महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-174, verse-2

केचिदाहुः पितुर्वेश्म नीयतामिति तापसाः ।
केचिदस्मदुपालम्भे मतिं चक्रुर्द्विजोत्तमाः ॥२॥

2. kecidāhuḥ piturveśma nīyatāmiti tāpasāḥ ,
kecidasmadupālambhe matiṁ cakrurdvijottamāḥ.

2. kecit āhuḥ pituḥ veśma nīyatām iti tāpasāḥ |
kecit asmat upālambhe matim cakruḥ dvija uttamāḥ

2. kecit tāpasāḥ pituḥ veśma nīyatām iti āhuḥ
kecit dvija uttamāḥ asmat upālambhe matim cakruḥ

2. Some ascetics said, "Let her be taken to her father's house." Others, the most excellent among the twice-born (dvija), focused their minds on reproaching us.

Words meanings summery:

• केचित् (kecit) - some

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father, father's

• वेश्म (veśma) - house, dwelling

• नीयताम् (nīyatām) - let her be led, let her be taken

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech

• तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics, hermits

• केचित् (kecit) - some

• अस्मत् (asmat) - us, our (genitive plural)

• उपालम्भे (upālambhe) - in censure, in reproach, for blaming

• मतिम् (matim) - mind, thought, intention

• चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did, they directed

• द्विज (dvija) - twice-born

• उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - best, excellent

Words meanings and morphology

केचित् (kecit) - some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, any, certain

Indefinite pronoun, formed from kim + cid

Note: Refers to some ascetics.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect tense form of √vac

Prefix: ā

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Root is √vac with prefix ā-.

पितुः (pituḥ) - of the father, father's

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Refers to the girl's father.

वेश्म (veśma) - house, dwelling

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of veśman

veśman - house, abode

Root: viś

Note: Object of 'nīyatām'.

नीयताम् (nīyatām) - let her be led, let her be taken

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of nī

Passive imperative, 3rd person singular

Root: nī (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicates direct speech

(indeclinable)

तापसाः (tāpasāḥ) - ascetics, hermits

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit

Root: tapas

Note: Subject of 'āhuḥ'.

केचित् (kecit) - some

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kimcid

kimcid - some, any, certain

Indefinite pronoun, formed from kim + cid

Note: Refers to some of the twice-born.

अस्मत् (asmat) - us, our (genitive plural)

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of aham

aham - I, we

First person pronoun, ablative singular or genitive/dative plural (alternative form)

Note: In compound with 'upālambhe', it takes on a genitive sense.

उपालम्भे (upālambhe) - in censure, in reproach, for blaming

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of upālambha

upālambha - blame, censure, reproach, finding fault

Derived from √labh with prefix upā-

Prefix: upā

Root: labh (class 1)

Note: 'matim cakruḥ' with locative means 'directed their mind to'.

मतिम् (matim) - mind, thought, intention

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intellect, intention

Derived from √man (to think)

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Object of 'cakruḥ'.

चक्रुः (cakruḥ) - they made, they did, they directed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect tense form of √kṛ

Root: kṛ (class 8)

द्विज (dvija) - twice-born

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), bird, tooth

Compound dvi + ja

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Part of the compound 'dvijottamāḥ'.

उत्तमाः (uttamāḥ) - best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent

Superlative of 'ut' (up)

Note: Part of the compound 'dvijottamāḥ'.