महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-178

स हास्तिनपुरं प्राप्य नचिराद्द्विजसत्तमः ।
समागच्छत राजानमुत्तङ्को जनमेजयम् ॥१७८॥

178. sa hāstinapuraṁ prāpya nacirāddvijasattamaḥ ,
samāgacchata rājānamuttaṅko janamejayam.

178. saḥ hāstinapuram prāpya na cirāt dvijasattamaḥ
samāgacchat rājānam uttaṅkaḥ janamejayam

178. Having reached Hastinapura, Uttanka, that foremost among Brahmins, soon approached King Janamejaya.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (Uttanka) (he)

• हास्तिनपुरम् (hāstinapuram) - Hastinapura (Hastinapura (city name))

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached (having reached, having obtained)

• न (na) - not

• चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time (negated by `na`, so 'soon') (after a long time)

• द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - foremost among Brahmins (best among the twice-born (Brahmins))

• समागच्छत् (samāgacchat) - approached (he approached, he came together)

• राजानम् (rājānam) - King (king (accusative))

• उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (Uttanka (name))

• जनमेजयम् (janamejayam) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (name of a king))

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (Uttanka) (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Uttanka.

हास्तिनपुरम् (hāstinapuram) - Hastinapura (Hastinapura (city name))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of hāstinapura

hāstinapura - Hastinapura (capital city of the Kurus)

Note: Indicates destination.

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached (having reached, having obtained)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

From root `āp` with prefix `pra`

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

चिरात् (cirāt) - after a long time (negated by `na`, so 'soon') (after a long time)

(adjective)

Ablative, singular of cira

cira - long time, ancient

Note: Used as an adverb of time. `na cirāt` means 'not after a long time', i.e., 'soon'.

द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - foremost among Brahmins (best among the twice-born (Brahmins))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - best among the twice-born (Brahmins)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya; also bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from `dvi` (two) and `jan` (born)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix `tama`

Note: Refers to Uttanka.

समागच्छत् (samāgacchat) - approached (he approached, he came together)

(verb)

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

From root `gam` with prefixes `sam` and `ā`

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

राजानम् (rājānam) - King (king (accusative))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Object of `samāgacchat`.

उत्तङ्कः (uttaṅkaḥ) - Uttanka (Uttanka (name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - Uttanka (name of a sage)

Note: Subject of `samāgacchat`.

जनमेजयम् (janamejayam) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (name of a king))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a Kuru king)

Note: Agrees with `rājānam`.