महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-141, verse-17

इन्द्र उवाच ।
अस्माभिर्वर्जितावेतौ भवेतां सोमपौ कथम् ।
देवैर्न संमितावेतौ तस्मान्मैवं वदस्व नः ॥१७॥

17. indra uvāca ,
asmābhirvarjitāvetau bhavetāṁ somapau katham ,
devairna saṁmitāvetau tasmānmaivaṁ vadasva naḥ.

17. indra uvāca asmābhiḥ varjitau etau bhavetām somapau
katham devaiḥ na saṃmitau etau tasmāt mā evam vadasva naḥ

17. indra uvāca katham etau asmābhiḥ varjitau somapau bhavetām
etau devaiḥ na saṃmitau tasmāt naḥ evam mā vadasva

17. Indra said: "How can these two, excluded by us, become drinkers of soma? These two are not honored by the gods; therefore, do not speak to us in this manner."

Words meanings summery:

• इन्द्र (indra) - Indra (king of gods)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

• वर्जितौ (varjitau) - excluded by us (referring to the Aśvins) (excluded, abandoned (dual))

• एतौ (etau) - these two (Aśvins) (these two)

• भवेताम् (bhavetām) - may they become

• सोमपौ (somapau) - drinkers of soma (referring to the Aśvins) (Soma-drinkers)

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

• न (na) - not

• संमितौ (saṁmitau) - not honored by the gods (referring to the Aśvins) (honored, approved (dual))

• एतौ (etau) - these two (Aśvins) (these two)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• मा (mā) - do not

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• वदस्व (vadasva) - speak

• नः (naḥ) - to us

Words meanings and morphology

इन्द्र (indra) - Indra (king of gods)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of indra

indra - Indra, king of the gods

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of uvāca

perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

अस्माभिः (asmābhiḥ) - by us

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

वर्जितौ (varjitau) - excluded by us (referring to the Aśvins) (excluded, abandoned (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of varjita

varjita - excluded, abandoned, avoided

Past Passive Participle

from vṛj

Root: vṛj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with etau.

एतौ (etau) - these two (Aśvins) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the Aśvins.

भवेताम् (bhavetām) - may they become

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū

optative active

Root: bhū (class 1)

सोमपौ (somapau) - drinkers of soma (referring to the Aśvins) (Soma-drinkers)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of somapa

somapa - one who drinks soma

Note: Predicate nominative.

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - a god, a deity

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

संमितौ (saṁmitau) - not honored by the gods (referring to the Aśvins) (honored, approved (dual))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃmita

saṁmita - honored, respected, equivalent

Past Passive Participle

from sam-mā

Prefix: sam

Root: mā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with etau.

एतौ (etau) - these two (Aśvins) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

Note: Refers to the Aśvins.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad, used as an adverb

Note: Adverbial usage.

मा (mā) - do not

(indeclinable)

Note: Prohibitive particle.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

वदस्व (vadasva) - speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of vad

imperative middle

Root: vad (class 1)

नः (naḥ) - to us

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic form of dative plural.