महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-120, verse-19

निहितौ गौतमस्तत्र तपसा तावविन्दत ।
आगम्य चास्मै गोत्रादि सर्वमाख्यातवांस्तदा ॥१९॥

19. nihitau gautamastatra tapasā tāvavindata ,
āgamya cāsmai gotrādi sarvamākhyātavāṁstadā.

19. nihitau gautamaḥ tatra tapasā tau avindata
āgamya ca asmai gotra ādi sarvam ākhyātavān tadā

19. Gautama discovered the two abandoned children there through his spiritual practice (tapas). Then, having approached him, (someone) related to him all the details, including their lineage.

Words meanings summery:

• निहितौ (nihitau) - placed, abandoned, left

• गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama (name of a sage)

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तपसा (tapasā) - by his spiritual practice (tapas) (by asceticism, by penance, by spiritual practice)

• तौ (tau) - them two

• अविन्दत (avindata) - he found, he obtained

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, having approached

• च (ca) - and, also

• अस्मै (asmai) - to him

• गोत्र (gotra) - lineage, family, clan

• आदि (ādi) - beginning, et cetera, and so on

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

• आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - he narrated, he told, he related

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

निहितौ (nihitau) - placed, abandoned, left

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nihita

nihita - placed, set down, deposited, abandoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root dhā (to place) with the prefix ni- and the past participle suffix -ta.

Prefix: ni

Root: dhā (class 3)

गौतमः (gautamaḥ) - Gautama (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (a proper name, often associated with a lineage of sages)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

तपसा (tapasā) - by his spiritual practice (tapas) (by asceticism, by penance, by spiritual practice)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, asceticism, penance, spiritual practice, devotion

तौ (tau) - them two

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अविन्दत (avindata) - he found, he obtained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (Laṅ) of vid

Root: vid (class 6)

आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from the root gam (to go) with the prefix ā- and the absolutive suffix -ya.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अस्मै (asmai) - to him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, these

गोत्र (gotra) - lineage, family, clan

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of gotra

gotra - cow-pen, family, lineage, clan, race

Note: Part of the compound `gotrādi`.

आदि (ādi) - beginning, et cetera, and so on

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the compound `gotrādi`.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

आख्यातवान् (ākhyātavān) - he narrated, he told, he related

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ākhyātavat

ākhyātavat - having told, having related, narrated

Past Active Participle

Derived from the root khyā (to tell) with the prefix ā- and the past active participle suffix -tavat.

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)