महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-23, verse-22

ततस्तानब्रवीद्ब्रह्मा समवेतान्प्रजापतिः ।
सर्वे श्रेष्ठा न वा श्रेष्ठाः सर्वे चान्योन्यधर्मिणः ।
सर्वे स्वविषये श्रेष्ठाः सर्वे चान्योन्यरक्षिणः ॥२२॥

22. tatastānabravīdbrahmā samavetānprajāpatiḥ ,
sarve śreṣṭhā na vā śreṣṭhāḥ sarve cānyonyadharmiṇaḥ ,
sarve svaviṣaye śreṣṭhāḥ sarve cānyonyarakṣiṇaḥ.

22. tataḥ tān abravīt brahmā samavetān
prajāpatiḥ sarve śreṣṭhāḥ na vā śreṣṭhāḥ
sarve ca anyonyadharmiṇaḥ sarve
svaviṣaye śreṣṭhāḥ sarve ca anyonyarakṣiṇaḥ

22. tataḥ brahmā prajāpatiḥ samavetān tān
abravīt sarve śreṣṭhāḥ na vā śreṣṭhāḥ
ca sarve anyonyadharmiṇaḥ sarve
svaviṣaye śreṣṭhāḥ ca sarve anyonyarakṣiṇaḥ

22. Then Brahmā, the lord of creatures (prajāpati), said to them, who were assembled: "Are all of you superior, or are none of you superior? All of you share each other's intrinsic nature (dharma). All are superior in their own sphere, and all protect one another."

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• तान् (tān) - to them (the prāṇas) (them (masculine accusative plural))

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator deity))

• समवेतान् (samavetān) - to them who were assembled (assembled, gathered, collected)

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - the lord of creatures (lord of creatures, Prajāpati (a creator deity))

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of you (all, everyone)

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior (best, excellent, chief (plural))

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• वा (vā) - or (or, either)

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior (best, excellent, chief (plural))

• सर्वे (sarve) - all of you (all, everyone)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्योन्यधर्मिणः (anyonyadharmiṇaḥ) - possess each other's intrinsic nature (dharma) (having each other's intrinsic nature, interdependent in nature)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of you) (all, everyone)

• स्वविषये (svaviṣaye) - in their own sphere (in their own sphere/domain)

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior (best, excellent, chief (plural))

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (of you) (all, everyone)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अन्योन्यरक्षिणः (anyonyarakṣiṇaḥ) - protect one another (protecting each other, mutually protecting)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

तान् (tān) - to them (the prāṇas) (them (masculine accusative plural))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā (Brahmā (the creator deity))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god); the Absolute, the ultimate reality

Note: Refers to the deity Brahmā (masculine, n-stem).

समवेतान् (samavetān) - to them who were assembled (assembled, gathered, collected)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of samaveta

samaveta - assembled, gathered, combined, collected

Past Passive Participle

from sam-ava- + √i (to go)

Prefixes: sam+ava

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'tān'.

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - the lord of creatures (lord of creatures, Prajāpati (a creator deity))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a creator deity (often identified with Brahmā)

Compound of prajā (offspring) + pati (lord)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all of you (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Also functions as an adjective.

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior (best, excellent, chief (plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, principal, highest

Superlative of praśasya (praiseworthy)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle.

वा (vā) - or (or, either)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior (best, excellent, chief (plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, principal, highest

Superlative of praśasya (praiseworthy)

सर्वे (sarve) - all of you (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Also functions as an adjective.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यधर्मिणः (anyonyadharmiṇaḥ) - possess each other's intrinsic nature (dharma) (having each other's intrinsic nature, interdependent in nature)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anyonyadharmin

anyonyadharmin - having the qualities/nature of each other, mutually related in nature

Tatpuruṣa compound: anyonya (mutual) + dharmin (having dharma)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+dharmin)

• anyonya – mutual, each other
  pronoun
• dharmin – having (a certain) quality, possessing (a certain) nature/dharma
  adjective (masculine)
  From dharma + -in (possessive suffix)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of you) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Also functions as an adjective.

स्वविषये (svaviṣaye) - in their own sphere (in their own sphere/domain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svaviṣaya

svaviṣaya - one's own sphere/domain/object, proper sphere

Compound of sva (own) + viṣaya (sphere)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (sva+viṣaya)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun
• viṣaya – sphere, domain, object, realm
  noun (masculine)

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - superior (best, excellent, chief (plural))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, principal, highest

Superlative of praśasya (praiseworthy)

सर्वे (sarve) - all (of you) (all, everyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, complete

Note: Also functions as an adjective.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

अन्योन्यरक्षिणः (anyonyarakṣiṇaḥ) - protect one another (protecting each other, mutually protecting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anyonyarakṣin

anyonyarakṣin - mutually protecting, protecting each other

Tatpuruṣa compound: anyonya (mutual) + rakṣin (protecting, from √rakṣ)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anyonya+rakṣin)

• anyonya – mutual, each other
  pronoun
• rakṣin – protecting, guarding
  adjective (masculine)
  From √rakṣ (to protect) + -in (agent suffix)
  Root: rakṣ (class 1)