महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-183, verse-19

अथाब्रवीत्सदस्यांस्तु गौतमो मुनिसत्तमान् ।
आवयोर्व्याहृतं प्रश्नं शृणुत द्विजपुंगवाः ।
वैन्यो विधातेत्याहात्रिरत्र नः संशयो महान् ॥१९॥

19. athābravītsadasyāṁstu gautamo munisattamān ,
āvayorvyāhṛtaṁ praśnaṁ śṛṇuta dvijapuṁgavāḥ ,
vainyo vidhātetyāhātriratra naḥ saṁśayo mahān.

19. atha abravīt sadasyān tu gautamaḥ
munisattamān āvayoḥ vyāhṛtam praśnam
śṛṇuta dvijapuṃgavāḥ vainyaḥ vidhātā
iti āha atriḥ atra naḥ saṃśayaḥ mahān

19. Then Gautama addressed the excellent sages in the assembly, saying: "Listen, O foremost among the twice-born (dvija), to the question spoken by us two: 'Is Vainya the creator?' This is what Atri said, and we have a great doubt about it."

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, afterwards)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• सदस्यान् (sadasyān) - the members of the assembly (members of an assembly, assessors)

• तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed)

• गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - The sage Gautama (Gautama (a sage's name))

• मुनिसत्तमान् (munisattamān) - the excellent sages (excellent sages, best of hermits)

• आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - by us two (of us two, by us two)

• व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - spoken (spoken, uttered)

• प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - the question (question, inquiry)

• शृणुत (śṛṇuta) - listen (you plural)

• द्विजपुंगवाः (dvijapuṁgavāḥ) - O foremost among the twice-born (dvija) (O foremost among the twice-born (dvija), O best of Brahmins)

• वैन्यः (vainyaḥ) - King Vainya (Vainya (name of a king))

• विधाता (vidhātā) - the creator (creator, ordainer, disposer)

• इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, so, (marks direct speech))

• आह (āha) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• अत्रिः (atriḥ) - The sage Atri (Atri (a sage's name))

• अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter)

• नः (naḥ) - our (to us, our, by us)

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - a doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

• महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, important)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle indicating sequence or commencement.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect active third singular

Root brū (to speak), imperfect tense, third person singular, active voice

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: From root brū (to speak).

सदस्यान् (sadasyān) - the members of the assembly (members of an assembly, assessors)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sadasya

sadasya - member of an assembly, assessor

Note: Masculine plural accusative.

तु (tu) - indeed (but, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - The sage Gautama (Gautama (a sage's name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (name of an ancient sage)

मुनिसत्तमान् (munisattamān) - the excellent sages (excellent sages, best of hermits)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of munisattama

munisattama - best of sages, excellent sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, hermit, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

Note: Tatpuruṣa compound.

आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - by us two (of us two, by us two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Dual genitive of asmad.

व्याहृतम् (vyāhṛtam) - spoken (spoken, uttered)

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyāhṛta

vyāhṛta - spoken, uttered, declared

Past passive participle

Root hṛ (to take) with prefixes vi and ā, often used metaphorically to mean 'to speak'

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Past passive participle of vyā-hṛ.

प्रश्नम् (praśnam) - the question (question, inquiry)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of praśna

praśna - question, inquiry, problem

Prefix: pra

Root: prach (class 6)

Note: Masculine singular accusative.

शृणुत (śṛṇuta) - listen (you plural)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, imperative (lot) of śru

Imperative active second plural

Root śru (to hear), imperative mood, second person plural, active voice

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Imperative second person plural of śru.

द्विजपुंगवाः (dvijapuṁgavāḥ) - O foremost among the twice-born (dvija) (O foremost among the twice-born (dvija), O best of Brahmins)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of dvijapuṃgava

dvijapuṁgava - foremost among the twice-born, best of Brahmins

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+puṃgava)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• puṃgava – bull, chief, eminent, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: Tatpuruṣa compound, used in vocative case.

वैन्यः (vainyaḥ) - King Vainya (Vainya (name of a king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vainya

vainya - Vainya (name of a king, son of Vena)

विधाता (vidhātā) - the creator (creator, ordainer, disposer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhātṛ

vidhātṛ - creator, disposer, ordainer, Brahmā

Agent noun from vi-dhā

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agent noun of vi-dhā.

इति (iti) - (marks direct speech) (thus, so, (marks direct speech))

(indeclinable)

Note: Quotation particle.

आह (āha) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect active third singular

Irregular perfect tense form of root ah, third person singular, active voice

Root: ah (class 2)

Note: Perfect third singular of root ah (to say).

अत्रिः (atriḥ) - The sage Atri (Atri (a sage's name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atri

atri - Atri (name of an ancient sage)

अत्र (atra) - in this matter (here, in this matter)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

नः (naḥ) - our (to us, our, by us)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Enclitic pronominal form, here genitive plural.

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - a doubt (doubt, uncertainty)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, suspicion

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)

Note: Masculine singular nominative.

महान् (mahān) - great (great, large, important)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

Note: Masculine singular nominative, agreeing with saṃśayaḥ.