महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-124, verse-8

ततो राजानमामन्त्र्य विदुरानुगतो बहिः ।
भारद्वाजो महाप्राज्ञो मापयामास मेदिनीम् ।
समामवृक्षां निर्गुल्मामुदक्प्रवणसंस्थिताम् ॥८॥

8. tato rājānamāmantrya vidurānugato bahiḥ ,
bhāradvājo mahāprājño māpayāmāsa medinīm ,
samāmavṛkṣāṁ nirgulmāmudakpravaṇasaṁsthitām.

8. tataḥ rājānam āmantrya vidurānugataḥ
bahiḥ bhāradvājaḥ mahāprājñaḥ
māpayāmāsa medinīm samām avṛkṣām
nirgulmām udakpravaṇasaṃsthitām

8. Then, having taken leave of the king, the greatly wise Bhāradvāja, accompanied by Vidura, went outside. He then had the ground measured, a plot that was level, treeless, devoid of bushes, and situated with a gentle slope towards the north.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, after that

• राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

• आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having bid farewell, having invited

• विदुरानुगतः (vidurānugataḥ) - followed by Vidura, accompanied by Vidura

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally, forth

• भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - the very wise one, greatly intelligent

• मापयामास (māpayāmāsa) - he caused to be measured, he surveyed

• मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth, the ground, the land

• समाम् (samām) - even, level, uniform

• अवृक्षाम् (avṛkṣām) - without trees, treeless

• निर्गुल्माम् (nirgulmām) - without bushes, devoid of bushes

• उदक्प्रवणसंस्थिताम् (udakpravaṇasaṁsthitām) - situated sloping northwards

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, after that

(indeclinable)

राजानम् (rājānam) - the king

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign, ruler

आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having addressed, having bid farewell, having invited

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root mantr with upasarga ā, suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: mantr (class 10)

विदुरानुगतः (vidurānugataḥ) - followed by Vidura, accompanied by Vidura

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidurānugata

vidurānugata - followed by Vidura, attended by Vidura

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vidura+anugata)

• vidura – Vidura (name of a character in the Mahābhārata)
  proper noun (masculine)
• anugata – followed, accompanied, gone after
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From anu- + gam (to go)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāradvājaḥ'

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, externally, forth

(indeclinable)

भारद्वाजः (bhāradvājaḥ) - Bhāradvāja (Droṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāradvāja

bhāradvāja - descendant of Bharadvāja, a sage (here, Droṇa)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - the very wise one, greatly intelligent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, highly intelligent, greatly discerning

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'bhāradvājaḥ'

मापयामास (māpayāmāsa) - he caused to be measured, he surveyed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of māpayāmāsa

Causative perfect

Periphrastic perfect of causative of root mā

Root: mā (class 2)

मेदिनीम् (medinīm) - the earth, the ground, the land

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of medinī

medinī - earth, ground, land, soil

समाम् (samām) - even, level, uniform

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sama

sama - even, level, equal, similar, uniform

Note: Agrees with 'medinīm'

अवृक्षाम् (avṛkṣām) - without trees, treeless

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of avṛkṣa

avṛkṣa - treeless, without trees

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+vṛkṣa)

• a – not, un-, without
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'medinīm'

निर्गुल्माम् (nirgulmām) - without bushes, devoid of bushes

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nirgulma

nirgulma - without bushes, bushless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+gulma)

• nir – without, out of, away from
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating absence or exclusion
• gulma – bush, shrub, thicket
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'medinīm'

उदक्प्रवणसंस्थिताम् (udakpravaṇasaṁsthitām) - situated sloping northwards

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of udakpravaṇasaṃsthita

udakpravaṇasaṁsthita - situated with a slope towards the north

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (udak+pravaṇa+saṃsthita)

• udak – north, water
  indeclinable
• pravaṇa – sloping, inclined, prone, bent
  adjective (masculine)
• saṃsthita – situated, placed, standing, existing
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From sam- + sthā (to stand)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'medinīm'