महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-61, verse-77

विदुर उवाच ।
कश्यपस्य वचः श्रुत्वा प्रह्लादः पुत्रमब्रवीत् ।
श्रेयान्सुधन्वा त्वत्तो वै मत्तः श्रेयांस्तथाङ्गिराः ॥७७॥

77. vidura uvāca ,
kaśyapasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahlādaḥ putramabravīt ,
śreyānsudhanvā tvatto vai mattaḥ śreyāṁstathāṅgirāḥ.

77. viduraḥ uvāca kaśyapasya vacaḥ śrutvā prahlādaḥ putram abravīt
śreyān sudhanvā tvattaḥ vai mattaḥ śreyān tathā aṅgirāḥ

77. Vidura said: Having heard Kaśyapa's words, Prahlāda said to his son: "Sudhanvan is superior to you, and similarly, Aṅgirās is superior to me."

Words meanings summery:

• विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• प्रह्लादः (prahlādaḥ) - Prahlāda

• पुत्रम् (putram) - to the son

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

• श्रेयान् (śreyān) - superior, better, more excellent

• सुधन्वा (sudhanvā) - Sudhanvan

• त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you, than you

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me, than me

• श्रेयान् (śreyān) - superior, better, more excellent

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

• अङ्गिराः (aṅgirāḥ) - Aṅgirās

Words meanings and morphology

विदुरः (viduraḥ) - Vidura

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidura

vidura - Vidura (name of a wise minister in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd singular

From root 'vac' (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

कश्यपस्य (kaśyapasya) - of Kaśyapa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaśyapa

kaśyapa - Kaśyapa (a prominent Vedic sage, one of the Saptarishis)

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'śru' (to hear) with suffix '-tvā'.

Root: śru (class 5)

प्रह्लादः (prahlādaḥ) - Prahlāda

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prahlāda

prahlāda - Prahlāda (a Puranic character, son of Hiraṇyakaśipu)

पुत्रम् (putram) - to the son

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect active 3rd singular

From root 'brū' (to speak) with augment 'a-'.

Root: brū (class 2)

श्रेयान् (śreyān) - superior, better, more excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - superior, better, more excellent, welfare, prosperity

Comparative adjective

Comparative form of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy).

सुधन्वा (sudhanvā) - Sudhanvan

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhanvan

sudhanvan - Sudhanvan (a proper name, lit. 'having a good bow')

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+dhanvan)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• dhanvan – bow, archer
  noun (masculine)

त्वत्तः (tvattaḥ) - from you, than you

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (particle)

(indeclinable)

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - from me, than me

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

श्रेयान् (śreyān) - superior, better, more excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śreyas

śreyas - superior, better, more excellent, welfare, prosperity

Comparative adjective

Comparative form of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy).

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, similarly

(indeclinable)

अङ्गिराः (aṅgirāḥ) - Aṅgirās

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgiras

aṅgiras - Aṅgiras (name of a Vedic sage, progenitor of many families of gods and men)