महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-163, verse-10

ततस्तस्मिन्गिरिश्रेष्ठे देवगन्धर्वसेविते ।
जग्राह विधिवत्पाणिं तपत्याः स नरर्षभः ॥१०॥

10. tatastasmingiriśreṣṭhe devagandharvasevite ,
jagrāha vidhivatpāṇiṁ tapatyāḥ sa nararṣabhaḥ.

10. tataḥ tasmin giriśreṣṭhe devagandharvasevite
jagrāha vidhivat pāṇim tapatyāḥ sa nararṣabhaḥ

10. Thereupon, on that excellent mountain frequented by gods and gandharvas, that foremost of men (King Saṃvaraṇa) took Tapatī's hand according to ritual (vidhivat).

Words meanings summery:

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

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that, in that

• गिरिश्रेष्ठे (giriśreṣṭhe) - on the chief of mountains, on the best mountain

• देवगन्धर्वसेविते (devagandharvasevite) - served by gods and gandharvas, frequented by gods and celestial musicians

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - took, seized, grasped

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, according to rites, lawfully

• पाणिम् (pāṇim) - hand

• तपत्याः (tapatyāḥ) - of the princess Tapatī (of Tapatī)

• स (sa) - King Saṃvaraṇa (he, that (one))

• नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - King Saṃvaraṇa, the best of men (best of men, foremost man)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that, in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: modifies giriśreṣṭhe

गिरिश्रेष्ठे (giriśreṣṭhe) - on the chief of mountains, on the best mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giriśreṣṭha

giriśreṣṭha - chief of mountains, best mountain

Compound type : tatpurusha (giri+śreṣṭha)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of śrī/praśasya

देवगन्धर्वसेविते (devagandharvasevite) - served by gods and gandharvas, frequented by gods and celestial musicians

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of devagandharvasevita

devagandharvasevita - served/frequented by gods and gandharvas

Past Passive Participle

from √sev (to serve) preceded by deva-gandharva (a dvandva compound)

Compound type : bahuvrihi or tatpurusha (deva+gandharva+sevita)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• gandharva – celestial musician, a class of demi-gods
  noun (masculine)
• sevita – served, frequented, honored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √sev (to serve)
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: modifies giriśreṣṭhe

जग्राह (jagrāha) - took, seized, grasped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of grah

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: perfect tense form

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, according to rites, lawfully

(indeclinable)

from vidhi + -vat

पाणिम् (pāṇim) - hand

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand

Note: refers to the ritual of 'taking the hand' in marriage

तपत्याः (tapatyāḥ) - of the princess Tapatī (of Tapatī)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tapatī

tapatī - Tapatī (name of a princess, daughter of the Sun god)

स (sa) - King Saṃvaraṇa (he, that (one))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Note: refers to Saṃvaraṇa

नरर्षभः (nararṣabhaḥ) - King Saṃvaraṇa, the best of men (best of men, foremost man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nararṣabha

nararṣabha - bull among men, best of men, foremost man

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: epithet for the king