महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-50, verse-45

ततोऽब्रवीदृषिगणो बालस्त्वमसि पुत्रक ।
स तानाह न मे धर्मो नश्येदिति पुनर्मुनीन् ॥४५॥

45. tato'bravīdṛṣigaṇo bālastvamasi putraka ,
sa tānāha na me dharmo naśyediti punarmunīn.

45. tataḥ abravīt ṛṣigaṇaḥ bālaḥ tvam asi putrakā |
sa tān āha na me dharmaḥ naśyet iti punaḥ munīn

45. tataḥ ṛṣigaṇaḥ abravīt 'putrakā,
tvam bālaḥ asi' iti sa punaḥ tān munīn āha 'me dharmaḥ na naśyet' iti

45. Then the group of sages (ṛṣigaṇaḥ) said, 'My dear son (putrakā), you are just a child!' But he replied to those sages again, saying, 'My proper conduct (dharma) must not perish.'

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• ऋषिगणः (ṛṣigaṇaḥ) - the group of sages

• बालः (bālaḥ) - child, boy, young one

• त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

• असि (asi) - you are

• पुत्रका (putrakā) - O dear son

• स (sa) - he

• तान् (tān) - to them

• आह (āha) - he said

• न (na) - not

• मे (me) - my, of me

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - my principled stand or duty (dharma) (proper conduct, duty, moral law)

• नश्येत् (naśyet) - it should perish, it should be destroyed

• इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

• मुनीन् (munīn) - to the sages

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable adverb derived from 'tad' (that).

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of brū

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: 3rd person singular active imperfect of root 'brū'.

ऋषिगणः (ṛṣigaṇaḥ) - the group of sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣigaṇa

ṛṣigaṇa - assembly or multitude of sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+gaṇa)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop, collection
  noun (masculine)

बालः (bālaḥ) - child, boy, young one

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - child, young, immature, boy

त्वम् (tvam) - you (singular)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

असि (asi) - you are

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: 2nd person singular active present of root 'as'.

पुत्रका (putrakā) - O dear son

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of putraka

putraka - dear son, little son (diminutive/affectionate of putra)

Diminutive form of 'putra' (son).

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तान् (tān) - to them

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आह (āha) - he said

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: 3rd person singular active perfect of root 'vac' (suppletive form).

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - my principled stand or duty (dharma) (proper conduct, duty, moral law)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, proper conduct

नश्येत् (naśyet) - it should perish, it should be destroyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of naś

Root: naś (class 4)

Note: 3rd person singular active optative of root 'naś'.

इति (iti) - thus, so, indicating a quote

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover

(indeclinable)

मुनीन् (munīn) - to the sages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, contemplative person