महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-67, verse-16

एवं ब्रुवाणान्यदि वः प्रतिब्रूयाद्धि कश्चन ।
स नरः सर्वथा ज्ञेयः कश्चासौ क्व च वर्तते ॥१६॥

16. evaṁ bruvāṇānyadi vaḥ pratibrūyāddhi kaścana ,
sa naraḥ sarvathā jñeyaḥ kaścāsau kva ca vartate.

16. evam bruvāṇān yadi vaḥ pratibrūyāt hi kaścana sa
naraḥ sarvathā jñeyaḥ kaḥ ca asau kva ca vartate

16. If anyone among you were to speak against those who are speaking thus, that man (naraḥ) should certainly be identified: who he is and where he dwells.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus (referring to the previous speech) (thus, in this manner, like this)

• ब्रुवाणान् (bruvāṇān) - those who are speaking (the above words) (those who are speaking, speaking)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• वः (vaḥ) - among you (possessive, indicating association) (to you, for you, your, by you (plural))

• प्रतिब्रूयात् (pratibrūyāt) - would speak against (would speak against, might answer back, should reply)

• हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizing the hypothetical) (indeed, surely, because)

• कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone (among you) (someone, anyone)

• स (sa) - that (aforementioned) (he, that)

• नरः (naraḥ) - that man (man, human being)

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - certainly (in every way, by all means, certainly)

• ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - should certainly be known/identified (to be known, knowable, should be known)

• कः (kaḥ) - who (is he) (who, what)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• असौ (asau) - he (that person) (that one, he, she, it)

• क्व (kva) - where (does he dwell) (where)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• वर्तते (vartate) - dwells (exists, dwells, is, remains)

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus (referring to the previous speech) (thus, in this manner, like this)

(indeclinable)

ब्रुवाणान् (bruvāṇān) - those who are speaking (the above words) (those who are speaking, speaking)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bruvāṇa

bruvāṇa - speaking, telling, saying

Present Participle (Ātmanepada)

Derived from root brū (to speak), present participle, masculine, plural, accusative

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Refers to the 'speakers' of the statement mentioned by 'evam'.

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

वः (vaḥ) - among you (possessive, indicating association) (to you, for you, your, by you (plural))

(pronoun)

plural of yūṣmad

yūṣmad - you (plural)

Note: Here, functions as 'among you' or 'of you', referring to the larger group.

प्रतिब्रूयात् (pratibrūyāt) - would speak against (would speak against, might answer back, should reply)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of pratibrū

Optative

prefix prati, root brū, 3rd person singular, active voice

Prefix: prati

Root: brū (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed (emphasizing the hypothetical) (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

कश्चन (kaścana) - anyone (among you) (someone, anyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścana

kaścana - someone, anyone, any one

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ka+cana)

• ka – who, what (interrogative pronoun stem)
  pronoun (masculine)
• cana – and, also, even; particle forming indefinite pronouns
  indeclinable

स (sa) - that (aforementioned) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नरः (naraḥ) - that man (man, human being)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nara

nara - man, human being

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - certainly (in every way, by all means, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Derived from sarva (all) with thāl suffix.

ज्ञेयः (jñeyaḥ) - should certainly be known/identified (to be known, knowable, should be known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jñeya

jñeya - to be known, knowable, understandable, worthy of being known

Gerundive (karmaṇi kṛtya)

Derived from root jñā (to know), gerundive (potential passive participle), masculine, singular, nominative.

Root: jñā (class 9)

कः (kaḥ) - who (is he) (who, what)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Note: Interrogative pronoun.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

असौ (asau) - he (that person) (that one, he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it (remote demonstrative)

Note: Remote demonstrative pronoun.

क्व (kva) - where (does he dwell) (where)

(indeclinable)

Note: Interrogative adverb of place.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction.

वर्तते (vartate) - dwells (exists, dwells, is, remains)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛt

Present Indicative

root vṛt, 3rd person singular, middle voice

Root: vṛt (class 1)

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