महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-35, verse-7

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
आसन्पूर्वयुगे राजन्मुनयो भ्रातरस्त्रयः ।
एकतश्च द्वितश्चैव त्रितश्चादित्यसंनिभाः ॥७॥

7. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
āsanpūrvayuge rājanmunayo bhrātarastrayaḥ ,
ekataśca dvitaścaiva tritaścādityasaṁnibhāḥ.

7. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca āsan pūrvayuge rājan munayaḥ bhrātaraḥ
trayaḥ ekataḥ ca dvitaḥ ca eva tritaḥ ca ādityasaṃnibhāḥ

7. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca rājan pūrvayuge trayaḥ munayaḥ bhrātaraḥ
āsan ca ekataḥ ca eva dvitaḥ ca tritaḥ ādityasaṃnibhāḥ

7. Vaiśampāyana said: "O King, in a former age (yuga), there were three ascetic sages (muni), brothers: Ekata, Dvita, and Trita, who were all as splendid as the sun."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• आसन् (āsan) - they were

• पूर्वयुगे (pūrvayuge) - in a former age/yuga

• राजन् (rājan) - addressed to Janamejaya (O King)

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics (muni)

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

• त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

• एकतः (ekataḥ) - One of the three brothers, Ekata (Ekata)

• च (ca) - and, also

• द्वितः (dvitaḥ) - One of the three brothers, Dvita (Dvita)

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• त्रितः (tritaḥ) - One of the three brothers, Trita (Trita)

• च (ca) - and, also

• आदित्यसंनिभाः (ādityasaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling the sun, like the sun

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, disciple of Vyāsa, narrator of the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect, 3rd singular

Reduplicated perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Subject is Vaiśampāyana.

आसन् (āsan) - they were

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd plural

L-aṅ form of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Subject is munayaḥ, bhrātaraḥ, trayaḥ.

पूर्वयुगे (pūrvayuge) - in a former age/yuga

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pūrvayuga

pūrvayuga - former age, ancient era

Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+yuga)

• pūrva – former, earlier, preceding
  adjective (masculine)
• yuga – age, era, epoch (yuga)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj

राजन् (rājan) - addressed to Janamejaya (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem noun.

Root: rāj

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics (muni)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, inspired person (muni)

I-stem noun.

Root: man

Note: Subject of āsan.

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

R-stem noun.

त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three

(numeral)

एकतः (ekataḥ) - One of the three brothers, Ekata (Ekata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ekata

ekata - Ekata (a proper name, lit. 'the one')

From eka (one).

Note: The first of the three brothers.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Ekata and Dvita.

द्वितः (dvitaḥ) - One of the three brothers, Dvita (Dvita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvita

dvita - Dvita (a proper name, lit. 'the second')

From dvi (two).

Note: The second of the three brothers.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Dvita and Trita.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes the list of brothers.

त्रितः (tritaḥ) - One of the three brothers, Trita (Trita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trita

trita - Trita (a proper name, lit. 'the third')

From tri (three).

Note: The third of the three brothers.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects Trita to the description ādityasaṃnibhāḥ.

आदित्यसंनिभाः (ādityasaṁnibhāḥ) - resembling the sun, like the sun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādityasaṃnibha

ādityasaṁnibha - resembling the sun, sun-like

Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'whose resemblance is with the sun'. Nominative plural masculine.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āditya+saṃnibha)

• āditya – the sun, son of Aditi
  noun (masculine)
• saṃnibha – resembling, similar to
  adjective (masculine)
  Formed with prefix sam and root bhā (to shine).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Ekata, Dvita, and Trita.