महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-34, verse-72

भवतश्च प्रशंसाभिर्निन्दाभिरितरस्य च ।
कथायुक्ताः परिषदः पृथग्राजन्समागताः ॥७२॥

72. bhavataśca praśaṁsābhirnindābhiritarasya ca ,
kathāyuktāḥ pariṣadaḥ pṛthagrājansamāgatāḥ.

72. bhavataḥ ca praśaṃsābhiḥ nindābhiḥ itarasya ca
kathāyuktāḥ pariṣadaḥ pṛthak rājan samāgatāḥ

72. O King, assemblies have gathered separately, engaged in discussions (kathā) that speak of your praise and the criticism of the other side.

Words meanings summery:

• भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of your (of you, your)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• प्रशंसाभिः (praśaṁsābhiḥ) - with praises (about you) (with praises, by praises)

• निन्दाभिः (nindābhiḥ) - with criticisms (of the other) (with censures, by blame)

• इतरस्य (itarasya) - of the other side (of the other)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• कथायुक्ताः (kathāyuktāḥ) - engaged in discussions (kathā) (engaged in stories/conversations, connected with tales)

• परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - assemblies (assemblies, councils, audiences)

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, apart, distinct)

• राजन् (rājan) - O King (O king, ruler)

• समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - gathered (assembled, gathered, arrived)

Words meanings and morphology

भवतः (bhavataḥ) - of your (of you, your)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (respectful), being, existing

Present active participle

From root bhū (to be), used as an honorific pronoun

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies praśaṃsābhiḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects bhavataḥ to praśaṃsābhiḥ.

प्रशंसाभिः (praśaṁsābhiḥ) - with praises (about you) (with praises, by praises)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of praśaṃsā

praśaṁsā - praise, eulogy, commendation

From root śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Indicates the means or topic of the conversations.

निन्दाभिः (nindābhiḥ) - with criticisms (of the other) (with censures, by blame)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of nindā

nindā - blame, censure, criticism

From root nind (to blame)

Root: nind (class 1)

Note: Parallel to praśaṃsābhiḥ.

इतरस्य (itarasya) - of the other side (of the other)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of itara

itara - other, another

Note: Qualifies nindābhiḥ.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects nindābhiḥ to itarasya. This ca pairs with the first ca to mean 'both...and'.

कथायुक्ताः (kathāyuktāḥ) - engaged in discussions (kathā) (engaged in stories/conversations, connected with tales)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kathāyukta

kathāyukta - joined with stories, engaged in conversation

Compound: kathā (story) + yukta (joined)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kathā+yukta)

• kathā – story, tale, conversation
  noun (feminine)
  From root kath (to tell)
  Root: kath (class 10)
• yukta – joined, connected, engaged in, proper
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root yuj (to join)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Agrees with pariṣadaḥ.

परिषदः (pariṣadaḥ) - assemblies (assemblies, councils, audiences)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pariṣad

pariṣad - assembly, council, audience

From root sad (to sit) with prefix pari

Prefix: pari

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately (separately, apart, distinct)

(indeclinable)

Root: pṛth

Note: Modifies samāgatāḥ.

राजन् (rājan) - O King (O king, ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

समागताः (samāgatāḥ) - gathered (assembled, gathered, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of samāgata

samāgata - assembled, gathered, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) with prefixes sam and ā

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with pariṣadaḥ.