महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-94, verse-10

प्रतिषिध्यमानोऽप्यसकृत्पृच्छत्येव स वै द्विजान् ।
अभिमानी श्रिया मत्तस्तमूचुर्ब्राह्मणास्तदा ॥१०॥

10. pratiṣidhyamāno'pyasakṛtpṛcchatyeva sa vai dvijān ,
abhimānī śriyā mattastamūcurbrāhmaṇāstadā.

10. pratiṣidhyamānaḥ api asakṛt pṛcchati eva sa vai
dvijān abhimānī śriyā mattaḥ tam ūcuḥ brāhmaṇāḥ tadā

10. Though repeatedly obstructed, that arrogant (abhimānī) king, intoxicated by his wealth, still repeatedly questioned the twice-born (dvijān). Then the brahmins (brāhmaṇāḥ) said to him:

Words meanings summery:

• प्रतिषिध्यमानः (pratiṣidhyamānaḥ) - being obstructed, being forbidden, being warded off

• अपि (api) - even, also, although

• असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, not once

• पृच्छति (pṛcchati) - he asks, he questions

• एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, still

• स (sa) - he, that

• वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - twice-born, Brahmins

• अभिमानी (abhimānī) - arrogant, proud, self-conceited

• श्रिया (śriyā) - by wealth, by splendor, by prosperity

• मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated, maddened, elated

• तम् (tam) - him, that one

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

• ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

प्रतिषिध्यमानः (pratiṣidhyamānaḥ) - being obstructed, being forbidden, being warded off

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratiṣidhyamāna

pratiṣidhyamāna - being obstructed, being forbidden, being warded off

Present Passive Participle

Derived from root sidh (to ward off, obstruct) with prefix prati

Prefix: prati

Root: sidh (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also, although

(indeclinable)

असकृत् (asakṛt) - repeatedly, often, not once

(indeclinable)

Negative compound of 'sakṛt' (once)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+sakṛt)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• sakṛt – once, at once
  indeclinable

पृच्छति (pṛcchati) - he asks, he questions

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of pṛcch

Root: prac (class 6)

एव (eva) - indeed, just, only, still

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वै (vai) - verily, indeed, surely

(indeclinable)

द्विजान् (dvijān) - twice-born, Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born (a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth, a snake)

Compound 'dvi' (twice) + 'ja' (born)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)

• dvi – two, twice
  numeral
• ja – born, produced from
  suffix
  Derived from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan

अभिमानी (abhimānī) - arrogant, proud, self-conceited

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimānin

abhimānin - proud, arrogant, conceited, self-important

Agent noun derived from abhi-man (to be proud)

Prefix: abhi

Root: man (class 4)

श्रिया (śriyā) - by wealth, by splendor, by prosperity

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śrī

śrī - wealth, prosperity, splendor, beauty, glory, goddess Lakṣmī

मत्तः (mattaḥ) - intoxicated, maddened, elated

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matta

matta - intoxicated, maddened, delighted, arrogant

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root mad (to be intoxicated, to rejoice)

Root: mad (class 4)

तम् (tam) - him, that one

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said, they spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, related to brahman (brahman)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

From pronoun 'tad' (that) + suffix 'dā'