महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-25

तस्मिन्ग्रामे प्रधानास्तु य आसन्ब्राह्मणा नृप ।
आर्याः कुलीना ह्रीमन्तो ब्राह्मीं वृत्तिमनुष्ठिताः ॥२५॥

25. tasmingrāme pradhānāstu ya āsanbrāhmaṇā nṛpa ,
āryāḥ kulīnā hrīmanto brāhmīṁ vṛttimanuṣṭhitāḥ.

25. tasmin grāme pradhānāḥ tu ye āsan brāhmaṇāḥ nṛpa
āryāḥ kulīnāḥ hrīmantaḥ brāhmīm vṛttim anuṣṭhitāḥ

25. O king, the prominent brahmins who lived in that village were noble, well-born, modest, and dedicated to the brahminical way of life.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

• ग्रामे (grāme) - in the village

• प्रधानाः (pradhānāḥ) - chief, principal, prominent, superior

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

• ये (ye) - who (plural)

• आसन् (āsan) - they were

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins, members of the priestly class

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king

• आर्याः (āryāḥ) - noble, respectable, honorable

• कुलीनाः (kulīnāḥ) - of good family, well-born, noble

• ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - modest, bashful, possessing a sense of propriety/shame

• ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm) - brahminical, sacred, divine

• वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - way of life, conduct, occupation, activity

• अनुष्ठिताः (anuṣṭhitāḥ) - practiced, performed, devoted to, following

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that, on that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies 'grāme'.

ग्रामे (grāme) - in the village

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, community

प्रधानाः (pradhānāḥ) - chief, principal, prominent, superior

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pradhāna

pradhāna - chief, principal, prominent

Prefix: pra

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, and

(indeclinable)

ये (ye) - who (plural)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Refers to 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

आसन् (āsan) - they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

imperfect active

Imperfect 3rd person plural of √as.

Root: as (class 2)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins, members of the priestly class

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, priestly class; relating to brahman

नृप (nṛpa) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, monarch

Compound of nṛ (man) + pa (protector).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  From √pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 2)

आर्याः (āryāḥ) - noble, respectable, honorable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ārya

ārya - noble, respectable, honorable; a noble man

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

कुलीनाः (kulīnāḥ) - of good family, well-born, noble

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kulīna

kulīna - of good family, well-born

Derived from 'kula' (family) with the suffix '-īna'.

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

ह्रीमन्तः (hrīmantaḥ) - modest, bashful, possessing a sense of propriety/shame

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of hrīmat

hrīmat - modest, bashful, possessing shame/propriety

Derived from 'hrī' (modesty, shame) with the suffix '-mat'.

Note: Qualifies 'brāhmaṇāḥ'.

ब्राह्मीम् (brāhmīm) - brahminical, sacred, divine

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of brāhmī

brāhmī - brahminical, sacred, divine; relating to brahman

Feminine form of 'brāhma' or derived from 'brahman'.

वृत्तिम् (vṛttim) - way of life, conduct, occupation, activity

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛtti

vṛtti - way of life, conduct, occupation, activity, subsistence

Derived from √vṛt (to exist, to be, to turn).

Root: vṛt (class 1)

अनुष्ठिताः (anuṣṭhitāḥ) - practiced, performed, devoted to, following

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anuṣṭhita

anuṣṭhita - practiced, performed, carried out, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of √sthā with prefix anu-.

Prefix: anu

Root: sthā (class 1)