महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-95, verse-54

ते शङ्कमानास्त्वन्योन्यं पप्रच्छुर्द्विजसत्तमाः ।
त ऊचुः शपथं सर्वे कुर्म इत्यरिकर्शन ॥५४॥

54. te śaṅkamānāstvanyonyaṁ papracchurdvijasattamāḥ ,
ta ūcuḥ śapathaṁ sarve kurma ityarikarśana.

54. te śaṅkamānāḥ tu anyonyam papracchuḥ dvijasattamāḥ
te ūcuḥ śapatham sarve kurmaḥ iti arikarśana

54. They, suspecting one another, questioned each other, O best of the twice-born. They all said, "We will take an oath," O subduer of foes.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they (the sages) (they, those)

• शङ्कमानाः (śaṅkamānāḥ) - suspecting (each other) (suspecting, doubting, fearing)

• तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the transition) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

• पप्रच्छुः (papracchuḥ) - they questioned (they asked, questioned)

• द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - O best of the twice-born (sages) (O best of the twice-born)

• ते (te) - they (the sages) (they, those)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said (they said, spoke)

• शपथम् (śapatham) - an oath (oath, vow)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, entire)

• कुर्मः (kurmaḥ) - we will take (an oath) (we do, we make, we shall do)

• इति (iti) - thus (introduces direct speech) (thus, so, indicates direct speech)

• अरिकर्शन (arikarśana) - O subduer of foes (vocative address) (O tormentor of enemies, O subduer of foes)

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they (the sages) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शङ्कमानाः (śaṅkamānāḥ) - suspecting (each other) (suspecting, doubting, fearing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śaṅkamāna

śaṅkamāna - suspecting, doubting, fearing

present participle (middle voice)

from root śaṅk (to doubt, suspect)

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'te'

तु (tu) - indeed (emphasizing the transition) (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यम् (anyonyam) - each other (each other, mutually)

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of anyonya

anyonya - each other, mutual

पप्रच्छुः (papracchuḥ) - they questioned (they asked, questioned)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of prach

perfect, 3rd plural

Root: prach (class 6)

द्विजसत्तमाः (dvijasattamāḥ) - O best of the twice-born (sages) (O best of the twice-born)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best of the twice-born

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya; or bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of sat (good, existing)

ते (te) - they (the sages) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said (they said, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of vac

perfect, 3rd plural

strong stem of 'vac'

Root: vac (class 2)

शपथम् (śapatham) - an oath (oath, vow)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śapatha

śapatha - oath, vow, curse

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of us) (all, entire)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

Note: Refers to the sages, implies 'we all'

कुर्मः (kurmaḥ) - we will take (an oath) (we do, we make, we shall do)

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ

present, 1st plural

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used here in a future sense 'we shall do/make (an oath)'

इति (iti) - thus (introduces direct speech) (thus, so, indicates direct speech)

(indeclinable)

अरिकर्शन (arikarśana) - O subduer of foes (vocative address) (O tormentor of enemies, O subduer of foes)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of arikarśana

arikarśana - tormentor of enemies, subduer of foes

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ari+karśana)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• karśana – emaciating, tormenting, subduing
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root kṛś (to emaciate)
  Root: kṛś (class 1)