महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-176, verse-5

स्वाध्यायवन्तः शुचयो मधुराः प्रियवादिनः ।
आनुपूर्व्येण संप्राप्ताः पाञ्चालान्कुरुनन्दनाः ॥५॥

5. svādhyāyavantaḥ śucayo madhurāḥ priyavādinaḥ ,
ānupūrvyeṇa saṁprāptāḥ pāñcālānkurunandanāḥ.

5. svādhyāyavantaḥ śucayaḥ madhurāḥ priyavādinaḥ
ānupūrvyeṇa saṃprāptāḥ pāñcālān kurunandanāḥ

5. O delight of the Kurus (kurunandanāḥ), those devoted to sacred study (svādhyāya), pure, sweet, and pleasant-speaking, arrived in Pañcāla in due succession.

Words meanings summery:

• स्वाध्यायवन्तः (svādhyāyavantaḥ) - those possessing self-study, devoted to Vedic study

• शुचयः (śucayaḥ) - pure, clean, holy

• मधुराः (madhurāḥ) - sweet, pleasant, charming

• प्रियवादिनः (priyavādinaḥ) - speaking pleasantly, sweet-speaking

• आनुपूर्व्येण (ānupūrvyeṇa) - in due order, successively

• संप्राप्ताः (saṁprāptāḥ) - having arrived, reached, attained

• पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - to the Pañcālas (people/country)

• कुरुनन्दनाः (kurunandanāḥ) - Referring to King Janamejaya as the addressee (O delight of the Kurus, O son/descendant of Kuru)

Words meanings and morphology

स्वाध्यायवन्तः (svādhyāyavantaḥ) - those possessing self-study, devoted to Vedic study

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svādhyāyavat

svādhyāyavat - having self-study, devoted to Vedic study or sacred recitation

Derived from 'svādhyāya' (noun) + 'matup' suffix, meaning 'having, possessing'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (sva+adhyāya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun
• adhyāya – study, reading, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i

शुचयः (śucayaḥ) - pure, clean, holy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śuci

śuci - pure, clean, bright, holy, virtuous

Note: i-stem adjective

मधुराः (madhurāḥ) - sweet, pleasant, charming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of madhura

madhura - sweet, pleasant, charming, agreeable

Note: a-stem adjective

प्रियवादिनः (priyavādinaḥ) - speaking pleasantly, sweet-speaking

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of priyavādin

priyavādin - speaking pleasantly, one who speaks agreeably

agent noun

Derived from 'priya' + root 'vad' (to speak) with 'ṇin' suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (priya+vādin)

• priya – dear, beloved, pleasant
  adjective
• vādin – speaking, saying, one who speaks
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  Root: vad (class 1)

आनुपूर्व्येण (ānupūrvyeṇa) - in due order, successively

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ānupūrvya

ānupūrvya - succession, order, according to the proper sequence

Derived from 'anupūrva' + 'ṣyañ' suffix.

Compound type : tatpurusha (anu+pūrva)

• anu – after, along, in succession
  indeclinable
• pūrva – prior, former, preceding
  adjective

संप्राप्ताः (saṁprāptāḥ) - having arrived, reached, attained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃprāpta

saṁprāpta - arrived, reached, obtained, achieved

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root 'āp' with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

पाञ्चालान् (pāñcālān) - to the Pañcālas (people/country)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pāñcāla

pāñcāla - The country of Pañcāla, its people

कुरुनन्दनाः (kurunandanāḥ) - Referring to King Janamejaya as the addressee (O delight of the Kurus, O son/descendant of Kuru)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, plural of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, a descendant of Kuru

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of a dynasty or person)
  proper noun
• nandana – delighting, son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nand (class 1)