महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-15, verse-7

ऋषीणां देवतानां च वंशांस्तावाहतुस्तदा ।
प्रीयमाणौ महात्मानौ पुराणावृषिसत्तमौ ॥७॥

7. ṛṣīṇāṁ devatānāṁ ca vaṁśāṁstāvāhatustadā ,
prīyamāṇau mahātmānau purāṇāvṛṣisattamau.

7. ṛṣīṇām devatānām ca vaṃśān tau āhatuḥ tadā
prīyamāṇau mahātmānau purāṇau ṛṣisattamau

7. tadā tau mahātmānau purāṇau ṛṣisattamau
prīyamāṇau ṛṣīṇām devatānām ca vaṃśān āhatuḥ

7. Then, those two ancient, great-souled, and most excellent sages, delighting, recounted the lineages of sages and deities.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

• देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of deities, of gods

• च (ca) - and

• वंशान् (vaṁśān) - lineages, families, dynasties

• तौ (tau) - those two

• आहतुः (āhatuḥ) - they two spoke, they two said

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• प्रीयमाणौ (prīyamāṇau) - delighting, pleasing, loving

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled ones, magnanimous ones

• पुराणौ (purāṇau) - ancient ones, old ones

• ऋषिसत्तमौ (ṛṣisattamau) - best of sages, most excellent sages

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of sages, of seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

Root: ṛṣ

देवतानाम् (devatānām) - of deities, of gods

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of devatā

devatā - deity, god

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

वंशान् (vaṁśān) - lineages, families, dynasties

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vaṃśa

vaṁśa - lineage, family, race, bamboo

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आहतुः (āhatuḥ) - they two spoke, they two said

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (liṭ) of ah

Perfect 3rd Dual of ah

Root: ah

Note: From root ah (to speak). Irregular perfect form.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

प्रीयमाणौ (prīyamāṇau) - delighting, pleasing, loving

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of prīyamāṇa

prīyamāṇa - delighting, pleasing

present middle participle

From root prī (to please, delight)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Matches `tau`, `mahātmānau`, `purāṇau`, `ṛṣisattamau`.

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - great-souled ones, magnanimous ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

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

पुराणौ (purāṇau) - ancient ones, old ones

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old

Root: pur

ऋषिसत्तमौ (ṛṣisattamau) - best of sages, most excellent sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best of sages

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of sat (being, good)
  Root: as (class 2)