महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-42

एता मया दृष्टपूर्वाः सभा देवेषु पाण्डव ।
तवेयं मानुषे लोके सर्वश्रेष्ठतमा सभा ॥४२॥

42. etā mayā dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ sabhā deveṣu pāṇḍava ,
taveyaṁ mānuṣe loke sarvaśreṣṭhatamā sabhā.

42. etāḥ mayā dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ sabhāḥ deveṣu pāṇḍava
tava iyam mānuṣe loke sarvaśreṣṭhatamā sabhā

42. O Pāṇḍava, I have seen such assemblies before among the gods. This assembly of yours in the human world is the most excellent of all.

Words meanings summery:

• एताः (etāḥ) - these

• मया (mayā) - by me

• दृष्टपूर्वाः (dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ) - seen before, previously seen

• सभाः (sabhāḥ) - assemblies, gatherings

• देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods

• पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - The addressee, likely Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna (O Pāṇḍava)

• तव (tava) - of yours, your

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• मानुषे (mānuṣe) - in the human, pertaining to humans

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• सर्वश्रेष्ठतमा (sarvaśreṣṭhatamā) - most excellent of all, supreme

• सभा (sabhā) - assembly, gathering

Words meanings and morphology

एताः (etāḥ) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

Note: The Devanagari 'एता' shows elided visarga, but grammatically it should be 'etāḥ' to agree with 'dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ' and 'sabhāḥ'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

दृष्टपूर्वाः (dṛṣṭapūrvāḥ) - seen before, previously seen

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of dṛṣṭapūrva

dṛṣṭapūrva - seen before, previously seen

compound of dṛṣṭa (past passive participle of dṛś, to see) and pūrva (before, prior)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dṛṣṭa+pūrva)

• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from root dṛś with suffix -ta
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• pūrva – before, prior, former
  adjective

Note: Qualifies 'sabhāḥ'

सभाः (sabhāḥ) - assemblies, gatherings

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, gathering, council, court

देवेषु (deveṣu) - among the gods

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - The addressee, likely Yudhiṣṭhira or Arjuna (O Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

तव (tava) - of yours, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

मानुषे (mānuṣe) - in the human, pertaining to humans

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of mānuṣa

mānuṣa - human, pertaining to humans

Note: Qualifies 'loke'

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

Root: lok (class 10)

सर्वश्रेष्ठतमा (sarvaśreṣṭhatamā) - most excellent of all, supreme

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvaśreṣṭhatama

sarvaśreṣṭhatama - most excellent of all, supreme

superlative degree, formed from śreṣṭha (excellent, best) + tama (superlative suffix) + sarva (all)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sarva+śreṣṭhatama)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• śreṣṭhatama – most excellent, best
  adjective
  superlative of śreṣṭha (excellent), derived from praśasya (praiseworthy)

Note: Qualifies 'sabhā'

सभा (sabhā) - assembly, gathering

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, gathering, council, court