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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-267, verse-25

तत्रान्ये व्याहरन्ति स्म वानराः पटुमानिनः ।
समर्था लङ्घने सिन्धोर्न तु कृत्स्नस्य वानराः ॥२५॥
25. tatrānye vyāharanti sma vānarāḥ paṭumāninaḥ ,
samarthā laṅghane sindhorna tu kṛtsnasya vānarāḥ.
25. tatra anye vyāharanti sma vānarāḥ paṭumāninah
samarthāḥ laṅghane sindhoḥ na tu kṛtsnasya vānarāḥ
25. At that time, other monkeys, considering themselves skillful, spoke: "We are capable of crossing the ocean, but not all of the monkeys (the entire army)."

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत्र (tatra) - at that point (in the discussion) (there, at that time, in that place)
  • अन्ये (anye) - others, other
  • व्याहरन्ति (vyāharanti) - they speak, they say
  • स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense when used with present verb)
  • वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys
  • पटुमानिनह् (paṭumāninah) - considering themselves clever/skillful, proud of their skill
  • समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, able, competent
  • लङ्घने (laṅghane) - in crossing, in leaping over
  • सिन्धोः (sindhoḥ) - of the ocean (referring to the sea between India and Lanka) (of the ocean, of the river Sindhu (Indus))
  • (na) - not, no
  • तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however
  • कृत्स्नस्य (kṛtsnasya) - of the entire army/group (of monkeys) (of the whole, of the entire, of all)
  • वानराः (vānarāḥ) - (the entire army of) monkeys (monkeys)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - at that point (in the discussion) (there, at that time, in that place)
(indeclinable)
Adverb of place/time.
अन्ये (anye) - others, other
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another, different
Note: Refers to 'vānarāḥ'.
व्याहरन्ति (vyāharanti) - they speak, they say
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of hṛ
From root hṛ (to carry, often with upasargas to mean 'speak'), Present Indicative, Parasmaipada.
Prefixes: vi+ā
Root: hṛ (class 1)
स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past tense when used with present verb)
(indeclinable)
वानराः (vānarāḥ) - monkeys
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara
vānara - monkey, ape
पटुमानिनह् (paṭumāninah) - considering themselves clever/skillful, proud of their skill
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paṭumānin
paṭumānin - thinking oneself clever, proud of skill
Compound of paṭu (clever) and mānin (thinking, proud).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (paṭu+mānin)
  • paṭu – clever, skillful, shrewd
    adjective (masculine)
  • mānin – thinking, believing, proud, respecting oneself
    adjective (masculine)
    Present Active Participle
    From root man (to think).
    Root: man (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'vānarāḥ'.
समर्थाः (samarthāḥ) - capable, able, competent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of samartha
samartha - capable, able, competent, appropriate
From prefix sam + artha (meaning, purpose).
Note: Refers to the monkeys.
लङ्घने (laṅghane) - in crossing, in leaping over
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of laṅghana
laṅghana - crossing, leaping, transgressing
verbal noun
From root laṅgh (to leap).
Root: laṅgh (class 1)
सिन्धोः (sindhoḥ) - of the ocean (referring to the sea between India and Lanka) (of the ocean, of the river Sindhu (Indus))
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of sindhu
sindhu - river, ocean, sea, the Indus river
Root: syand (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
Negation particle.
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, however
(indeclinable)
Particle.
Note: Used with 'na' to form 'na tu' (but not).
कृत्स्नस्य (kṛtsnasya) - of the entire army/group (of monkeys) (of the whole, of the entire, of all)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of kṛtsna
kṛtsna - whole, entire, all, complete
Root: kṛt
Note: Qualifies 'vānarāḥ' in the sense of the entire body of monkeys.
वानराः (vānarāḥ) - (the entire army of) monkeys (monkeys)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vānara
vānara - monkey, ape
Note: Here implied as "the whole body of monkeys", agreeing with 'kṛtsnasya'.