महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-2, verse-217

ददर्श नारदं यत्र धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।
नारदाच्चैव शुश्राव वृष्णीनां कदनं महत् ॥२१७॥

217. dadarśa nāradaṁ yatra dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
nāradāccaiva śuśrāva vṛṣṇīnāṁ kadanaṁ mahat.

217. dadarśa nāradam yatra dharmarājaḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
nāradāt ca eva śuśrāva vṛṣṇīnām kadanam mahat

217. It was there that Dharmaraja Yudhishthira saw Narada, and indeed, from Narada, he heard about the great destruction of the Vṛṣṇis.

Words meanings summery:

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• नारदम् (nāradam) - Narada (proper noun)

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Refers to Yudhishthira (King of Dharma)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper noun)

• नारदात् (nāradāt) - from Narada

• च (ca) - and

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

• वृष्णीनाम् (vṛṣṇīnām) - of the Vṛṣṇis

• कदनम् (kadanam) - destruction, slaughter, calamity

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, extensive

Words meanings and morphology

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

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

root

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the first clause

नारदम् (nāradam) - Narada (proper noun)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (a divine sage, messenger of the gods)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Note: Locative adverb

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Refers to Yudhishthira (King of Dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - King of Dharma, righteous king, Yama (god of death)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – righteousness, duty, virtue, law
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler, prince
  noun (masculine)

Note: Appositive to Yudhishthira

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhishthira (proper noun)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (eldest of the Pāṇḍavas, 'steady in battle')

Compound type : aluk-saptamī-tatpuruṣa (yudhi+sthira)

• yudhi – in battle
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable
  adjective (masculine)
  from √sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa' and 'śuśrāva'

नारदात् (nāradāt) - from Narada

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (a divine sage, messenger of the gods)

Note: Source of the information (hearing)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Conjunction

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - heard

(verb)

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

root

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Main verb of the second clause

वृष्णीनाम् (vṛṣṇīnām) - of the Vṛṣṇis

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇi

vṛṣṇi - Vṛṣṇi (name of a Yadava clan to which Krishna belonged)

Note: Possession/relation to 'kadanam'

कदनम् (kadanam) - destruction, slaughter, calamity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kadana

kadana - destruction, slaughter, killing, calamity, distress

action noun

from √kad

Root: kad (class 1)

Note: Object of 'śuśrāva'

महत् (mahat) - great, large, extensive

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty

Note: Qualifies 'kadanam'