महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-154, verse-16

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
स विनिश्चित्य मनसा पाञ्चाल्यं प्रति बुद्धिमान् ।
जगाम कुरुमुख्यानां नगरं नागसाह्वयम् ॥१६॥

16. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
sa viniścitya manasā pāñcālyaṁ prati buddhimān ,
jagāma kurumukhyānāṁ nagaraṁ nāgasāhvayam.

16. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca saḥ viniścitya manasā pāñcālyaṃ prati
buddhimān jagāma kurumukhyānāṃ nagaraṃ nāgasāhvayam

16. The Brahmin said: The intelligent Drona, having decided in his mind about the Pañcāla king (Drupada), then went to the city of the chief Kurus, which was named Nāgasāhvaya (Hastinapura).

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Referring to Drona (a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - Referring to Drona (he, that)

• विनिश्चित्य (viniścitya) - Drona having firmly resolved his course of action regarding Drupada. (having ascertained, having decided, having determined)

• मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with the mind

• पाञ्चाल्यं (pāñcālyaṁ) - Referring to Drupada, king of the Pañcālas (the king of Pañcāla, belonging to Pañcāla)

• प्रति (prati) - Indicating the subject of Drona's mental resolve. (towards, regarding, against)

• बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - Referring to Drona's intelligence in formulating his plan. (intelligent, wise, discerning)

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

• कुरुमुख्यानां (kurumukhyānāṁ) - Referring to the Kuru princes and elders in Hastinapura. (of the chief Kurus, of the prominent Kurus)

• नगरं (nagaraṁ) - city, town

• नागसाह्वयम् (nāgasāhvayam) - Refers to Hastinapura, the capital city of the Kurus. (named Nāgasāhvaya (Hastinapura))

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Referring to Drona (a Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, relating to Brahman, learned in Vedas

Root: brahman

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active 3rd singular

perfect tense formation (reduplication, vocalic change)

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - Referring to Drona (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

विनिश्चित्य (viniścitya) - Drona having firmly resolved his course of action regarding Drupada. (having ascertained, having decided, having determined)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

gerund (absolutive) from vi-ni-ci/ścinj (to ascertain)

Prefixes: vi+ni

Root: ci (class 5)

मनसा (manasā) - by mind, with the mind

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

पाञ्चाल्यं (pāñcālyaṁ) - Referring to Drupada, king of the Pañcālas (the king of Pañcāla, belonging to Pañcāla)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāñcālya

pāñcālya - a king of Pañcāla, belonging to Pañcāla

प्रति (prati) - Indicating the subject of Drona's mental resolve. (towards, regarding, against)

(indeclinable)

बुद्धिमान् (buddhimān) - Referring to Drona's intelligence in formulating his plan. (intelligent, wise, discerning)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of buddhimat

buddhimat - intelligent, wise, discerning

Root: budh

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of gam

perfect active 3rd singular

perfect tense formation (reduplication, vocalic change)

Root: gam (class 1)

कुरुमुख्यानां (kurumukhyānāṁ) - Referring to the Kuru princes and elders in Hastinapura. (of the chief Kurus, of the prominent Kurus)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kurumukhya

kurumukhya - chief of the Kurus

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+mukhya)

• kuru – Kuru (a dynasty, people)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, prominent
  adjective (masculine)

नगरं (nagaraṁ) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

नागसाह्वयम् (nāgasāhvayam) - Refers to Hastinapura, the capital city of the Kurus. (named Nāgasāhvaya (Hastinapura))

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nāgasāhvaya

nāgasāhvaya - named after nāga (elephant/serpent), Hastinapura

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nāga+sāhvaya)

• nāga – elephant, serpent
  noun (masculine)
• sāhvaya – having a name, named, called
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: hvā

Note: Agrees with nagaraṃ.