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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-69, verse-41

द्रोण उवाच ।
करोतु स्वस्ति ते ब्रह्मा स्वस्ति चापि द्विजातयः ।
सरीसृपाश्च ये श्रेष्ठास्तेभ्यस्ते स्वस्ति भारत ॥४१॥
41. droṇa uvāca ,
karotu svasti te brahmā svasti cāpi dvijātayaḥ ,
sarīsṛpāśca ye śreṣṭhāstebhyaste svasti bhārata.
41. droṇaḥ uvāca karotu svasti te brahmā svasti ca api dvijātayaḥ
sarīsṛpāḥ ca ye śreṣṭhāḥ tebhyaḥ te svasti bhārata
41. droṇaḥ uvāca brahmā te svasti karotu ca api dvijātayaḥ te
svasti ca ye śreṣṭhāḥ sarīsṛpāḥ tebhyaḥ te svasti bhārata
41. Drona said: May Brahma grant you well-being (svasti), and may the twice-born (dvijātayaḥ) also bestow well-being upon you. And, O Bhārata, may even the most excellent among the reptiles (sarīsṛpa) bring you well-being (svasti).

Words meanings summery:

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  • द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona
  • उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
  • करोतु (karotu) - may he do, let him make, may he cause
  • स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, prosperity, blessing
  • ते (te) - to you
  • ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)
  • स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, prosperity, blessing
  • (ca) - and
  • अपि (api) - also, even
  • द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the Brahmins (referring to the priestly class who perform rites) (the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas))
  • सरीसृपाः (sarīsṛpāḥ) - reptiles, creeping animals
  • (ca) - and
  • ये (ye) - who, which
  • श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - best, most excellent, supreme
  • तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them
  • ते (te) - to you
  • स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, prosperity, blessing
  • भारत (bhārata) - O Dhritarashtra (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, here referring to Dhritarashtra))

Words meanings and morphology

द्रोणः (droṇaḥ) - Drona
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of droṇa
droṇa - Drona (name of the guru of the Pandavas and Kauravas)
उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac
Root: vac (class 2)
करोतु (karotu) - may he do, let him make, may he cause
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, prosperity, blessing
(indeclinable)
ते (te) - to you
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahma (the creator god)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman
brahman - Brahma (the creator god), the Absolute (brahman), sacred speech
स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, prosperity, blessing
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
द्विजातयः (dvijātayaḥ) - the Brahmins (referring to the priestly class who perform rites) (the twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijāti
dvijāti - twice-born, a Brahmin, a Kshatriya, a Vaishya; also a bird, a tooth
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+jāti)
  • dvi – two, twice
    indeclinable
  • jāti – birth, origin, species
    noun (feminine)
सरीसृपाः (sarīsṛpāḥ) - reptiles, creeping animals
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sarīsṛpa
sarīsṛpa - reptile, serpent, creeping animal
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
श्रेष्ठाः (śreṣṭhāḥ) - best, most excellent, supreme
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭha
śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, supreme
Superlative form of praśasya (excellent) using the suffix -iṣṭha (irregular derivation).
तेभ्यः (tebhyaḥ) - to them
(pronoun)
Dative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
ते (te) - to you
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
स्वस्ति (svasti) - well-being, prosperity, blessing
(indeclinable)
भारत (bhārata) - O Dhritarashtra (O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata, here referring to Dhritarashtra))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata
bhārata - descendant of Bharata, an Indian, a name for Dhritarashtra