महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-199, verse-26

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
प्रतिगृह्य तु तद्वाक्यं नृपं सर्वे प्रणम्य च ।
प्रतस्थिरे ततो घोरं वनं तन्मनुजर्षभाः ।
अर्धं राज्यस्य संप्राप्य खाण्डवप्रस्थमाविशन् ॥२६॥

26. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
pratigṛhya tu tadvākyaṁ nṛpaṁ sarve praṇamya ca ,
pratasthire tato ghoraṁ vanaṁ tanmanujarṣabhāḥ ,
ardhaṁ rājyasya saṁprāpya khāṇḍavaprasthamāviśan.

26. vaiśampāyanaḥ uvāca pratigṛhya tu tat vākyam
nṛpam sarve praṇamya ca pratastire
tataḥ ghoram vanam tat manujarṣabhāḥ ardham
rājyasya saṃprāpya khāṇavaprastham āviśan

26. Vaiśampāyana said: Having accepted that statement and bowed to the king, all those foremost among men (manujarṣabhāḥ) then set out for that formidable forest (vana). Having obtained half of the kingdom, they entered Khāṇḍavaprastha.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received, having taken

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

• तत् (tat) - that (statement from the previous verse) (that, this)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the instruction/statement (from Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Bhiṣma) (statement, word, speech, sentence)

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - to the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (king, ruler)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (the Pāṇḍavas) (all, every)

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• प्रतस्तिरे (pratastire) - they set out, they departed

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

• घोरम् (ghoram) - formidable (forest), wild (formidable, terrible, dreadful, awful)

• वनम् (vanam) - the forest (of Khāṇḍavaprastha, which was undeveloped) (forest, wood, grove)

• तत् (tat) - that (particular) forest (that, this)

• मनुजर्षभाः (manujarṣabhāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, who are foremost among men (best of men, foremost among men)

• अर्धम् (ardham) - half (of the kingdom) (half, a part, portion)

• राज्यस्य (rājyasya) - of the kingdom, of the sovereignty

• संप्राप्य (saṁprāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired

• खाण्डवप्रस्थम् (khāṇḍavaprastham) - Khāṇḍavaprastha (name of a city/region)

• आविशन् (āviśan) - they entered, they took possession

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit) third person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रतिगृह्य (pratigṛhya) - having accepted, having received, having taken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'grah' (to seize, take) with prefix 'prati'.

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Indicates a preceding action.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that (statement from the previous verse) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Refers to the statement/instruction given.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - the instruction/statement (from Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Bhiṣma) (statement, word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - statement, word, speech, sentence

Note: Direct object of `pratigṛhya`.

नृपम् (nṛpam) - to the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Note: Object of `praṇamya`.

सर्वे (sarve) - all (the Pāṇḍavas) (all, every)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Refers to the subjects of the actions (Pāṇḍavas).

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'nam' (to bow) with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: Indicates a preceding action.

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

प्रतस्तिरे (pratastire) - they set out, they departed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (lit) of pratas

Perfect tense (lit) third person plural, Middle voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: tan (class 8)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

घोरम् (ghoram) - formidable (forest), wild (formidable, terrible, dreadful, awful)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - formidable, terrible, dreadful, awful

Note: Agrees with `vanam`.

वनम् (vanam) - the forest (of Khāṇḍavaprastha, which was undeveloped) (forest, wood, grove)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, thicket

Note: Direct object of `pratastire` (implied movement towards).

तत् (tat) - that (particular) forest (that, this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Note: Agrees with `vanam`.

मनुजर्षभाः (manujarṣabhāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas, who are foremost among men (best of men, foremost among men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manujarṣabha

manujarṣabha - best of men, foremost among men (lit. 'bull of men')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (manuja+ṛṣabha)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of `pratastire` and `āviśan`.

अर्धम् (ardham) - half (of the kingdom) (half, a part, portion)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ardha

ardha - half, a part, portion

Note: Object of `saṃprāpya`.

राज्यस्य (rājyasya) - of the kingdom, of the sovereignty

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of rājya

rājya - kingdom, sovereignty, kingship

Note: Possessive of `ardham`.

संप्राप्य (saṁprāpya) - having obtained, having reached, having acquired

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefixes 'sam' and 'pra'.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Indicates a preceding action.

खाण्डवप्रस्थम् (khāṇḍavaprastham) - Khāṇḍavaprastha (name of a city/region)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of khāṇḍavaprastha

khāṇḍavaprastha - Khāṇḍavaprastha (name of a city/region)

Note: Direct object of `āviśan`.

आविशन् (āviśan) - they entered, they took possession

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of āviś

Imperfect tense (laṅ), third person plural, active voice.

Prefix: ā

Root: viś (class 6)