महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-26, verse-7

देवर्षयश्च नागाश्च असुराश्च प्रजापतिम् ।
पर्यपृच्छन्नुपासीनाः श्रेयो नः प्रोच्यतामिति ॥७॥

7. devarṣayaśca nāgāśca asurāśca prajāpatim ,
paryapṛcchannupāsīnāḥ śreyo naḥ procyatāmiti.

7. devarṣayaḥ ca nāgāḥ ca asurāḥ ca prajāpatim
paryapṛcchan upāsīnāḥ śreyaḥ naḥ procyatām iti

7. The divine sages, nāgas, and asuras, having approached Prajapati, asked him, "Please declare what is ultimately beneficial for us."

Words meanings summery:

• देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages

• च (ca) - and

• नागाः (nāgāḥ) - nāgas, serpents, serpent-deities

• च (ca) - and

• असुराः (asurāḥ) - asuras, demons, anti-gods

• च (ca) - and

• प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - to Prajapati

• पर्यपृच्छन् (paryapṛcchan) - they questioned, they asked

• उपासीनाः (upāsīnāḥ) - having sat near, having approached, attending

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, ultimate good, excellence, spiritual benefit

• नः (naḥ) - for us

• प्रोच्यताम् (procyatām) - let it be declared, let it be spoken

• इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying direct speech

Words meanings and morphology

देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage, a sage of divine origin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, divine, celestial being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

नागाः (nāgāḥ) - nāgas, serpents, serpent-deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nāga

nāga - serpent, snake, a mythical race of serpent-deities

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

असुराः (asurāḥ) - asuras, demons, anti-gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of asura

asura - demon, evil spirit, anti-god

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

प्रजापतिम् (prajāpatim) - to Prajapati

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creatures, progenitor, a creator god

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – offspring, progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jan (class 4)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

पर्यपृच्छन् (paryapṛcchan) - they questioned, they asked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prapṛcch

Prefixes: pari+a

Root: prach (class 6)

उपासीनाः (upāsīnāḥ) - having sat near, having approached, attending

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of upāsīna

upāsīna - sitting near, approaching, worshipping, attending

present active participle (ātmanepada)

Derived from root ās (to sit) with prefix upa, using śānac suffix.

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - welfare, ultimate good, excellence, spiritual benefit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - welfare, good fortune, ultimate good, spiritual benefit, superior, excellent

नः (naḥ) - for us

(pronoun)

Dative, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

प्रोच्यताम् (procyatām) - let it be declared, let it be spoken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of pravac

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, signifying direct speech

(indeclinable)