महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-201, verse-25

नारद उवाच ।
ततः पितामहो दत्त्वा वरमेतत्तदा तयोः ।
निवर्त्य तपसस्तौ च ब्रह्मलोकं जगाम ह ॥२५॥

25. nārada uvāca ,
tataḥ pitāmaho dattvā varametattadā tayoḥ ,
nivartya tapasastau ca brahmalokaṁ jagāma ha.

25. nārada uvāca tatas pitāmahaḥ dattvā varam etat tadā
tayoḥ nivartya tapasas tau ca brahmalokam jagāma ha

25. Nārada said: 'Then, Grandfather Brahma, having granted that boon to those two and having made them cease their austerity (tapas), indeed departed to Brahmaloka.'

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - The sage Nārada (Nārada (name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from there

• पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahma, the creator (Grandfather, Brahma)

• दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having granted

• वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, blessing

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - (of Sunda and Upasunda) (of them two, to them two)

• निवर्त्य (nivartya) - having made them stop their austerity (having caused to cease, having stopped, having turned back)

• तपसस् (tapasas) - from austerity, from penance

• तौ (tau) - Sunda and Upasunda (they two (masculine))

• च (ca) - and, also

• ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - The celestial abode of Brahma (to Brahmaloka, to the world of Brahma)

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, verily

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - The sage Nārada (Nārada (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - name of a divine sage, son of Brahma

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Irregular perfect stem from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix -tas applied to tad.

पितामहः (pitāmahaḥ) - Brahma, the creator (Grandfather, Brahma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, great father, Brahma

Note: Subject of jagāma.

दत्त्वा (dattvā) - having given, having granted

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form from root dā.

Root: dā (class 3)

वरम् (varam) - boon, wish, blessing

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best, husband

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to the boon just granted.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad + dā suffix.

तयोः (tayoḥ) - (of Sunda and Upasunda) (of them two, to them two)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sunda and Upasunda, here as indirect object of dattvā.

निवर्त्य (nivartya) - having made them stop their austerity (having caused to cease, having stopped, having turned back)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Absolutive form from ni-vṛt (causative stem vartay)

Prefix: ni

Root: vṛt (class 1)

तपसस् (tapasas) - from austerity, from penance

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat, spiritual effort

Note: Indicates the source from which they ceased.

तौ (tau) - Sunda and Upasunda (they two (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Sunda and Upasunda, here as direct object of the implied causative action of nivartya.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the two actions of Brahma.

ब्रह्मलोकम् (brahmalokam) - The celestial abode of Brahma (to Brahmaloka, to the world of Brahma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahmaloka

brahmaloka - the world of Brahma, Brahma's realm

Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+loka)

• brahman – Brahma (the creator god), sacred word, absolute reality (brahman)
  proper noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Destination of Brahma.

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he proceeded

(verb)

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

Irregular perfect stem.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)

Particle.