महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-49, verse-64

तमेवंवादिनं धीरं प्रत्यूचुस्ते दिवौकसः ।
मैवमित्येव शंसन्तो जैगीषव्यं महामुनिम् ॥६४॥

64. tamevaṁvādinaṁ dhīraṁ pratyūcuste divaukasaḥ ,
maivamityeva śaṁsanto jaigīṣavyaṁ mahāmunim.

64. tam evaṃvadinam dhīram pratiūcuḥ te divaukasaḥ
mā evam iti eva śaṃsantaḥ jaigīṣavyam mahāmunim

64. divaukasaḥ te tam evaṃvadinam dhīram jaigīṣavyam
mahāmunim pratiūcuḥ mā evam iti eva śaṃsantaḥ

64. The celestials replied to that steadfast sage who spoke thus, praising the great sage Jaigīṣavya and saying, "It is not so!"

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (sage) (him, that)

• एवंवदिनम् (evaṁvadinam) - thus speaking, one who speaks thus

• धीरम् (dhīram) - steadfast (sage) (wise, steadfast, brave, resolute)

• प्रतिऊचुः (pratiūcuḥ) - they replied

• ते (te) - they

• दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - celestials, gods, dwellers in heaven

• मा (mā) - not, do not

• एवम् (evam) - expressing 'not so' (thus, so, in this manner)

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• एव (eva) - Emphasizing the preceding statement (indeed, only, just)

• शंसन्तः (śaṁsantaḥ) - praising (him) (praising, saying, relating)

• जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - to Jaigīṣavya

• महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - great sage

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (sage) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एवंवदिनम् (evaṁvadinam) - thus speaking, one who speaks thus

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of evaṃvadin

evaṁvadin - speaking thus, one who speaks thus

Compound of evam (thus) and vadin (speaker)

Compound type : tatpurusha (evam+vadin)

• evam – thus, in this manner, so
  indeclinable
• vadin – speaking, speaker, eloquent
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun
  Formed from root vad- (to speak) + -in(i) suffix
  Root: vad (class 1)

धीरम् (dhīram) - steadfast (sage) (wise, steadfast, brave, resolute)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dhīra

dhīra - wise, steady, firm, brave, resolute

प्रतिऊचुः (pratiūcuḥ) - they replied

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of prati√vac

Perfect Active

Perfect 3rd plural of prati-vac

Prefix: prati

Root: vac (class 2)

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दिवौकसः (divaukasaḥ) - celestials, gods, dwellers in heaven

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of divaukas

divaukas - celestial, god, dweller in heaven

Compound of div (heaven) + okas (dwelling)

Compound type : tatpurusha (div+okas)

• div – heaven, sky, day
  noun (feminine)
• okas – dwelling, house, abode
  noun (neuter)

मा (mā) - not, do not

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - expressing 'not so' (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - Emphasizing the preceding statement (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

शंसन्तः (śaṁsantaḥ) - praising (him) (praising, saying, relating)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of √śaṃs

śaṁs - to praise, to recite, to say, to relate

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle, Nominative Masculine Plural

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

Note: Agrees with divaukasaḥ.

जैगीषव्यम् (jaigīṣavyam) - to Jaigīṣavya

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of jaigīṣavya

jaigīṣavya - name of a great sage

महामुनिम् (mahāmunim) - great sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāmunin

mahāmunin - great sage, great ascetic

Compound of mahā (great) + muni (sage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• muni – sage, ascetic, holy man
  noun (masculine)