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

भवान्वृद्धतमो राज्ञां वयसा च श्रुतेन च ।
शिष्यवत्ते वयं सर्वे भवामेह न संशयः ॥५॥

5. bhavānvṛddhatamo rājñāṁ vayasā ca śrutena ca ,
śiṣyavatte vayaṁ sarve bhavāmeha na saṁśayaḥ.

5. bhavān vṛddhatamaḥ rājñām vayasā ca śrutena ca
śiṣyavat te vayam sarve bhavāma iha na saṃśayaḥ

5. You are the most senior among kings by both age and learning. There is no doubt that we are all like your disciples in this matter.

Words meanings summery:

• भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

• वृद्धतमः (vṛddhatamaḥ) - oldest, most senior

• राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings, among kings

• वयसा (vayasā) - by age

• च (ca) - and

• श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by learning, by knowledge (often from scriptures)

• च (ca) - and

• शिष्यवत् (śiṣyavat) - like disciples, as students

• ते (te) - to you, for you

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• भवाम (bhavāma) - we are, let us be

• इह (iha) - here, in this matter

• न (na) - not, no

• संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt

Words meanings and morphology

भवान् (bhavān) - you (honorific)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhavat

bhavat - you (honorific), being, existing

Present Active Participle

from root bhū (to be)

Root: bhū (class 1)

वृद्धतमः (vṛddhatamaḥ) - oldest, most senior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddhatama

vṛddhatama - oldest, most aged, most experienced

superlative of vṛddha ('old, grown'); vṛddha is past passive participle of vṛdh (to grow)

राज्ञाम् (rājñām) - of kings, among kings

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

वयसा (vayasā) - by age

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vayas

vayas - age, life, strength, vigor

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

श्रुतेन (śrutena) - by learning, by knowledge (often from scriptures)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, revealed (as in Vedas), learning, knowledge

Past Passive Participle

from root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

शिष्यवत् (śiṣyavat) - like disciples, as students

(indeclinable)

adverbial suffix -vat added to śiṣya (disciple)

ते (te) - to you, for you

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

भवाम (bhavāma) - we are, let us be

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this matter

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

संशयः (saṁśayaḥ) - doubt

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃśaya

saṁśaya - doubt, uncertainty, hesitation

Prefix: sam

Root: śī (class 2)