महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-4, verse-48

तस्य पुत्रा महात्मानो ब्रह्मवंशविवर्धनाः ।
तपस्विनो ब्रह्मविदो गोत्रकर्तार एव च ॥४८॥

48. tasya putrā mahātmāno brahmavaṁśavivardhanāḥ ,
tapasvino brahmavido gotrakartāra eva ca.

48. tasya putrāḥ mahātmānaḥ brahmavaṃśavivardhanāḥ
tapasvinaḥ brahmavidaḥ gotrakartāraḥ eva ca

48. tasya mahātmānaḥ brahmavaṃśavivardhanāḥ putrāḥ
tapasvinaḥ brahmavidaḥ eva ca gotrakartāraḥ

48. His noble sons, who expanded the brahmin lineage, were ascetics (tapasvinaḥ), knowers of the ultimate reality (brahman), and indeed founders of clans.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

• पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons (sons, children)

• महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - noble (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

• ब्रह्मवंशविवर्धनाः (brahmavaṁśavivardhanāḥ) - who expanded the brahmin lineage (increasing the brahmin lineage)

• तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics (tapasvinaḥ) (ascetics, devotees, practicing austerity)

• ब्रह्मविदः (brahmavidaḥ) - knowers of the ultimate reality (brahman) (knowers of brahman, skilled in sacred knowledge)

• गोत्रकर्तारः (gotrakartāraḥ) - founders of clans (founders of clans/lineages)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - his (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - he, she, it, that

Note: Refers to Viśvāmitra

पुत्राः (putrāḥ) - sons (sons, children)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

महात्मानः (mahātmānaḥ) - noble (great-souled, noble, magnanimous)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Agrees with putrāḥ

ब्रह्मवंशविवर्धनाः (brahmavaṁśavivardhanāḥ) - who expanded the brahmin lineage (increasing the brahmin lineage)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmavaṃśavivardhana

brahmavaṁśavivardhana - increasing the brahmin lineage

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahmavaṃśa+vivardhana)

• brahmavaṃśa – brahmin lineage
  noun (masculine)
  Tatpuruṣa compound
• vivardhana – increasing, promoting, growing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  from √vṛdh (to grow, increase) with vi- prefix and suffix -ana
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with putrāḥ

तपस्विनः (tapasvinaḥ) - ascetics (tapasvinaḥ) (ascetics, devotees, practicing austerity)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, devotee, practicing austerity

from tapas + suffix -vin

Note: Agrees with putrāḥ

ब्रह्मविदः (brahmavidaḥ) - knowers of the ultimate reality (brahman) (knowers of brahman, skilled in sacred knowledge)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmavid

brahmavid - knowers of brahman, skilled in sacred knowledge

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahma+vid)

• brahma – brahman, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh
• vid – knowing, wise
  adjective
  from √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Agrees with putrāḥ

गोत्रकर्तारः (gotrakartāraḥ) - founders of clans (founders of clans/lineages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gotrakartṛ

gotrakartṛ - founder of a clan/lineage

Agent Noun

Tatpuruṣa compound, from gotra and √kṛ (to do, make)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (gotra+kartṛ)

• gotra – cow-stall, family, clan, lineage
  noun (neuter)
  Root: go
• kartṛ – doer, maker, creator
  noun (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  from √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with putrāḥ

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the preceding word

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)