महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-6

केशिन्युवाच ।
किं ब्राह्मणाः स्विच्छ्रेयांसो दितिजाः स्विद्विरोचन ।
अथ केन स्म पर्यङ्कं सुधन्वा नाधिरोहति ॥६॥

6. keśinyuvāca ,
kiṁ brāhmaṇāḥ svicchreyāṁso ditijāḥ svidvirocana ,
atha kena sma paryaṅkaṁ sudhanvā nādhirohati.

6. keśini uvāca kim brāhmaṇāḥ svit śreyāṃsaḥ ditijāḥ svit
virocana atha kena sma paryaṅkam sudhanvā na adhirohati

6. Keśinī asked: 'O Virocana, which are superior: the Brahmins or the Daityas (ditijāḥ)? And why did Sudhanvan not sit on the couch?'

Words meanings summery:

• केशिनि (keśini) - O Keśinī (the celestial nymph) (O Keśinī)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• किम् (kim) - what, which, whether

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, whether (interrogative particle)

• श्रेयांसः (śreyāṁsaḥ) - superior, better, more excellent

• दितिजाः (ditijāḥ) - sons of Diti, Daityas

• स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, whether (interrogative particle)

• विरोचन (virocana) - O Virocana

• अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, and

• केन (kena) - by whom, by what

• स्म (sma) - indeed, verily

• पर्यङ्कम् (paryaṅkam) - couch, bed, seat

• सुधन्वा (sudhanvā) - Sudhanvan (the sage) (Sudhanvan)

• न (na) - not, no

• अधिरोहति (adhirohati) - ascends, mounts, sits upon

Words meanings and morphology

केशिनि (keśini) - O Keśinī (the celestial nymph) (O Keśinī)

(proper noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of keśinī

keśinī - Keśinī (a proper name, usually of a woman or celestial nymph)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd singular of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

किम् (kim) - what, which, whether

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class

Root: brah

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, whether (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle, often used with kim to ask "which of the two..."

श्रेयांसः (śreyāṁsaḥ) - superior, better, more excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, more excellent, welfare, good fortune

Comparative of praśasya (excellent)

Comparative adjective

दितिजाः (ditijāḥ) - sons of Diti, Daityas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ditija

ditija - son of Diti, a Daitya, a demon

Derived from Diti + ja (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (diti+ja)

• diti – Diti (name of a goddess, mother of the Daityas)
  proper noun (feminine)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

स्वित् (svit) - indeed, perhaps, whether (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

Interrogative particle, often used with kim to ask "which of the two..."

विरोचन (virocana) - O Virocana

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of virocana

virocana - Virocana (name of a daitya or asura, son of Prahlāda)

Prefixes: vi+roca

Root: ruc (class 1)

अथ (atha) - now, then, moreover, and

(indeclinable)

Conjunctive particle

केन (kena) - by whom, by what

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

स्म (sma) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

Particle indicating past tense when used with present verbs (historical present).

पर्यङ्कम् (paryaṅkam) - couch, bed, seat

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of paryaṅka

paryaṅka - couch, bed, sofa, seat, palanquin

सुधन्वा (sudhanvā) - Sudhanvan (the sage) (Sudhanvan)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sudhanvan

sudhanvan - Sudhanvan (a proper name, usually a sage or skilled archer)

Possessive compound: su (good) + dhanvan (bow/archer)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+dhanvan)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• dhanvan – bow, archer, possessor of a bow
  noun (masculine)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Negative particle

अधिरोहति (adhirohati) - ascends, mounts, sits upon

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ruh

Present Active

Class 1 Parasmaipada

Prefix: adhi

Root: ruh (class 1)