaṇa) is superior even to those whom you have extolled.

Words meanings summery:

• वायुः (vāyuḥ) - The deity Vāyu (wind, Vāyu (the deity of wind))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• मूढ (mūḍha) - O foolish one, O deluded one

• गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues

• काञ्चित् (kāñcit) - some, certain

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of brahmin (brāhmaṇa)s

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great-souled ones

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you

• कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - praised, extolled, celebrated

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - than them

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin (brāhmaṇa)

• वरः (varaḥ) - superior, excellent, best

Words meanings and morphology

वायुः (vāyuḥ) - The deity Vāyu (wind, Vāyu (the deity of wind))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāyu

vāyu - wind, air, Vāyu (deity)

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect

Irregular perfect of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Perfect tense, third person singular.

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

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

imperative

5th conjugation root verb

Root: śru (class 5)

मूढ (mūḍha) - O foolish one, O deluded one

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mūḍha

mūḍha - foolish, stupid, bewildered

Past Passive Participle

From root √muh

Root: muh (class 4)

Note: Addressing the interlocutor.

गुणान् (guṇān) - qualities, virtues

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of guṇa

guṇa - quality, virtue, strand, constituent

Note: Object of śṛṇu.

काञ्चित् (kāñcit) - some, certain

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kañcit

kañcit - some, any, certain

Formed from 'ka' + 'cit'

Note: Indefinite pronoun, modifying guṇān.

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of brahmin (brāhmaṇa)s

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, one related to brahman

Note: Possessive, describing the qualities.

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of great-souled ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound of mahat + ātman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

Note: Modifies brāhmaṇānām.

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'are' with 'kīrtitāḥ'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent in passive construction.

कीर्तिताः (kīrtitāḥ) - praised, extolled, celebrated

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kīrtita

kīrtita - praised, mentioned, celebrated

Past Passive Participle

From root √kīrt

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Used as an adjective describing 'those'.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem noun.

Note: Addressing the interlocutor.

तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - than them

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Used for comparison with 'varaḥ'.

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin (brāhmaṇa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, one related to brahman

Note: Subject of the implied verb 'is'.

वरः (varaḥ) - superior, excellent, best

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best, superior, boon, choice

From √vṛ.

Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'brāhmaṇaḥ'.