महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-36, verse-14

तेषां तत्र कथा दिव्या धर्मिष्ठाश्चाभवन्नृप ।
ऋषीणां च पुराणानां देवासुरविमिश्रिताः ॥१४॥

14. teṣāṁ tatra kathā divyā dharmiṣṭhāścābhavannṛpa ,
ṛṣīṇāṁ ca purāṇānāṁ devāsuravimiśritāḥ.

14. teṣām tatra kathāḥ divyāḥ dharmiṣṭhāḥ ca abhavan
nṛpa ṛṣīṇām ca purāṇānām devāsuravimiśritāḥ

14. nṛpa teṣām tatra divyāḥ ca dharmiṣṭhāḥ ṛṣīṇām
ca purāṇānām devāsuravimiśritāḥ kathāḥ abhavan

14. O King, among them there were divine and very righteous discussions, as well as ancient stories of sages involving gods and demons.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - among the assembled people (sages, kings, queens) (of them, among them)

• तत्र (tatra) - at the assembly where everyone was seated (there, in that place)

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, narrations, discussions

• दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - stories of divine nature or origin (divine, celestial, wonderful)

• धर्मिष्ठाः (dharmiṣṭhāḥ) - discussions concerning moral and constitutional (dharma) (most righteous, pertaining to (dharma))

• च (ca) - and

• अभवन् (abhavan) - there were, they became

• नृप (nṛpa) - addressed to King Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the listener of the narration (O King)

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - stories belonging to or told by the sages (of sages, of seers)

• च (ca) - and

• पुराणानाम् (purāṇānām) - ancient stories (similar to or from the Purāṇas) (of ancient (stories), pertaining to the Purāṇas)

• देवासुरविमिश्रिताः (devāsuravimiśritāḥ) - stories whose content involves both gods and demons (mixed with gods and demons, concerning gods and demons)

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - among the assembled people (sages, kings, queens) (of them, among them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Indicates possession or association ('among them').

तत्र (tatra) - at the assembly where everyone was seated (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, narrations, discussions

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narration, discourse, conversation

From √kath (to tell)

Root: kath (class 10)

दिव्याः (divyāḥ) - stories of divine nature or origin (divine, celestial, wonderful)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial, wonderful, supernatural

From div (heaven, sky)

Root: div (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kathāḥ'.

धर्मिष्ठाः (dharmiṣṭhāḥ) - discussions concerning moral and constitutional (dharma) (most righteous, pertaining to (dharma))

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dharmiṣṭha

dharmiṣṭha - most righteous, most virtuous, most devoted to (dharma)

Superlative of dharmin (one who possesses dharma)

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kathāḥ'. Related to (dharma).

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'divyāḥ' and 'dharmiṣṭhāḥ'.

अभवन् (abhavan) - there were, they became

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

3rd plural Imperfect Active of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

नृप (nṛpa) - addressed to King Janamejaya or Dhṛtarāṣṭra, the listener of the narration (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound of nṛ (man) + pa (protector)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root noun 'nṛ'
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From √pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - stories belonging to or told by the sages (of sages, of seers)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'ṛṣīṇām' and 'purāṇānām'.

पुराणानाम् (purāṇānām) - ancient stories (similar to or from the Purāṇas) (of ancient (stories), pertaining to the Purāṇas)

(adjective)

Genitive, feminine, plural of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old; a class of ancient Hindu scriptures (Purāṇas)

From purā (formerly), suffix -aṇa

देवासुरविमिश्रिताः (devāsuravimiśritāḥ) - stories whose content involves both gods and demons (mixed with gods and demons, concerning gods and demons)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devāsuravimiśrita

devāsuravimiśrita - mixed with gods and demons, involving gods and demons

Compound of 'deva' (god), 'asura' (demon), and 'vimiśrita' (mixed, mingled).

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (deva+asura+vimiśrita)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  From √div (to shine)
  Root: div (class 1)
• asura – demon, anti-god
  noun (masculine)
  Lit. 'not a god' or from √as (to throw, to be).
  Root: as (class 4)
• vimiśrita – mixed, mingled, blended
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  PPP of √miśr (to mix) with prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: miśr (class 10)

Note: Agrees with 'kathāḥ'.