महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-81, verse-8

मङ्गल्याः पुण्यनिर्घोषा वाचः शृण्वंश्च सूनृताः ।
ब्राह्मणानां प्रतीतानामृषीणामिव वासवः ॥८॥

8. maṅgalyāḥ puṇyanirghoṣā vācaḥ śṛṇvaṁśca sūnṛtāḥ ,
brāhmaṇānāṁ pratītānāmṛṣīṇāmiva vāsavaḥ.

8. maṅgalyāḥ puṇyanirghoṣāḥ vācaḥ śṛṇvan ca sūnṛtāḥ
brāhmaṇānām pratītānām ṛṣīṇām iva vāsavaḥ

8. Just as Indra (Vāsava) hears from the sages, he also heard auspicious, sacred, pleasant, and truthful words from the revered Brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

• मङ्गल्याः (maṅgalyāḥ) - auspicious, propitious, beneficial

• पुण्यनिर्घोषाः (puṇyanirghoṣāḥ) - having sacred sounds/utterances, making holy sounds

• वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches, utterances

• शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - hearing, listening

• च (ca) - and

• सूनृताः (sūnṛtāḥ) - pleasant, truthful, agreeable

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the revered Brahmins (of the Brahmins, of the priestly class)

• प्रतीतानाम् (pratītānām) - of the revered, of the famous, of the well-known

• ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra, lord of the Vasus

Words meanings and morphology

मङ्गल्याः (maṅgalyāḥ) - auspicious, propitious, beneficial

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of maṅgalya

maṅgalya - auspicious, propitious, beneficial

Derived from maṅgala (auspiciousness) with -ya suffix

Note: Qualifies vācaḥ

पुण्यनिर्घोषाः (puṇyanirghoṣāḥ) - having sacred sounds/utterances, making holy sounds

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of puṇyanirghoṣa

puṇyanirghoṣa - having sacred sounds, holy sound

Bahuvrīhi compound: puṇya (sacred, meritorious) + nirghoṣa (sound, cry)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+nirghoṣa)

• puṇya – sacred, holy, meritorious, virtue
  noun (neuter)
• nirghoṣa – sound, noise, cry, utterance
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from √ghuṣ (to sound) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: ghuṣ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies vācaḥ

वाचः (vācaḥ) - words, speeches, utterances

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice, utterance

शृण्वन् (śṛṇvan) - hearing, listening

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṇvat

śṛṇvat - hearing, listening

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Refers to Janardana (Krishna) implicitly

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सूनृताः (sūnṛtāḥ) - pleasant, truthful, agreeable

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sūnṛta

sūnṛta - pleasant and truthful, agreeable, kind

Composed of su (good) and ṛta (truth)

Compound type : tatpurusha (su+ṛta)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
• ṛta – truth, cosmic order, right
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies vācaḥ

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of the revered Brahmins (of the Brahmins, of the priestly class)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

Derived from brahman (sacred knowledge, ultimate reality)

Note: Associated with pratītānām

प्रतीतानाम् (pratītānām) - of the revered, of the famous, of the well-known

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of pratīta

pratīta - respected, famous, well-known, believed

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √i (to go) with prefix prati-

Prefix: prati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Qualifies brāhmaṇānām

ऋषीणाम् (ṛṣīṇām) - of the sages, of the seers

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic singer

Note: Used in comparison with brāhmaṇānām

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of comparison

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Indra, lord of the Vasus

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra, lord of the Vasus (a class of deities)

Derived from Vasu (a deity)