महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-211, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततः कतिपयाहस्य तस्मिन्रैवतके गिरौ ।
वृष्ण्यन्धकानामभवत्सुमहानुत्सवो नृप ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tataḥ katipayāhasya tasminraivatake girau ,
vṛṣṇyandhakānāmabhavatsumahānutsavo nṛpa.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tataḥ katipayāhasya tasmin raivatake
girau vṛṣṇyandhakānām abhavat sumahān utsavaḥ nṛpa

1. Vaiśaṃpāyana said, "Then, O King, after a few days, a very grand festival for the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas took place on Mount Raivataka."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - the sage Vaiśaṃpāyana (Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

• कतिपयाहस्य (katipayāhasya) - after a few days (of a few days, after a few days)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• रैवतके (raivatake) - on Mount Raivataka (a specific mountain) (on Mount Raivataka)

• गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

• वृष्ण्यन्धकानाम् (vṛṣṇyandhakānām) - of the Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka clans (of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - took place (there was, occurred, happened)

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very grand (very great, magnificent, excellent)

• उत्सवः (utsavaḥ) - festival (festival, celebration, joyous occasion)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O King (vocative, referring to Janamejaya) (O King)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - the sage Vaiśaṃpāyana (Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

Note: The speaker.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he said, he spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ)

root vac, Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

from demonstrative tad + suffix -tas

कतिपयाहस्य (katipayāhasya) - after a few days (of a few days, after a few days)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of katipayāhas

katipayāhas - a few days

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (katipaya+ahas)

• katipaya – some, few, several
  adjective (neuter)
• ahas – day
  noun (neuter)

Note: Genitive case used to indicate time 'after which'.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with girau.

रैवतके (raivatake) - on Mount Raivataka (a specific mountain) (on Mount Raivataka)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of raivataka

raivataka - Mount Raivataka (a mountain near Dvārakā)

Note: Agrees with girau.

गिरौ (girau) - on the mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

वृष्ण्यन्धकानाम् (vṛṣṇyandhakānām) - of the Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka clans (of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vṛṣṇyandhaka

vṛṣṇyandhaka - Vṛṣṇi and Andhaka (clans)

Compound type : dvandva (vṛṣṇi+andhaka)

• vṛṣṇi – name of a Yādava clan
  proper noun (masculine)
• andhaka – name of a Yādava clan
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the collective clans.

अभवत् (abhavat) - took place (there was, occurred, happened)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect tense (laṅ)

root bhū, Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very grand (very great, magnificent, excellent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, magnificent, excellent

from su (good/very) + mahat (great)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, important
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with utsavaḥ.

उत्सवः (utsavaḥ) - festival (festival, celebration, joyous occasion)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utsava

utsava - festival, celebration, joyous occasion

from ut + su (to press out, generate)

Prefix: ut

Root: su (class 5)

Note: The subject of abhavat.

नृप (nṛpa) - O King (vocative, referring to Janamejaya) (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

from nṛ (man) + pā (to protect)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pā)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pā – protector
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā (to protect)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Used as an address to the listener (King Janamejaya).