महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-28, verse-25

अध्वर्युरुवाच ।
सद्भिरेवेह संवासः कार्यो मतिमतां वर ।
भवतो हि मतं श्रुत्वा प्रतिभाति मतिर्मम ॥२५॥

25. adhvaryuruvāca ,
sadbhireveha saṁvāsaḥ kāryo matimatāṁ vara ,
bhavato hi mataṁ śrutvā pratibhāti matirmama.

25. adhvaryuḥ uvāca | sadbhiḥ eva iha saṃvāsaḥ kāryaḥ matimatām
vara | bhavataḥ hi matam śrutvā pratibhāti matiḥ mama

25. adhvaryuḥ uvāca he matimatām vara,
sadbhiḥ eva iha saṃvāsaḥ kāryaḥ hi bhavataḥ matam śrutvā mama matiḥ pratibhāti

25. The Adhvaryu said: "Indeed, O best among the wise, one should associate with good people (sadbhiḥ) here. For, having heard your opinion, my understanding (mati) becomes clear."

Words meanings summery:

• अध्वर्युः (adhvaryuḥ) - the Adhvaryu priest

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - with good people, with virtuous ones

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• संवासः (saṁvāsaḥ) - association, living together, dwelling

• कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be done, to be performed, duty

• मतिमताम् (matimatām) - of the intelligent ones, of the wise ones

• वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you (respectful), your

• हि (hi) - for, because, indeed

• मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, doctrine, thought

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - shines, appears, becomes clear, occurs to the mind

• मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intelligence, understanding, thought

• मम (mama) - my, mine

Words meanings and morphology

अध्वर्युः (adhvaryuḥ) - the Adhvaryu priest

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhvaryu

adhvaryu - priest who performs the practical part of a Vedic ritual (yajña)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form.

Root: vac (class 2)

सद्भिः (sadbhiḥ) - with good people, with virtuous ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sat

sat - good, virtuous, existing, true, real

Present Active Participle

From root 'as' (to be). Used as a noun here.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: The active participle 'sat' (being) used as a noun meaning 'good person'.

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'sadbhiḥ'.

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

संवासः (saṁvāsaḥ) - association, living together, dwelling

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃvāsa

saṁvāsa - association, living together, dwelling, intimacy

From root 'vas' (to dwell) with prefix 'sam'.

Prefix: sam

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Subject for 'kāryaḥ'.

कार्यः (kāryaḥ) - should be done, to be performed, duty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kārya

kārya - to be done, proper to be done, duty, action

Gerundive (kṛtya)

Derived from root 'kṛ' with suffix 'ṇyat' or 'yat'.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Used predicatively.

मतिमताम् (matimatām) - of the intelligent ones, of the wise ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matimat

matimat - intelligent, wise, discerning, possessed of understanding (mati)

Possessive suffix 'matup' added to 'mati'.

Note: Genitive of quality, 'of the wise'.

वर (vara) - O best, O excellent one

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - excellent, best, boon, suitor

Note: Used as an address to the best among the wise.

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of you (respectful), your

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), your honor, existing, being

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'bhū'. Used as a polite pronoun.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to the person being addressed (the wise one).

हि (hi) - for, because, indeed

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing cause or emphasis.

मतम् (matam) - opinion, view, doctrine, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mata

mata - opinion, view, doctrine, thought; considered, esteemed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'man' (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'śru' with suffix 'ktvā'.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Participle form indicating a completed action.

प्रतिभाति (pratibhāti) - shines, appears, becomes clear, occurs to the mind

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of pratibhā

Present Active

Derived from root 'bhā' with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Verb for 'matiḥ mama'.

मतिः (matiḥ) - mind, intelligence, understanding, thought

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, intelligence, understanding, thought, opinion, intention

Derived from root 'man'.

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'pratibhāti'.

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of aham

aham - I, my

Genitive singular of 'aham'.

Note: Qualifies 'matiḥ'.