महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-8, verse-8

ये चापि तेषां श्रोतारः सदा सदसि संमताः ।
विज्ञानगुणसंपन्नास्तेषां च स्पृहयाम्यहम् ॥८॥

8. ye cāpi teṣāṁ śrotāraḥ sadā sadasi saṁmatāḥ ,
vijñānaguṇasaṁpannāsteṣāṁ ca spṛhayāmyaham.

8. ye ca api teṣām śrotāraḥ sadā sadasi saṃmatāḥ
vijñānaguṇasaṃpannāḥ teṣām ca spṛhayāmi aham

8. aham ca ye api teṣām śrotāraḥ sadā sadasi
saṃmatāḥ vijñānaguṇasaṃpannāḥ teṣām spṛhayāmi

8. And I long for those listeners of theirs who are always esteemed in the assembly and are endowed with the qualities of true knowledge (vijñāna).

Words meanings summery:

• ये (ye) - who, those who

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• श्रोतारः (śrotāraḥ) - listeners, hearers

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• सदसि (sadasi) - in the assembly, in the council

• संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - respected, approved, esteemed

• विज्ञानगुणसंपन्नाः (vijñānaguṇasaṁpannāḥ) - endowed with the qualities of true knowledge (vijñāna) (endowed with qualities of knowledge, rich in discriminative wisdom)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them, to them

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्पृहयामि (spṛhayāmi) - I long for, I yearn for, I desire

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - who, those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yat

yat - who, which, what

Relative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the relative clause.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to the speakers of the previous verses.

श्रोतारः (śrotāraḥ) - listeners, hearers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śrotṛ

śrotṛ - listener, hearer

Agent Noun

From √śru (to hear) with suffix -tṛ.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Subject of the relative clause along with 'ye'.

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

सदसि (sadasi) - in the assembly, in the council

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sadas

sadas - assembly, meeting, seat

Root: sad (class 1)

संमताः (saṁmatāḥ) - respected, approved, esteemed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃmata

saṁmata - respected, approved, esteemed, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

From √man (to think) with prefix sam-.

Prefix: sam

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'śrotāraḥ'.

विज्ञानगुणसंपन्नाः (vijñānaguṇasaṁpannāḥ) - endowed with the qualities of true knowledge (vijñāna) (endowed with qualities of knowledge, rich in discriminative wisdom)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vijñānaguṇasaṃpanna

vijñānaguṇasaṁpanna - endowed with qualities of knowledge/wisdom

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vijñāna+guṇa+saṃpanna)

• vijñāna – knowledge, wisdom, discriminative knowledge, science
  noun (neuter)
  From √jñā (to know) with prefix vi-.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: jñā (class 9)
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• saṃpanna – endowed with, furnished with, possessing
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From √pad (to go) with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Qualifies 'śrotāraḥ'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - for them, to them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Used with 'spṛhayāmi' which takes a genitive object (dative in sense).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

स्पृहयामि (spṛhayāmi) - I long for, I yearn for, I desire

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of spṛh

Present Active

Class 1 verb.

Root: spṛh (class 1)

Note: Takes a genitive (or dative) object.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Explicit subject for 'spṛhayāmi'.