महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-154, verse-3

ब्राह्मणो मन्त्रकुशलः सर्वास्त्रेष्वस्त्रवित्तमः ।
इति ब्रुवन्पाण्डवेयान्पर्युपास्ते स्म नित्यदा ॥३॥

3. brāhmaṇo mantrakuśalaḥ sarvāstreṣvastravittamaḥ ,
iti bruvanpāṇḍaveyānparyupāste sma nityadā.

3. brāhmaṇaḥ mantrakuśalaḥ sarvāstreṣu astravittamah
iti bruvan pāṇḍaveyān paryupāste sma nityadā

3. Proclaiming, 'I am a Brahmin, skilled in sacred incantations (mantra), and most excellent in all weapons,' he (Jaṭāsura) constantly attended the sons of Pāṇḍu.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

• मन्त्रकुशलः (mantrakuśalaḥ) - skilled in sacred incantations

• सर्वास्त्रेषु (sarvāstreṣu) - in all weapons, among all missiles

• अस्त्रवित्तमह् (astravittamah) - most skilled in weapons, supreme expert in weaponry

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation)

• ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying, speaking

• पाण्डवेयान् (pāṇḍaveyān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

• पर्युपास्ते (paryupāste) - he attended, served, waited upon

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past habitual action)

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahman, priestly

Root: bṛh

Note: Subject of the implied 'I am' in the quote.

मन्त्रकुशलः (mantrakuśalaḥ) - skilled in sacred incantations

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mantrakuśala

mantrakuśala - skilled in sacred incantations (mantra), adept in counsel

Compound type : tatpurusha (mantra+kuśala)

• mantra – sacred incantation, sacred formula, hymn, counsel
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• kuśala – skilled, clever, auspicious, healthy
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I'.

सर्वास्त्रेषु (sarvāstreṣu) - in all weapons, among all missiles

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sarvāstra

sarvāstra - all weapons, all missiles

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+astra)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• astra – weapon, missile, projectile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)

अस्त्रवित्तमह् (astravittamah) - most skilled in weapons, supreme expert in weaponry

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of astravittama

astravittama - most knowledgeable about weapons, most skilled in weapons

Superlative form of 'astravit' (knower of weapons).

Compound type : tatpurusha (astra+vit+-tama)

• astra – weapon, missile
  noun (neuter)
  Root: as (class 4)
• vit – knower, expert
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from √vid 'to know'.
  Root: vid (class 2)
• -tama – most, best (superlative suffix)
  suffix
  Superlative suffix.

Note: Qualifies the implied subject 'I'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this manner (marks a quotation)

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवन् (bruvan) - saying, speaking

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of √brū

√brū - to say, speak, declare

Present Active Participle

Derived from root √brū (class 2 verb)

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Qualifies the implied subject of 'paryupāste sma' (Jaṭāsura).

पाण्डवेयान् (pāṇḍaveyān) - the sons of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāṇḍaveya

pāṇḍaveya - son of Pāṇḍu, descendant of Pāṇḍu

Patronymic derived from Pāṇḍu.

Note: Object of 'paryupāste sma'.

पर्युपास्ते (paryupāste) - he attended, served, waited upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (Laṅ) of √ās

Imperfect Middle

Derived from root √ās with upasargas pari- and upa-. 3rd sg. Ātmanepada.

Prefixes: pari+upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: The subject is the demon (Jaṭāsura).

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past habitual action)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with paryupāste to form a past habitual sense.

नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Formed with suffix -dā.