महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-42, verse-8

ते तु सर्वे महाभागाः समागम्य महाव्रताः ।
आहूय सरितां श्रेष्ठामिदं वचनमब्रुवन् ॥८॥

8. te tu sarve mahābhāgāḥ samāgamya mahāvratāḥ ,
āhūya saritāṁ śreṣṭhāmidaṁ vacanamabruvan.

8. te tu sarve mahābhāgāḥ samāgamya mahāvratāḥ
āhūya saritāṃ śreṣṭhām idam vacanam abruvan

8. te sarve mahābhāgāḥ mahāvratāḥ tu samāgamya
saritāṃ śreṣṭhām idam vacanam abruvan

8. All those glorious sages, who were bound by great vows, gathered together, and having summoned the best of rivers, they spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• ते (te) - they, those

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, yet

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

• महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - glorious, highly fortunate, greatly esteemed

• समागम्य (samāgamya) - having gathered, having come together

• महाव्रताः (mahāvratāḥ) - those of great vows, those with great observances

• आहूय (āhūya) - having summoned, having called

• सरितां (saritāṁ) - of rivers

• श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - best, most excellent

• इदम् (idam) - this

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

Words meanings and morphology

ते (te) - they, those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, yet

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

महाभागाः (mahābhāgāḥ) - glorious, highly fortunate, greatly esteemed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - highly fortunate, illustrious, glorious, great-souled

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• bhāga – share, portion, fortune, destiny
  noun (masculine)

समागम्य (samāgamya) - having gathered, having come together

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root gam with prefixes sam- and ā-

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

महाव्रताः (mahāvratāḥ) - those of great vows, those with great observances

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāvrata

mahāvrata - having great vows, following great observances

Compound type : Bahuvrihi (mahā+vrata)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• vrata – vow, observance, religious practice, resolution
  noun (neuter)

आहूय (āhūya) - having summoned, having called

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root hve/hū (to call) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: hve (class 1)

सरितां (saritāṁ) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river, stream

श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - best, most excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, most excellent, chief, principal

इदम् (idam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, statement

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रुवन् (abruvan) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of bru

Root bru (also vac), Imperfect (Laṅ) active voice

Root: bru (class 2)