महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-172, verse-1

गन्धर्व उवाच ।
एवमुक्तः स विप्रर्षिर्वसिष्ठेन महात्मना ।
न्ययच्छदात्मनः कोपं सर्वलोकपराभवात् ॥१॥

1. gandharva uvāca ,
evamuktaḥ sa viprarṣirvasiṣṭhena mahātmanā ,
nyayacchadātmanaḥ kopaṁ sarvalokaparābhavāt.

1. gandharva uvāca evam uktaḥ sa viprarṣiḥ vasiṣṭhena
mahātmanā nyayacchat ātmanaḥ kopam sarvalokaparābhavāt

1. The Gandharva said: "Thus addressed by the great-souled Vasiṣṭha, that sage (viprarṣi), Parāśara, controlled his own anger, which would have caused the destruction of all worlds."

Words meanings summery:

• गन्धर्व (gandharva) - Gandharva

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

• स (sa) - he, that

• विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - Brahmana-sage, eminent sage

• वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by Vasiṣṭha

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, by the noble

• न्ययच्छत् (nyayacchat) - he controlled, restrained, checked

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself, his own

• कोपम् (kopam) - anger, wrath

• सर्वलोकपराभवात् (sarvalokaparābhavāt) - which would have caused the destruction of all worlds (from the defeat of all worlds, from the destruction of all worlds)

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धर्व (gandharva) - Gandharva

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharva

gandharva - a celestial musician, a class of demigods

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

3rd person singular perfect active

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies 'uktaḥ'.

उक्तः (uktaḥ) - said, spoken, addressed

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

past passive participle

Past passive participle from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'viprarṣiḥ'.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Parāśara (viprarṣiḥ).

विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - Brahmana-sage, eminent sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi

viprarṣi - a Brahmana-sage, an eminent sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vipra+ṛṣi)

• vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Parāśara.

वसिष्ठेन (vasiṣṭhena) - by Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - a proper name, a celebrated Vedic sage

Note: Agent of 'uktaḥ'.

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled, by the noble

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, (referring to a) great personality

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'vasiṣṭhena'.

न्ययच्छत् (nyayacchat) - he controlled, restrained, checked

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of yam

imperfect active

3rd person singular imperfect active (a-stem) with upasargas ni + ā (nyā-).

Prefixes: ni+ā

Root: yam (class 1)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of himself, his own

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)

Root: an (class 2)

Note: Possessive, modifies 'kopam'.

कोपम् (kopam) - anger, wrath

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kopa

kopa - anger, wrath, fury

Root: kup (class 4)

Note: Object of 'nyayacchat'.

सर्वलोकपराभवात् (sarvalokaparābhavāt) - which would have caused the destruction of all worlds (from the defeat of all worlds, from the destruction of all worlds)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of sarvalokaparābhava

sarvalokaparābhava - defeat/destruction of all worlds

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+loka+parābhava)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective
• loka – world, people
  noun (masculine)
• parābhava – defeat, destruction, overthrow
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: parā
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause or origin.