महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-12, verse-18

स भ्रातृभिः पुनर्धीमानृत्विग्भिश्च महात्मभिः ।
धौम्यद्वैपायनाद्यैश्च मन्त्रयामास मन्त्रिभिः ॥१८॥

18. sa bhrātṛbhiḥ punardhīmānṛtvigbhiśca mahātmabhiḥ ,
dhaumyadvaipāyanādyaiśca mantrayāmāsa mantribhiḥ.

18. sa bhrātṛbhiḥ punar dhīmān ṛtvigbhiḥ ca mahātmabhiḥ
dhaumyadvaiṣāyanādyaiḥ ca mantrayāmāsa mantribhiḥ

18. sa dhīmān punar bhrātṛbhiḥ ca mahātmabhiḥ ṛtvigbhiḥ
ca dhaumyadvaiṣāyanādyaiḥ mantribhiḥ mantrayāmāsa

18. That wise man (dhīmān) again consulted with his brothers, and with the magnanimous priests (ṛtvij), and also with Dhaumya, Dvaipāyana, and other counselors.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - that (wise man) (he, that)

• भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with his brothers (with brothers)

• पुनर् (punar) - again (again, anew, repeatedly)

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise man (dhīmān) (wise, intelligent, sagacious)

• ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - with the priests (ṛtvij) (with priests, with sacrificers)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - with the magnanimous (with great souls, with magnanimous ones)

• धौम्यद्वैषायनाद्यैः (dhaumyadvaiṣāyanādyaiḥ) - with Dhaumya, Dvaipāyana, and others

• च (ca) - and also (and, also)

• मन्त्रयामास (mantrayāmāsa) - consulted (he consulted, he deliberated, he advised)

• मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - with counselors (with counselors, with ministers)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - that (wise man) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of mantrayāmāsa.

भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - with his brothers (with brothers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Accompaniment for the action of mantrayāmāsa.

पुनर् (punar) - again (again, anew, repeatedly)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying mantrayāmāsa.

धीमान् (dhīmān) - wise man (dhīmān) (wise, intelligent, sagacious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - wise, intelligent, sagacious, clever

Suffix -mat, indicating possession of dhī (intellect)

Note: Qualifies the subject sa.

ऋत्विग्भिः (ṛtvigbhiḥ) - with the priests (ṛtvij) (with priests, with sacrificers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛtvij

ṛtvij - a Vedic priest, a sacrificer, an officiating priest

Root: yaj (class 1)

Note: Accompaniment for mantrayāmāsa.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects bhrātṛbhiḥ with ṛtvigbhiḥ.

महात्मभिः (mahātmabhiḥ) - with the magnanimous (with great souls, with magnanimous ones)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, magnanimous, noble-minded

Compound of mahā (great) + ātman (soul, self)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, essence, spirit, breath
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies ṛtvigbhiḥ.

धौम्यद्वैषायनाद्यैः (dhaumyadvaiṣāyanādyaiḥ) - with Dhaumya, Dvaipāyana, and others

(compound)

Compound type : dvandva (dhaumya+dvaipāyana+ādi)

• dhaumya – name of a sage, priest of the Pāṇḍavas
  proper noun (masculine)
• dvaipāyana – name of a sage, Vyāsa
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, et cetera
  noun (masculine)

Note: Acts as a list of individuals accompanying the consultation.

च (ca) - and also (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects ṛtvigbhiḥ (and its qualifier) with dhaumyadvaiṣāyanādyaiḥ.

मन्त्रयामास (mantrayāmāsa) - consulted (he consulted, he deliberated, he advised)

(verb)

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

Periphrastic perfect of denominative root mantr (from mantra)

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: The main verb of the sentence.

मन्त्रिभिः (mantribhiḥ) - with counselors (with counselors, with ministers)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mantrin

mantrin - counselor, minister, advisor

From mantra (counsel) + suffix -in

Note: Qualifies the preceding group dhaumyadvaiṣāyanādyaiḥ.