महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-174, verse-2

गन्धर्व उवाच ।
यवीयान्देवलस्यैष वने भ्राता तपस्यति ।
धौम्य उत्कोचके तीर्थे तं वृणुध्वं यदीच्छथ ॥२॥

2. gandharva uvāca ,
yavīyāndevalasyaiṣa vane bhrātā tapasyati ,
dhaumya utkocake tīrthe taṁ vṛṇudhvaṁ yadīcchatha.

2. gandharvaḥ uvāca | yavīyān devalasya eṣa vane bhrātā tapasyati
| dhaumyaḥ utkoṁcake tīrthe taṃ vṛṇudhvaṃ yadi icchatha

2. The Gandharva said, 'This is Devala's younger brother, Dhaumya, who is performing severe spiritual austerities (tapas) in the forest at the sacred ford (tīrtha) called Utkochaka. You should choose him if you wish.'

Words meanings summery:

• गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - Gandharva, celestial musician

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• यवीयान् (yavīyān) - younger, youngest

• देवलस्य (devalasya) - of Devala

• एष (eṣa) - this, this one

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

• तपस्यति (tapasyati) - performs penance, practices austerity

• धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya (proper name)

• उत्कोंचके (utkoṁcake) - at Utkochaka (name of a sacred ford)

• तीर्थे (tīrthe) - at the sacred ford, at the holy bathing place

• तं (taṁ) - him

• वृणुध्वं (vṛṇudhvaṁ) - choose (you all)

• यदि (yadi) - if

• इच्छथ (icchatha) - you all desire, you all wish

Words meanings and morphology

गन्धर्वः (gandharvaḥ) - Gandharva, celestial musician

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandharva

gandharva - a celestial musician, a Gandharva

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd singular active of √vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

यवीयान् (yavīyān) - younger, youngest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yavīyas

yavīyas - younger, youngest

Comparative/Superlative suffix -īyas

देवलस्य (devalasya) - of Devala

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of devala

devala - name of a sage

एष (eṣa) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

भ्राता (bhrātā) - brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

तपस्यति (tapasyati) - performs penance, practices austerity

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of tapasya

Denominative verb

Derived from the noun 'tapas' (spiritual austerity)

Root: tapas

धौम्यः (dhaumyaḥ) - Dhaumya (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhaumya

dhaumya - name of a sage, a family priest

उत्कोंचके (utkoṁcake) - at Utkochaka (name of a sacred ford)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of utkoṁcaka

utkoṁcaka - name of a sacred ford or place

तीर्थे (tīrthe) - at the sacred ford, at the holy bathing place

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīrtha

tīrtha - a ford, a bathing place, a sacred place, a holy place

तं (taṁ) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वृणुध्वं (vṛṇudhvaṁ) - choose (you all)

(verb)

2nd person , plural, middle, imperative (lot) of vṛ

Imperative 2nd plural middle of √vṛ (class 5)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

यदि (yadi) - if

(indeclinable)

इच्छथ (icchatha) - you all desire, you all wish

(verb)

2nd person , plural, active, present (lat) of iṣ

Present 2nd plural active of √iṣ (class 6)

Root: iṣ (class 6)