महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-35, verse-7

विरोचन उवाच ।
प्राजापत्या हि वै श्रेष्ठा वयं केशिनि सत्तमाः ।
अस्माकं खल्विमे लोकाः के देवाः के द्विजातयः ॥७॥

7. virocana uvāca ,
prājāpatyā hi vai śreṣṭhā vayaṁ keśini sattamāḥ ,
asmākaṁ khalvime lokāḥ ke devāḥ ke dvijātayaḥ.

7. virocana uvāca prājāpatyāḥ hi vai śreṣṭhāḥ vayam keśini
sattamāḥ asmākam khalu ime lokāḥ ke devāḥ ke dvijātayaḥ

7. Virocana said: 'Indeed, O Keśinī, we, the descendants of Prajāpati, are certainly the most excellent and superior. These worlds truly belong to us. Who are the gods, and who are these 'twice-born' (dvijātayaḥ)?'

Words meanings summery:

• विरोचन (virocana) - Virocana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्राजापत्याः (prājāpatyāḥ) - descendants of Prajāpati (referring to the Daityas/Asuras) (descendants of Prajāpati)

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

• श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - most excellent, best, superior

• वयम् (vayam) - we

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

• सत्तमाः (sattamāḥ) - most excellent, best of beings

• अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

• खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

• इमे (ime) - these

• लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms

• के (ke) - who, what

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• के (ke) - who, what

• द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - twice-born (referring to Brahmins or members of the three upper castes) (twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

विरोचन (virocana) - Virocana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virocana

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

Prefixes: vi+roca

Root: ruc (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd singular of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

प्राजापत्याः (prājāpatyāḥ) - descendants of Prajāpati (referring to the Daityas/Asuras) (descendants of Prajāpati)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prājāpatya

prājāpatya - belonging to Prajāpati, descendant of Prajāpati

Derived from Prajāpati

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - most excellent, best, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - most excellent, best, supreme, chief

Superlative of praśasya (excellent)

Superlative adjective

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person plural pronoun

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)

सत्तमाः (sattamāḥ) - most excellent, best of beings

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sattama

sattama - best, most excellent, chief

Superlative of sat (good, existing)

Superlative adjective

Root: as (class 2)

अस्माकम् (asmākam) - our, of us

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

First person plural pronoun

खलु (khalu) - indeed, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

इमे (ime) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this, this here

लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, universe

के (ke) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, celestial being

Root: div (class 4)

के (ke) - who, what

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kim

kim - who, what, which

Interrogative pronoun

द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - twice-born (referring to Brahmins or members of the three upper castes) (twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijāti

dvijāti - twice-born, a Brahmin, a member of the three upper castes

Compound: dvi (two) + jāti (birth)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jāti)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jāti – birth, origin, class, species
  noun (feminine)
  From √jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)