महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-73, verse-12

राघवोऽपि प्रियभ्रात्रे लक्ष्मणाय यशस्विने ।
ऋषिभ्यो लक्ष्मणेनोक्तमरण्ये वसता विभो ॥१२॥

12. rāghavo'pi priyabhrātre lakṣmaṇāya yaśasvine ,
ṛṣibhyo lakṣmaṇenoktamaraṇye vasatā vibho.

12. rāghavaḥ api priyabhrātre lakṣmaṇāya yaśasvine
ṛṣibhyaḥ lakṣmaṇena uktam araṇye vasatā vibho

12. vibho rāghavaḥ api priyabhrātre yaśasvine
lakṣmaṇāya lakṣmaṇena araṇye vasatā ṛṣibhyaḥ uktam

12. Rāghava (Rāma) also recounted this to his dear, glorious brother Lakshmana. And Lakshmana, while dwelling in the forest, then told it to the sages, O lord.

Words meanings summery:

• राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma) (Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, epithet for Rāma))

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• प्रियभ्रात्रे (priyabhrātre) - to his dear brother (to the dear brother)

• लक्ष्मणाय (lakṣmaṇāya) - to Lakshmana

• यशस्विने (yaśasvine) - to the glorious one (to the glorious one, to the famous one)

• ऋषिभ्यः (ṛṣibhyaḥ) - to the sages (to the sages, from the sages)

• लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

• उक्तम् (uktam) - declared (said, declared, spoken)

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest (in the forest, in a wilderness)

• वसता (vasatā) - by one who was dwelling (Lakshmana) (by dwelling, while residing, by one who resides)

• विभो (vibho) - O lord (address to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O lord, O all-pervading one)

Words meanings and morphology

राघवः (rāghavaḥ) - Rāghava (Rāma) (Rāghava (descendant of Raghu, epithet for Rāma))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāghava

rāghava - descendant of Raghu, belonging to Raghu's lineage; a name for Rāma

Derived from Raghu with the patronymic suffix -a.

Note: Subject of the implied verb of saying.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

प्रियभ्रात्रे (priyabhrātre) - to his dear brother (to the dear brother)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of priyabhrātṛ

priyabhrātṛ - dear brother, beloved brother

Compound: priya (dear) + bhrātṛ (brother).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (priya+bhrātṛ)

• priya – dear, beloved, favorite
  adjective
• bhrātṛ – brother
  noun (masculine)

Note: Recipient.

लक्ष्मणाय (lakṣmaṇāya) - to Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rāma's younger brother)

Note: Recipient, appositional to `priyabhrātre`.

यशस्विने (yaśasvine) - to the glorious one (to the glorious one, to the famous one)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - glorious, famous, renowned, celebrated

Derived from yaśas (glory) with possessive suffix -vin.

Note: Qualifies `lakṣmaṇāya`.

ऋषिभ्यः (ṛṣibhyaḥ) - to the sages (to the sages, from the sages)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Can also be ablative plural. Here it means 'to' the sages as recipients.

लक्ष्मणेन (lakṣmaṇena) - by Lakshmana

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of lakṣmaṇa

lakṣmaṇa - Lakshmana (name of Rāma's younger brother)

Note: Agent of the passive participle `uktam`.

उक्तम् (uktam) - declared (said, declared, spoken)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vac

vac - to speak, to say

past passive participle

Past passive participle of root vac- 'to speak'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Implicitly refers to 'this' knowledge, carrying over from the previous verse.

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest (in the forest, in a wilderness)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness, jungle

Note: Indicates location.

वसता (vasatā) - by one who was dwelling (Lakshmana) (by dwelling, while residing, by one who resides)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing, living

present active participle

Present active participle of root vas- 'to dwell'.

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `lakṣmaṇena`.

विभो (vibho) - O lord (address to Yudhiṣṭhira) (O lord, O all-pervading one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vibhu

vibhu - all-pervading, mighty, powerful, lord, ruler