महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-36, verse-28

तथैव बहवोऽस्माभी राष्ट्रेभ्यो विप्रवासिताः ।
राजानो राजपुत्राश्च धृतराष्ट्रमनुव्रताः ॥२८॥

28. tathaiva bahavo'smābhī rāṣṭrebhyo vipravāsitāḥ ,
rājāno rājaputrāśca dhṛtarāṣṭramanuvratāḥ.

28. tathā eva bahavaḥ asmābhī rāṣṭrebhyaḥ vipravāsitāḥ
rājānaḥ rājaputrāḥ ca dhṛtarāṣṭram anuvratāḥ

28. Similarly, many kings and princes, who were loyal followers of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, have been banished from their kingdoms by us.

Words meanings summery:

• तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

• अस्माभी (asmābhī) - functions as the instrumental plural of 'asmad' (by us)

• राष्ट्रेभ्यः (rāṣṭrebhyaḥ) - from kingdoms

• विप्रवासिताः (vipravāsitāḥ) - banished, exiled

• राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

• राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes (sons of kings)

• च (ca) - and

• धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (as object)

• अनुव्रताः (anuvratāḥ) - followers, loyal to

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that way

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

बहवः (bahavaḥ) - many

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - much, many, numerous

अस्माभी (asmābhī) - functions as the instrumental plural of 'asmad' (by us)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, plural of asmad

asmad - I, me, us

Note: This word form `asmābhī` (with long ī) is an irregular or non-standard variant of the instrumental plural `asmābhiḥ`. Grammatically, `asmābhiḥ` is expected here, meaning 'by us'.

राष्ट्रेभ्यः (rāṣṭrebhyaḥ) - from kingdoms

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, plural of rāṣṭra

rāṣṭra - kingdom, realm, country

विप्रवासिताः (vipravāsitāḥ) - banished, exiled

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vipravāsita

vipravāsita - banished, exiled, driven away

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root vas (to dwell) with prefixes vi and pra.

Prefixes: vi+pra

Root: vas (class 1)

राजानः (rājānaḥ) - kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

राजपुत्राः (rājaputrāḥ) - princes (sons of kings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of rājaputra

rājaputra - prince, son of a king

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (rājan+putra)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• putra – son
  noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

धृतराष्ट्रम् (dhṛtarāṣṭram) - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (as object)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhṛtarāṣṭra

dhṛtarāṣṭra - Dhṛtarāṣṭra (name of the blind king of Hastinapura in the Mahābhārata)

अनुव्रताः (anuvratāḥ) - followers, loyal to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuvrata

anuvrata - following, devoted, loyal, a follower

Compound of anu (after, following) and vrata (vow, allegiance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (anu+vrata)

• anu – after, along, following
  indeclinable
  Prefix or preposition
• vrata – vow, religious observance, allegiance, loyalty
  noun (neuter)