महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-155, verse-7

इत्युक्त्वा ब्राह्मणान्सर्वानामन्त्रयत पाण्डवः ।
कारणं चैव तत्तेषामाचचक्षे तपस्विनाम् ॥७॥

7. ityuktvā brāhmaṇānsarvānāmantrayata pāṇḍavaḥ ,
kāraṇaṁ caiva tatteṣāmācacakṣe tapasvinām.

7. iti uktvā brāhmaṇān sarvān āmantrayata pāṇḍavaḥ
kāraṇam ca eva tat teṣām ācacakṣe tapasvinām

7. Having spoken thus, the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira) summoned all the Brahmins. And he explained that very reason to them, the ascetics (tapasvinām).

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken/said

• ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• आमन्त्रयत (āmantrayata) - he summoned, invited

• पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the Pāṇḍava (the son of Pāṇḍu)

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• तत् (tat) - that

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (Brahmins) (of them, to them)

• आचचक्षे (ācacakṣe) - he explained, narrated, told

• तपस्विनाम् (tapasvinām) - to them, who were ascetics (of the ascetics, to the ascetics)

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken/said

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

root vac (to speak) + ktvā suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class

Root: bṛh

Note: Direct object of 'āmantrayata'.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇān'.

आमन्त्रयत (āmantrayata) - he summoned, invited

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of āmantr

Imperfect Tense

root mantr (10th class) with prefix ā + ata (3rd person singular middle imperfect ending)

Prefix: ā

Root: mantr (class 10)

Note: Subject is 'pāṇḍavaḥ'.

पाण्डवः (pāṇḍavaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira, the Pāṇḍava (the son of Pāṇḍu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava

pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu

Note: Subject of 'āmantrayata' and 'ācacakṣe'.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - reason, cause

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - reason, cause, motive

from root kṛ (to do, make) + ana suffix

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Direct object of 'ācacakṣe'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Refers to the 'kāraṇam'.

तेषाम् (teṣām) - to those (Brahmins) (of them, to them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that

Note: Functions as a dative 'to them', referring to the Brahmins, and is in apposition with 'tapasvinām'.

आचचक्षे (ācacakṣe) - he explained, narrated, told

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of ācakṣ

Perfect Tense

root cakṣ (2nd class) with prefix ā + e (3rd person singular middle perfect ending), reduplicated form

Prefix: ā

Root: cakṣ (class 2)

Note: Subject is 'pāṇḍavaḥ'.

तपस्विनाम् (tapasvinām) - to them, who were ascetics (of the ascetics, to the ascetics)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, one who practices austerity (tapas)

from tapas (austerity) + vin suffix

Note: In apposition to 'teṣām', specifying the group referred to.