महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-118, verse-15

बहुवर्षसहस्राख्ये काले बहुगुणे गते ।
राजर्षिषु निषण्णेषु महीयःसु महर्षिषु ॥१५॥

15. bahuvarṣasahasrākhye kāle bahuguṇe gate ,
rājarṣiṣu niṣaṇṇeṣu mahīyaḥsu maharṣiṣu.

15. bahuvarṣasahasrākhye kāle bahuguṇe gate
rājarṣiṣu niṣaṇṇeṣu mahīyaḥsu maharṣiṣu

15. After a very long time, spanning many thousands of years, had passed, while the greatly revered royal sages and great sages were seated,

Words meanings summery:

• बहुवर्षसहस्राख्ये (bahuvarṣasahasrākhye) - in what is named as many thousands of years; in a time consisting of many thousands of years

• काले (kāle) - in that long period of time (in time, in due course, at that time)

• बहुगुणे (bahuguṇe) - of long duration, extensive (having many qualities; long, extensive)

• गते (gate) - after it had passed (gone, passed, elapsed)

• राजर्षिषु (rājarṣiṣu) - among the royal sages

• निषण्णेषु (niṣaṇṇeṣu) - seated, sitting

• महीयःसु (mahīyaḥsu) - among the greater ones; among the more revered ones

• महर्षिषु (maharṣiṣu) - among the great sages

Words meanings and morphology

बहुवर्षसहस्राख्ये (bahuvarṣasahasrākhye) - in what is named as many thousands of years; in a time consisting of many thousands of years

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bahuvarṣasahasrākhya

bahuvarṣasahasrākhya - named as many thousands of years; consisting of many thousands of years

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+varṣa+sahasra+ākhyā)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• varṣa – year
  noun (neuter)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)
• ākhyā – name, designation, appellation
  noun (feminine)
  From ā-khyā (to name)

Note: Modifies 'kāle'

काले (kāle) - in that long period of time (in time, in due course, at that time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time

बहुगुणे (bahuguṇe) - of long duration, extensive (having many qualities; long, extensive)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of bahuguṇa

bahuguṇa - having many qualities; greatly, extensively; of long duration

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+guṇa)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective
• guṇa – quality, attribute, virtue
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'kāle'

गते (gate) - after it had passed (gone, passed, elapsed)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, passed, attained

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root gam with suffix -ta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kāle'

राजर्षिषु (rājarṣiṣu) - among the royal sages

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, king and sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

निषण्णेषु (niṣaṇṇeṣu) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of niṣaṇṇa

niṣaṇṇa - seated, sitting

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root sad with prefix ni and suffix -ta

Prefix: ni

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rājarṣiṣu' and 'maharṣiṣu'

महीयःसु (mahīyaḥsu) - among the greater ones; among the more revered ones

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of mahīyas

mahīyas - greater, mightier, more glorious, more revered

Comparative adjective

Comparative form of mahat (great)

Note: Agrees with 'rājarṣiṣu' and 'maharṣiṣu'

महर्षिषु (maharṣiṣu) - among the great sages

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective (neuter)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)