महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-13, verse-12

ब्राह्मणांश्च महीपालान्नानादेशसमागतान् ।
ततः प्राह महातेजा धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः ॥१२॥

12. brāhmaṇāṁśca mahīpālānnānādeśasamāgatān ,
tataḥ prāha mahātejā dhṛtarāṣṭro mahīpatiḥ.

12. brāhmaṇān ca mahīpālān nānādeśasamāgatān
tataḥ praha mahātejāḥ dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ mahīpatiḥ

12. tataḥ mahātejāḥ mahīpatiḥ dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ
nānādeśasamāgatān brāhmaṇān ca mahīpālān praha

12. Then, the greatly glorious King Dhṛtarāṣṭra spoke to the brahmins and rulers who had assembled from various countries.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - brahmins, members of the priestly class

• च (ca) - and

• महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings, rulers, protectors of the earth

• नानादेशसमागतान् (nānādeśasamāgatān) - assembled from various countries

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• प्रह (praha) - spoke, said

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, glorious

• धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

• महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - brahmins, members of the priestly class

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

महीपालान् (mahīpālān) - kings, rulers, protectors of the earth

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahīpāla

mahīpāla - king, ruler, protector of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pāla)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pāla – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)

नानादेशसमागतान् (nānādeśasamāgatān) - assembled from various countries

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nānādeśasamāgata

nānādeśasamāgata - assembled from various countries

Past Passive Participle

Compound of nānādeśa (various countries) and samāgata (assembled)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (nānā+deśa+samāgata)

• nānā – various, diverse
  indeclinable
• deśa – country, region
  noun (masculine)
• samāgata – assembled, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from sam-ā-√gam
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

प्रह (praha) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

perfect tense of √brū, with pra- prefix, reduplicated form

Prefix: pra

Root: brū (class 2)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, glorious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly splendid, glorious

Compound of mahā (great) and tejas (splendor)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• tejas – splendor, glory, energy
  noun (neuter)

धृतराष्ट्रः (dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of a king)

महीपतिः (mahīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, land
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master
  noun (masculine)