महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-113, verse-9

बभूवोद्दालको नाम महर्षिरिति नः श्रुतम् ।
श्वेतकेतुरिति ख्यातः पुत्रस्तस्याभवन्मुनिः ॥९॥

9. babhūvoddālako nāma maharṣiriti naḥ śrutam ,
śvetaketuriti khyātaḥ putrastasyābhavanmuniḥ.

9. babhūva uddālakaḥ nāma maharṣiḥ iti naḥ śrutam
śvetaketuḥ iti khyātaḥ putraḥ tasya abhavat muniḥ

9. We have heard that there was a great sage (maharṣi) named Uddālaka. His famous son became a sage (muni) named Śvetaketu.

Words meanings summery:

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, became

• उद्दालकः (uddālakaḥ) - Uddālaka

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage (maharṣi) (great sage)

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

• नः (naḥ) - by us, our

• श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, known

• श्वेतकेतुः (śvetaketuḥ) - Śvetaketu

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

• ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - famous, known

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Uddālaka's) (his, of him)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, he was

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (muni) (sage, ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, became

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

उद्दालकः (uddālakaḥ) - Uddālaka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uddālaka

uddālaka - a proper name, name of a sage

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'by name'.

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - great sage (maharṣi) (great sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, a class of revered seers

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ṛṣi – seer, sage, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

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

(indeclinable)

नः (naḥ) - by us, our

(pronoun)

Genitive, plural of asmad

asmad - we, us

श्रुतम् (śrutam) - heard, known

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śruta

śruta - heard, listened, known (as heard)

Past Passive Participle

PPP of the root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

श्वेतकेतुः (śvetaketuḥ) - Śvetaketu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvetaketu

śvetaketu - a proper name, 'white banner'

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

(indeclinable)

ख्यातः (khyātaḥ) - famous, known

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of khyāta

khyāta - famous, known, proclaimed

Past Passive Participle

PPP of the root khyā (to be known, appear)

Root: khyā (class 2)

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

तस्य (tasya) - his (Uddālaka's) (his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अभवत् (abhavat) - he became, he was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage (muni) (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, holy man, inspired one