महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-81, verse-177

ब्रह्मवेदी कुरुक्षेत्रं पुण्यं ब्रह्मर्षिसेवितम् ।
तदावसन्ति ये राजन्न ते शोच्याः कथंचन ॥१७७॥

177. brahmavedī kurukṣetraṁ puṇyaṁ brahmarṣisevitam ,
tadāvasanti ye rājanna te śocyāḥ kathaṁcana.

177. brahmavedī kurukṣetram puṇyam brahmarṣisevitam
tadā avasanti ye rājan na te śocyāḥ kathaṃcana

177. A knower of Brahman (brahmavedī) declares that Kurukṣetra is sacred and frequented by Brahman-sages (brahmarṣi). O King, those who dwell there are certainly not to be pitied at all.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्रह्मवेदी (brahmavedī) - a knower of Brahman, one who possesses sacred knowledge

• कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - Kurukṣetra

• पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious

• ब्रह्मर्षिसेवितम् (brahmarṣisevitam) - frequented by Brahman-sages

• तदा (tadā) - there, then, at that time

• अवसन्ति (avasanti) - they dwell, reside

• ये (ye) - those who

• राजन् (rājan) - O King

• न (na) - not, no

• ते (te) - they

• शोच्याः (śocyāḥ) - pitiable, to be grieved for

• कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - at all, by any means, in any way

Words meanings and morphology

ब्रह्मवेदी (brahmavedī) - a knower of Brahman, one who possesses sacred knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmavedin

brahmavedin - knower of Brahman (brahman), one who is versed in sacred knowledge (brahman)

From brahman + vedin (from root vid, to know)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+vedin)

• brahman – Brahman, the Absolute Reality, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (neuter)
• vedin – knowing, understanding, familiar with; a knower
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

कुरुक्षेत्रम् (kurukṣetram) - Kurukṣetra

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra

kurukṣetra - Kurukṣetra, the field of the Kurus; a famous battlefield mentioned in the Mahābhārata; a sacred place of pilgrimage.

पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - sacred, holy, meritorious

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of puṇya

puṇya - holy, sacred, pure, auspicious; meritorious, virtuous

ब्रह्मर्षिसेवितम् (brahmarṣisevitam) - frequented by Brahman-sages

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmarṣisevita

brahmarṣisevita - served, frequented, honored by Brahman-sages (brahmarṣi)

Past Passive Participle

Compound of brahmarṣi and sevita (PPP of sev, to serve)

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahmarṣi+sevita)

• brahmarṣi – a Brahman-sage, a sage of the highest order, born of Brahmā
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of brahman and ṛṣi
• sevita – served, worshipped, attended, frequented
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root sev (to serve)
  Root: sev (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - there, then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अवसन्ति (avasanti) - they dwell, reside

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of vas

Present Tense

Derived from root vas (1st conjugation, parasmaipada) with prefix ava-

Prefix: ava

Root: vas (class 1)

ये (ye) - those who

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)

राजन् (rājan) - O King

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

शोच्याः (śocyāḥ) - pitiable, to be grieved for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śocya

śocya - to be lamented, to be grieved for, pitiable, deplorable

Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)

Derived from root śuc (to grieve, lament)

Root: śuc (class 1)

कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - at all, by any means, in any way

(indeclinable)