महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-186, verse-2

नैके युगसहस्रान्तास्त्वया दृष्टा महामुने ।
न चापीह समः कश्चिदायुषा तव विद्यते ।
वर्जयित्वा महात्मानं ब्राह्मणं परमेष्ठिनम् ॥२॥

2. naike yugasahasrāntāstvayā dṛṣṭā mahāmune ,
na cāpīha samaḥ kaścidāyuṣā tava vidyate ,
varjayitvā mahātmānaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ parameṣṭhinam.

2. na eke yugasahasrāntāḥ tvayā dṛṣṭāḥ
mahāmune na ca api iha samaḥ kaścit
āyuṣā tava vidyate varjayitvā
mahātmānam brāhmaṇam parameṣṭhinam

2. O great sage (mahāmuni), you have witnessed not just a few thousands of yuga-ends. And here on Earth, no one exists with a lifespan equal to yours, except for the great-souled (mahātman) Brahmā, the Supreme Being.

Words meanings summery:

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• एके (eke) - a few (plural, implying 'not just a few') (a few, some, one)

• युगसहस्रान्ताः (yugasahasrāntāḥ) - ends of thousands of yugas (cosmic ages) (ends of thousands of yugas, periods marking the end of a thousand cosmic ages)

• त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Mārkaṇḍeya) (by you)

• दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - seen (by you) (seen, observed)

• महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage (mahāmuni), addressing Mārkaṇḍeya (O great sage)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

• अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

• इह (iha) - here (on Earth) (here, in this world)

• समः (samaḥ) - equal (to you) (equal, similar, same)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, no one (in combination with 'na') (someone, anyone, a certain one)

• आयुषा (āyuṣā) - by lifespan (by lifespan, by age)

• तव (tava) - your (Mārkaṇḍeya's) (your)

• विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is)

• वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - excepting, excluding (having excluded, excepting, except)

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one (referring to Brahmā) (great-souled, noble-minded, exalted person)

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmā (the creator deity) (a brahmin, pertaining to Brahman, Brahma)

• परमेष्ठिनम् (parameṣṭhinam) - the Supreme Being (epithet for Brahmā) (the Supreme Being, the highest one)

Words meanings and morphology

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

एके (eke) - a few (plural, implying 'not just a few') (a few, some, one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of eka

eka - one, a, single, some

Note: Refers to 'yugasahasrāntāḥ'.

युगसहस्रान्ताः (yugasahasrāntāḥ) - ends of thousands of yugas (cosmic ages) (ends of thousands of yugas, periods marking the end of a thousand cosmic ages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yugasahasrānta

yugasahasrānta - end of a thousand yugas

Compound type : tatpurusha (yuga+sahasra+anta)

• yuga – age, era, epoch
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of 'dṛṣṭāḥ'.

त्वया (tvayā) - by you (Mārkaṇḍeya) (by you)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Agent in passive construction.

दृष्टाः (dṛṣṭāḥ) - seen (by you) (seen, observed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, observed, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yugasahasrāntāḥ'.

महामुने (mahāmune) - O great sage (mahāmuni), addressing Mārkaṇḍeya (O great sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage, great ascetic

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+muni)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• muni – sage, ascetic, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Term of address.

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negative particle.

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

अपि (api) - also (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

इह (iha) - here (on Earth) (here, in this world)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place.

समः (samaḥ) - equal (to you) (equal, similar, same)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sama

sama - equal, similar, same, even

Note: Agrees with 'kaścit'.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, no one (in combination with 'na') (someone, anyone, a certain one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

Note: Subject of 'vidyate'.

आयुषा (āyuṣā) - by lifespan (by lifespan, by age)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of āyus

āyus - lifespan, age, vitality

Note: Indicates in what respect 'samaḥ' (equal).

तव (tava) - your (Mārkaṇḍeya's) (your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Possessive, 'of you'.

विद्यते (vidyate) - exists (exists, is found, is)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of vid

Present Middle

3rd singular present middle of √vid (class 4, 'to be')

Root: vid (class 4)

Note: Intransitive verb.

वर्जयित्वा (varjayitvā) - excepting, excluding (having excluded, excepting, except)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (krt)

Absolutive of √vṛj in causal (varjayati)

Root: vṛj (class 10)

Note: Functions as a preposition here.

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - the great-souled one (referring to Brahmā) (great-souled, noble-minded, exalted person)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, a great person

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇam'.

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - Brahmā (the creator deity) (a brahmin, pertaining to Brahman, Brahma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, related to Brahman, the creator deity Brahmā

Note: Object of 'varjayitvā'.

परमेष्ठिनम् (parameṣṭhinam) - the Supreme Being (epithet for Brahmā) (the Supreme Being, the highest one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parameṣṭhin

parameṣṭhin - standing at the head, the highest, the Supreme Being

From parama (highest) + sthāyin (standing)

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+sthāyin)

• parama – highest, supreme, ultimate
  adjective (masculine)
• sthāyin – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Adjective
  From √sthā (to stand) + -in suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'brāhmaṇam'.