महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-33, verse-4

इदमेवं न चाप्येवमेवमेतन्न चान्यथा ।
इत्यूचुर्बहवस्तत्र वितण्डानाः परस्परम् ॥४॥

4. idamevaṁ na cāpyevamevametanna cānyathā ,
ityūcurbahavastatra vitaṇḍānāḥ parasparam.

4. idam evam na ca api evam evam etat na ca anyathā
iti ūcuḥ bahavaḥ tatra vitaṇḍānāḥ parasparam

4. Many people there argued among themselves, saying, "This is so, and it is not so; it is indeed so, and it is not otherwise."

Words meanings summery:

• इदम् (idam) - this

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

• एतत् (etat) - this, it

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, spoke

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• वितण्डानाः (vitaṇḍānāḥ) - disputing, engaging in cavil

• परस्परम् (parasparam) - among themselves, mutually, each other

Words meanings and morphology

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this here

Note: Refers to the current topic or situation.

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, it

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, in another way

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third plural

Reduplicated perfect, root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Refers to the people disputing.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

वितण्डानाः (vitaṇḍānāḥ) - disputing, engaging in cavil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vitaṇḍāna

vitaṇḍāna - disputing, caviling

Present Active Participle

Derived from verb root of vitaṇḍā with śānac suffix, acting adjectivally.

Prefix: vi

Root: taṇḍ

Note: Refers to the 'many' people.

परस्परम् (parasparam) - among themselves, mutually, each other

(indeclinable)