महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-36, verse-3

साध्या देवा वयमस्मो महर्षे दृष्ट्वा भवन्तं न शक्नुमोऽनुमातुम् ।
श्रुतेन धीरो बुद्धिमांस्त्वं मतो नः काव्यां वाचं वक्तुमर्हस्युदाराम् ॥३॥

3. sādhyā devā vayamasmo maharṣe; dṛṣṭvā bhavantaṁ na śaknumo'numātum ,
śrutena dhīro buddhimāṁstvaṁ mato naḥ; kāvyāṁ vācaṁ vaktumarhasyudārām.

3. sādhyāḥ devāḥ vayam asmaḥ maharṣe
dṛṣṭvā bhavantam na śaknumaḥ anumātum
śrutena dhīraḥ buddhimān tvam mataḥ
naḥ kāvyām vācam vaktum arhasi udārām

3. O great sage, we are the Sādhyas, a class of deities. Even having seen you, we are unable to discern your true nature. We consider you wise and intelligent due to your knowledge, therefore you ought to speak noble and exalted words to us.

Words meanings summery:

• साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - the Sādhyas (a class of celestial beings)

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• अस्मः (asmaḥ) - we are

• महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage!

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (masculine accusative singular, respectful)

• न (na) - not, no

• शक्नुमः (śaknumaḥ) - we are able

• अनुमातुम् (anumātum) - to infer (your true nature) (to infer, to comprehend, to estimate)

• श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by your profound knowledge (by what is heard, by tradition, by sacred knowledge)

• धीरः (dhīraḥ) - wise, firm, steady

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• मतः (mataḥ) - considered (by us) (considered, thought, esteemed)

• नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, to us, our)

• काव्याम् (kāvyām) - poetic, eloquent

• वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word, voice

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

• अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you are worthy

• उदाराम् (udārām) - noble, exalted, generous

Words meanings and morphology

साध्याः (sādhyāḥ) - the Sādhyas (a class of celestial beings)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sādhya

sādhya - to be accomplished, celestial beings (a class of deities)

gerundive

root sādh + ya

Root: sādh (class 10)

Note: Subject.

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine

Note: Appositive to 'sādhyāḥ'.

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Subject.

अस्मः (asmaḥ) - we are

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (lat) of as

root as, present 1st plural active

Root: as (class 2)

महर्षे (maharṣe) - O great sage!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great seer, great sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – seer, sage, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Addressed to the sage.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

root dṛś + tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Gerund indicating prior action.

भवन्तम् (bhavantam) - you (masculine accusative singular, respectful)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - your worship, your honor (respectful address), being, becoming

Present Active Participle

root bhū + śatṛ

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Object of dṛṣṭvā.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation.

शक्नुमः (śaknumaḥ) - we are able

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (lat) of śak

root śak, present 1st plural active

Root: śak (class 5)

अनुमातुम् (anumātum) - to infer (your true nature) (to infer, to comprehend, to estimate)

(indeclinable)

Prefix: anu

Root: mā (class 2)

Note: Infinitive expressing purpose or object of 'śaknumaḥ'.

श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by your profound knowledge (by what is heard, by tradition, by sacred knowledge)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, learned, knowledge from tradition/scripture

Past Passive Participle

root śru + ta

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Means by which wisdom is known.

धीरः (dhīraḥ) - wise, firm, steady

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - wise, steady, firm, patient

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tvam'.

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - intelligent, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, endowed with understanding

From buddhi + matup suffix

Note: Predicate adjective for 'tvam'.

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

Note: Subject of 'mataḥ'.

मतः (mataḥ) - considered (by us) (considered, thought, esteemed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mata

mata - thought, considered, esteemed

Past Passive Participle

root man + ta

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Past Passive Participle, acting as predicate.

नः (naḥ) - by us (by us, to us, our)

(pronoun)

plural of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

Note: Here used in the sense of instrumental, "by us" with `mataḥ`.

काव्याम् (kāvyām) - poetic, eloquent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kāvya

kāvya - poetic, eloquent, poem, poetry

Note: Modifies 'vācam'.

वाचम् (vācam) - speech, word, voice

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāc

vāc - speech, voice, word

Note: Object of 'vaktum'.

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to say

(indeclinable)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Infinitive, complement of 'arhasi'.

अर्हसि (arhasi) - you ought, you are able, you are worthy

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (lat) of arh

root arh, present 2nd singular active

Root: arh (class 1)

उदाराम् (udārām) - noble, exalted, generous

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of udāra

udāra - noble, exalted, generous, magnanimous

Prefix: ud

Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vācam'.