महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-30, verse-9

तत्र वृद्धः पुरावृत्ताः कथाः काश्चिद्द्विजोत्तमः ।
बाह्लीकदेशं मद्रांश्च कुत्सयन्वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥९॥

9. tatra vṛddhaḥ purāvṛttāḥ kathāḥ kāściddvijottamaḥ ,
bāhlīkadeśaṁ madrāṁśca kutsayanvākyamabravīt.

9. tatra vṛddhaḥ purāvṛttāḥ kathāḥ kāścid dvijottamaḥ
bāhlīkadeśam madrān ca kutsayan vākyam abravīt

9. tatra vṛddhaḥ dvijottamaḥ bāhlīkadeśam madrān ca
kutsayan kāścid purāvṛttāḥ kathāḥ vākyam abravīt

9. There, an old, excellent Brahmin (dvijottama) spoke, disparaging (kutsayan) the Bāhlīka country and the Madras, while narrating some ancient stories.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - Among the Brahmins assembled. (there, in that place)

• वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown

• पुरावृत्ताः (purāvṛttāḥ) - ancient stories, past events

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales

• काश्चिद् (kāścid) - some, any

• द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - An excellent Brahmin. (best among the twice-born)

• बाह्लीकदेशम् (bāhlīkadeśam) - the Bāhlīka country

• मद्रान् (madrān) - the Madras (people of Madra)

• च (ca) - and, also

• कुत्सयन् (kutsayan) - disparaging, censuring, blaming

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - Among the Brahmins assembled. (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

वृद्धः (vṛddhaḥ) - old, aged, grown

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased, augmented

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vṛdh (to grow, increase)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

पुरावृत्ताः (purāvṛttāḥ) - ancient stories, past events

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of purāvṛtta

purāvṛtta - ancient story, past event, that which has occurred formerly

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (purā+vṛtta)

• purā – formerly, anciently, in the past
  indeclinable
• vṛtta – occurred, happened, existed, story, event
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root vṛt (to turn, to be, to exist)
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kathāḥ'

कथाः (kathāḥ) - stories, tales

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, discourse, narrative

काश्चिद् (kāścid) - some, any

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kāścid

kaścid - some, someone, any, anyone

Note: Feminine plural accusative, agreeing with 'kathāḥ'.

द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - An excellent Brahmin. (best among the twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born (dvija)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya), bird, tooth
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, principal, excellent
  adjective

बाह्लीकदेशम् (bāhlīkadeśam) - the Bāhlīka country

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāhlīkadeśa

bāhlīkadeśa - country of the Bāhlīkas, Bāhlīka region

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bāhlīka+deśa)

• bāhlīka – a native of Bāhlīka (Bactria), the country Bāhlīka
  proper noun (masculine)
• deśa – country, region, place
  noun (masculine)

मद्रान् (madrān) - the Madras (people of Madra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of madra

madra - name of a people or country (often associated with the Punjab region)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

कुत्सयन् (kutsayan) - disparaging, censuring, blaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kutsayat

kutsayat - disparaging, blaming, reviling, scorning

Present Active Participle

Derived from root kuts (to blame, despise)

Root: kuts (class 1)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)