महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-153, verse-43

तथा मे नारदः प्राह व्यासश्च सुमहातपाः ।
नरनारायणावेतौ संभूतौ मनुजेष्विति ॥४३॥

43. tathā me nāradaḥ prāha vyāsaśca sumahātapāḥ ,
naranārāyaṇāvetau saṁbhūtau manujeṣviti.

43. tathā me nāradaḥ prāha vyāsaḥ ca sumahātapāḥ
naranārāyaṇau etau saṃbhūtau manujeṣu iti

43. Thus, Narada and Vyasa, great in austerities (tapas), told me that these two, Nara and Narayana, were born among humans.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

• मे (me) - to me (to me, by me, my)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a divine sage)

• प्राह (prāha) - said, declared, spoke

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (a revered sage)

• च (ca) - and

• सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - of great austerities, a great ascetic

• नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Narayana (a pair of sages, often identified with Arjuna and Krishna)

• एतौ (etau) - these two

• संभूतौ (saṁbhūtau) - were born, originated, appeared

• मनुजेषु (manujeṣu) - among men, among humans

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech or thought)

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me (to me, by me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada, a celestial sage and messenger of the gods

प्राह (prāha) - said, declared, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-√ah

Perfect tense form of pra-√ah

Prefix: pra

Root: ah (class 2)

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyasa (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa, a revered sage, traditionally credited with compiling the Vedas and composing the Mahabharata

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - of great austerities, a great ascetic

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahātapas

sumahātapas - one possessing great austerities, a great ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrihi (su+mahā+tapas)

• su – good, excellent, well
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual fervor
  noun (neuter)

नरनारायणौ (naranārāyaṇau) - Nara and Narayana (a pair of sages, often identified with Arjuna and Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of naranārāyaṇa

naranārāyaṇa - Nara and Narayana, a divine pair of sages

Compound type : dvandva (nara+nārāyaṇa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• nārāyaṇa – Narayana (a name of Vishnu)
  proper noun (masculine)

एतौ (etau) - these two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of etad

etad - this, these

संभूतौ (saṁbhūtau) - were born, originated, appeared

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of saṃbhūta

saṁbhūta - born, produced, arisen, appeared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √bhū (to be, to become) with the prefix sam-

Prefix: sam

Root: bhū (class 1)

मनुजेषु (manujeṣu) - among men, among humans

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of manuja

manuja - man, human being, offspring of Manu

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech or thought)

(indeclinable)