महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-14, verse-4

द्वैपायनप्रभृतयस्तथैवेमे तपोधनाः ।
ऋषयः सुव्रता दान्ताः शृण्वन्तु गदतस्तव ॥४॥

4. dvaipāyanaprabhṛtayastathaiveme tapodhanāḥ ,
ṛṣayaḥ suvratā dāntāḥ śṛṇvantu gadatastava.

4. dvaipāyanaprabhṛtayaḥ tathā eva ime tapodhanāḥ
ṛṣayaḥ suvratāḥ dāntāḥ śṛṇvantu gadataḥ tava

4. ime tapodhanāḥ dvaipāyanaprabhṛtayaḥ tathā eva
suvratāḥ dāntāḥ ṛṣayaḥ tava gadataḥ śṛṇvantu

4. May these sages, rich in austerities (tapas), such as Dvaipāyana and others, who observe excellent vows and are self-controlled, listen to your discourse.

Words meanings summery:

• द्वैपायनप्रभृतयः (dvaipāyanaprabhṛtayaḥ) - Dvaipāyana and others, those headed by Dvaipāyana

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

• इमे (ime) - these

• तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - those whose wealth is austerity, ascetics

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

• सुव्रताः (suvratāḥ) - observing good vows, pious, righteous

• दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, patient

• शृण्वन्तु (śṛṇvantu) - let them hear, may they listen

• गदतः (gadataḥ) - of speaking, of discoursing

• तव (tava) - your, of you

Words meanings and morphology

द्वैपायनप्रभृतयः (dvaipāyanaprabhṛtayaḥ) - Dvaipāyana and others, those headed by Dvaipāyana

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvaipāyanaprabhṛti

dvaipāyanaprabhṛti - Dvaipāyana and so on, beginning with Dvaipāyana

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvaipāyana+prabhṛti)

• dvaipāyana – Dvaipāyana, an epithet of Vyāsa (born on an island, dvīpa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• prabhṛti – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  indeclinable (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, certainly

(indeclinable)

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this

Note: Nominative plural masculine of `idam`.

तपोधनाः (tapodhanāḥ) - those whose wealth is austerity, ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth is austerity, ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ) - sages, seers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

सुव्रताः (suvratāḥ) - observing good vows, pious, righteous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suvrata

suvrata - one who has good vows/resolutions, virtuous, righteous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+vrata)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Agrees with `ṛṣayaḥ`.

दान्ताः (dāntāḥ) - self-controlled, subdued, patient

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānta

dānta - controlled, subdued, patient, self-governed

Past Passive Participle

From root `dam` (to tame, control)

Root: dam (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `ṛṣayaḥ`.

शृण्वन्तु (śṛṇvantu) - let them hear, may they listen

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Imperative

3rd person plural Imperative, Parasmaipada, from root `śru` (class 5).

Root: śru (class 5)

गदतः (gadataḥ) - of speaking, of discoursing

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gadat

gadat - speaking, telling, discoursing

Present Active Participle

From root `gad` (to speak), present stem `gada` + `at` suffix.

Root: gad (class 1)

Note: Genitive singular, here used with `tava` to mean 'of your speaking'.

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you