महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-168, verse-16

अचिरात्स मनुष्येन्द्रो नगरीं पुण्यकर्मणाम् ।
विवेश सहितस्तेन वसिष्ठेन महात्मना ॥१६॥

16. acirātsa manuṣyendro nagarīṁ puṇyakarmaṇām ,
viveśa sahitastena vasiṣṭhena mahātmanā.

16. acirāt sa manu-ja-indraḥ nagarīm puṇya-karmaṇām
viveśa sahitaḥ tena vasiṣṭhena mahā-ātmanā

16. Soon thereafter, that king of men entered the city of those with meritorious deeds, accompanied by the great-souled (mahā-ātman) Vasiṣṭha.

Words meanings summery:

• अचिरात् (acirāt) - soon, quickly, without delay

• स (sa) - that king (he, that)

• मनु-ज-इन्द्रः (manu-ja-indraḥ) - king of men, chief of men

• नगरीम् (nagarīm) - city, town

• पुण्य-कर्मणाम् (puṇya-karmaṇām) - of those with meritorious deeds, of the virtuous

• विवेश (viveśa) - entered

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

• तेन (tena) - by Vasiṣṭha (by him, by that)

• वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by Vasiṣṭha

• महा-आत्मना (mahā-ātmanā) - by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha (by the great-souled one, by the noble-minded)

Words meanings and morphology

अचिरात् (acirāt) - soon, quickly, without delay

(indeclinable)

Adverbial usage of 'acira' (not long) in ablative case.

स (sa) - that king (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मनु-ज-इन्द्रः (manu-ja-indraḥ) - king of men, chief of men

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu-ja-indra

manu-ja-indra - chief of men, king of men

Compound of 'manu-ja' (man) + 'indra' (chief, best, lord).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manu-ja+indra)

• manu-ja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'manu' (man) + 'ja' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• indra – chief, lord, best (literally, the god Indra)
  noun (masculine)

नगरीम् (nagarīm) - city, town

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nagarī

nagarī - city, town

पुण्य-कर्मणाम् (puṇya-karmaṇām) - of those with meritorious deeds, of the virtuous

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of puṇya-karman

puṇya-karman - one whose deeds (karma) are meritorious (puṇya), virtuous

Compound adjective.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (puṇya+karman)

• puṇya – meritorious, virtuous, sacred, auspicious
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – deed, action, work (karma)
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

विवेश (viveśa) - entered

(verb)

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

Perfect Active Indicative

Third person singular, perfect tense, active voice. Root 'viś' (class 6).

Root: viś (class 6)

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, together with, connected with

Past Passive Participle

From 'sa-' (with) + root 'dhā' (to place) + 'kta' suffix; or from 'hi' (to send/join).

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

तेन (tena) - by Vasiṣṭha (by him, by that)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - most excellent, best; name of a celebrated Vedic sage

महा-आत्मना (mahā-ātmanā) - by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha (by the great-souled one, by the noble-minded)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahā-ātman

mahā-ātman - great-souled, high-minded, noble, magnanimous

Compound of 'mahā' (great) + 'ātman' (self, soul).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)