महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-37, verse-16

तत्र ते मुनयो ह्यासन्नानास्वाध्यायवेदिनः ।
ते समागम्य मुनयः सस्मरुर्वै सरस्वतीम् ॥१६॥

16. tatra te munayo hyāsannānāsvādhyāyavedinaḥ ,
te samāgamya munayaḥ sasmarurvai sarasvatīm.

16. tatra te munayaḥ hi āsan anāsvādhyāyavedinaḥ
te samāgamya munayaḥ sasmaruḥ vai sarasvatīm

16. hi te munayaḥ anāsvādhyāyavedinaḥ tatra āsan
te munayaḥ samāgamya vai sarasvatīm sasmaruḥ

16. Indeed, those sages who were present there were not well-versed in scriptural knowledge. Having gathered together, those sages indeed remembered Sarasvatī.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• ते (te) - those

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages

• हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

• आसन् (āsan) - were

• अनास्वाध्यायवेदिनः (anāsvādhyāyavedinaḥ) - not well-versed in scriptural knowledge, not knowing sacred texts

• ते (te) - they, those

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having assembled, having met

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages

• सस्मरुः (sasmaruḥ) - remembered

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvatī (the goddess)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, surely

(indeclinable)

आसन् (āsan) - were

(verb)

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

Imperfect

Root verb 'as' (to be), 3rd person plural imperfect active.

Root: as (class 2)

अनास्वाध्यायवेदिनः (anāsvādhyāyavedinaḥ) - not well-versed in scriptural knowledge, not knowing sacred texts

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of anāsvādhyāyavedin

anāsvādhyāyavedin - not knowing the sacred texts/self-study, unacquainted with Vedic study

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (an+āsvādhyāya+vedin)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
• āsvādhyāya – self-study, recitation of sacred texts, Vedic study
  noun (masculine)
• vedin – knower, one who understands, skilled in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'vid' (to know) with suffix -in.
  Root: vid (class 2)

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having assembled, having met

(indeclinable)

Gerund/Absolutive

Root 'gam' with prefixes 'sam' and 'ā', forming a gerund (absolutive) indicating prior action.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

सस्मरुः (sasmaruḥ) - remembered

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (lit) of smṛ

Perfect

Root verb 'smṛ' (to remember), 3rd person plural perfect active.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

सरस्वतीम् (sarasvatīm) - Sarasvatī (the goddess)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (name of a goddess of knowledge, arts, and music; name of a sacred river)