महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-182, verse-11

तानब्रवीत्स विप्रर्षिः कथं वो ब्राह्मणो हतः ।
क्व चासौ ब्रूत सहिताः पश्यध्वं मे तपोबलम् ॥११॥

11. tānabravītsa viprarṣiḥ kathaṁ vo brāhmaṇo hataḥ ,
kva cāsau brūta sahitāḥ paśyadhvaṁ me tapobalam.

11. tān abravīt sa viprarṣiḥ katham vaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ hataḥ
kva ca asau brūta sahitāḥ paśyadhvam me tapobalam

11. That Brahmin-sage (viprarṣi) said to them, "How was a Brahmin killed by you? And where is he? All of you, tell me. Then, witness my ascetic power (tapas)."

Words meanings summery:

• तान् (tān) - them, to them

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said

• स (sa) - he

• विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - Brahmin-sage, a sage who is also a Brahmin

• कथम् (katham) - how?

• वः (vaḥ) - by you, your

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin

• हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck, destroyed

• क्व (kva) - where?

• च (ca) - and

• असौ (asau) - that one, he

• ब्रूत (brūta) - tell, speak

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together, assembled

• पश्यध्वम् (paśyadhvam) - behold, see

• मे (me) - my, to me

• तपोबलम् (tapobalam) - power of asceticism, strength of penance (tapas)

Words meanings and morphology

तान् (tān) - them, to them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said

(verb)

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

Root: bru (class 2)

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - Brahmin-sage, a sage who is also a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi

viprarṣi - a Brahmin sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vipra+ṛṣi)

• vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

कथम् (katham) - how?

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - by you, your

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (singular and plural)

Note: Here used as genitive of agent, equivalent to instrumental (by you).

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

हतः (hataḥ) - killed, struck, destroyed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hata

hata - killed, struck, destroyed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'han' (to strike, to kill).

Root: han (class 2)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - that one, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it (remote demonstrative)

ब्रूत (brūta) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (loṭ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - together, assembled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, united, together

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'sah' (to bear) with prefix 'sa'.

Prefix: sa

Root: sah (class 1)

पश्यध्वम् (paśyadhvam) - behold, see

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (loṭ) of dṛś

Root 'dṛś' takes the stem 'paśya' in present tense.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

तपोबलम् (tapobalam) - power of asceticism, strength of penance (tapas)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapobala

tapobala - power of asceticism, strength of penance

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tapas+bala)

• tapas – asceticism, penance, heat, spiritual fervor (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)