महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-243, verse-4

एवं तत्राब्रुवन्केचिद्वातिकास्तं नरेश्वरम् ।
सुहृदस्त्वब्रुवंस्तत्र अति सर्वानयं क्रतुः ॥४॥

4. evaṁ tatrābruvankecidvātikāstaṁ nareśvaram ,
suhṛdastvabruvaṁstatra ati sarvānayaṁ kratuḥ.

4. evam tatra abruvan kecit vātikāḥ tam nareśvaram
suhṛdaḥ tu abruvan tatra ati sarvān ayam kratuḥ

4. Thus, some critics spoke to that lord of men there. But his friends there said, "This sacrifice surpasses all others."

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke/said

• केचित् (kecit) - some

• वातिकाः (vātikāḥ) - critics, fault-finders

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• नरेश्वरम् (nareśvaram) - lord of men, king

• सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends

• तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke/said

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अति (ati) - Functions here adverbially or as a pre-verb, indicating surpassing. (beyond, excessively, surpasses)

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• अयम् (ayam) - this

• क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - sacrifice, ritual

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad (that) with suffix -tra.

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke/said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, third person plural

Imperfect form of √brū, third person plural.

Root: brū (class 2)

केचित् (kecit) - some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kaścid

kaścid - someone; something; some

Indefinite pronoun formed from `kim` (what/who) + `cid` (a particle indicating indefiniteness).

वातिकाः (vātikāḥ) - critics, fault-finders

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vātika

vātika - critic; fault-finder; someone who talks

Derived from √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that; he, she, it

नरेश्वरम् (nareśvaram) - lord of men, king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nareśvara

nareśvara - king; lord of men

Compound of `nara` (man) and `īśvara` (lord), with sandhi 'a + ī = e'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+īśvara)

• nara – man
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, God
  noun (masculine)
  From √īś (to rule, command).
  Root: īś (class 2)

सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of suhṛd

suhṛd - friend; well-wisher

Compound of `su` (good) and `hṛd` (heart).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+hṛd)

• su – good, well
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning good.
• hṛd – heart
  noun (neuter)

तु (tu) - but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke/said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of brū

Imperfect tense, third person plural

Imperfect form of √brū, third person plural.

Root: brū (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad (that) with suffix -tra.

अति (ati) - Functions here adverbially or as a pre-verb, indicating surpassing. (beyond, excessively, surpasses)

(indeclinable)

Preposition or adverb. Can act as a verbal prefix.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all; every; whole

अयम् (ayam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this; here

क्रतुः (kratuḥ) - sacrifice, ritual

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kratu

kratu - sacrifice; ritual; strength; power; intention

From √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: kṛ (class 8)