महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-183, verse-16

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
विवदन्तौ तथा तौ तु मुनीनां दर्शने स्थितौ ।
ये तस्य यज्ञे संवृत्तास्तेऽपृच्छन्त कथं त्विमौ ॥१६॥

16. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
vivadantau tathā tau tu munīnāṁ darśane sthitau ,
ye tasya yajñe saṁvṛttāste'pṛcchanta kathaṁ tvimau.

16. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca vivadantau tathā tau tu munīnām darśane
sthitau ye tasya yajñe saṃvṛttāḥ te apṛcchanta katham tu imau

16. Mārkaṇḍeya said: "Those two disputants, present in the assembly of sages, were arguing. Those who had gathered for his sacrificial ritual (yajña) then inquired, 'How is it that these two...'

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• विवदन्तौ (vivadantau) - those two who were arguing (arguing, disputing (dual))

• तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

• तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the disputants) (those two)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

• मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of the sages (of sages, of hermits)

• दर्शने (darśane) - in the assembly (in the sight, in the presence, in the assembly)

• स्थितौ (sthitau) - present (standing, situated, present (dual))

• ये (ye) - those who (who (masculine plural))

• तस्य (tasya) - his (of him, his)

• यज्ञे (yajñe) - in his sacrificial ritual (yajña) (in the ritual (yajña), in the sacrifice)

• संवृत्ताः (saṁvṛttāḥ) - assembled (assembled, occurred, happened)

• ते (te) - they (those who were assembled) (they (masculine plural nominative))

• अपृच्छन्त (apṛcchanta) - they asked

• कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

• तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but)

• इमौ (imau) - these two (the disputants) (these two)

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Mārkaṇḍeya)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect active third singular

Root vac, perfect tense, third person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

विवदन्तौ (vivadantau) - those two who were arguing (arguing, disputing (dual))

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of vivadat

vivadat - arguing, disputing

Present active participle

Root vad (to speak) with prefix vi (indicating opposition, dispute)

Prefix: vi

Root: vad (class 1)

Note: Present active participle of vi-vad.

तथा (tathā) - thus (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

तौ (tau) - those two (referring to the disputants) (those two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that

Note: Masculine dual nominative of tad.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed, on the other hand)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

मुनीनाम् (munīnām) - of the sages (of sages, of hermits)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, hermit, ascetic

दर्शने (darśane) - in the assembly (in the sight, in the presence, in the assembly)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of darśana

darśana - seeing, sight, appearance, assembly

Root: dṛś (class 1)

स्थितौ (sthitau) - present (standing, situated, present (dual))

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sthita

sthita - stood, situated, present

Past passive participle

Root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle of sthā.

ये (ye) - those who (who (masculine plural))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - which, who, what

Note: Masculine plural nominative of yad.

तस्य (tasya) - his (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Masculine singular genitive of tad.

यज्ञे (yajñe) - in his sacrificial ritual (yajña) (in the ritual (yajña), in the sacrifice)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship

Root: yaj (class 1)

संवृत्ताः (saṁvṛttāḥ) - assembled (assembled, occurred, happened)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃvṛtta

saṁvṛtta - assembled, happened, occurred

Past passive participle

Root vṛt (to be, to happen) with prefix sam (together)

Prefix: sam

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle of saṃ-vṛt.

ते (te) - they (those who were assembled) (they (masculine plural nominative))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Masculine plural nominative of tad.

अपृच्छन्त (apṛcchanta) - they asked

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of prach

Imperfect active third plural

Root prach, imperfect tense, third person plural, active voice

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: From root prach (to ask).

कथम् (katham) - how (how, in what manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb.

तु (tu) - indeed (indeed, but)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

इमौ (imau) - these two (the disputants) (these two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of idam

idam - this

Note: Masculine dual nominative of idam.