महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-133, verse-5

द्वारपाल उवाच ।
बन्देः समादेशकरा वयं स्म निबोध वाक्यं च मयेर्यमाणम् ।
न वै बालाः प्रविशन्त्यत्र विप्रा वृद्धा विद्वांसः प्रविशन्ति द्विजाग्र्याः ॥५॥

5. dvārapāla uvāca ,
bandeḥ samādeśakarā vayaṁ sma; nibodha vākyaṁ ca mayeryamāṇam ,
na vai bālāḥ praviśantyatra viprā; vṛddhā vidvāṁsaḥ praviśanti dvijāgryāḥ.

5. dvārapālaḥ uvāca | bandeḥ samādeśakarāḥ
vayam sma nibodha vākyam ca mayā īryamāṇam
| na vai bālāḥ praviśanti atra viprāḥ
vṛddhāḥ vidvāṃsaḥ praviśanti dvijāgryāḥ

5. The doorkeeper said: "We are servants who carry out commands. Please listen to the words I am about to speak. Indeed, young brahmins do not enter this place. Only elderly, learned brahmins, the foremost among the twice-born (dvija), are permitted to enter."

Words meanings summery:

• द्वारपालः (dvārapālaḥ) - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• बन्देः (bandeḥ) - of a prisoner, of a captive, of one bound

• समादेशकराः (samādeśakarāḥ) - command-executing, obedient to orders, performing commands

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• स्म (sma) - (emphasizes the continuous state of being servants) ((particle indicating past tense with present tense verb, or emphasis))

• निबोध (nibodha) - listen to (understand, perceive, listen, learn)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, statement (word, speech, sentence, statement)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• मया (mayā) - by me

• ईर्यमाणम् (īryamāṇam) - being spoken (being spoken, being uttered, being impelled)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

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

• बालाः (bālāḥ) - young brahmins (young ones, children, boys)

• प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - they enter (they enter, they go in)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• विप्राः (viprāḥ) - brahmins (brahmins, inspired ones, sages)

• वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elderly (old, aged, grown)

• विद्वांसः (vidvāṁsaḥ) - learned (ones) (learned, wise, knowing)

• प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - they enter (they enter, they go in)

• द्विजाग्र्याः (dvijāgryāḥ) - the foremost among the twice-born (dvija) (foremost among the twice-born (dvija), chief brahmins)

Words meanings and morphology

द्वारपालः (dvārapālaḥ) - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvārapāla

dvārapāla - doorkeeper, gatekeeper

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvāra+pāla)

• dvāra – door, gate, entrance
  noun (neuter)
• pāla – guardian, protector
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense form

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

बन्देः (bandeḥ) - of a prisoner, of a captive, of one bound

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bandi

bandi - prisoner, captive, one who is bound

समादेशकराः (samādeśakarāḥ) - command-executing, obedient to orders, performing commands

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of samādeśakara

samādeśakara - executing commands, obedient to orders

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samādeśa+kara)

• samādeśa – command, order, instruction
  noun (masculine)
  Prefixes: sam+ā
• kara – doer, maker, performing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Describes "vayam" (we).

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

स्म (sma) - (emphasizes the continuous state of being servants) ((particle indicating past tense with present tense verb, or emphasis))

(indeclinable)

निबोध (nibodha) - listen to (understand, perceive, listen, learn)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

imperative form

2nd person singular imperative active of √budh with prefix ni

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, statement (word, speech, sentence, statement)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

Root: vac

Note: Object of nibodha.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent for the passive participle "īryamāṇam".

ईर्यमाणम् (īryamāṇam) - being spoken (being spoken, being uttered, being impelled)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of īryamāṇa

īryamāṇa - being moved, being uttered, being spoken

present passive participle

present passive participle of √īr

Root: īr (class 2)

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily (emphatic particle))

(indeclinable)

बालाः (bālāḥ) - young brahmins (young ones, children, boys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - young, child, boy, immature

Note: Subject of "praviśanti".

प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - they enter (they enter, they go in)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of viś

present tense form

3rd person plural present active of √viś with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

विप्राः (viprāḥ) - brahmins (brahmins, inspired ones, sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - brahmin, inspired, wise, sage

Root: vip

Note: Agrees with bālāḥ (implied as 'young brahmins').

वृद्धाः (vṛddhāḥ) - elderly (old, aged, grown)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, augmented

past passive participle

past passive participle of √vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

विद्वांसः (vidvāṁsaḥ) - learned (ones) (learned, wise, knowing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vidvat

vidvat - learned, wise, knowing

present active participle

present active participle of √vid (class 2)

Root: vid (class 2)

प्रविशन्ति (praviśanti) - they enter (they enter, they go in)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of viś

present tense form

3rd person plural present active of √viś with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

द्विजाग्र्याः (dvijāgryāḥ) - the foremost among the twice-born (dvija) (foremost among the twice-born (dvija), chief brahmins)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijāgrya

dvijāgrya - chief of the twice-born (dvija), foremost brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+agrya)

• dvija – twice-born, brahmin, bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• agrya – foremost, chief, principal
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Subject of "praviśanti".