महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-71, verse-3

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ययातिरासीद्राजर्षिर्देवराजसमद्युतिः ।
तं शुक्रवृषपर्वाणौ वव्राते वै यथा पुरा ॥३॥

3. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
yayātirāsīdrājarṣirdevarājasamadyutiḥ ,
taṁ śukravṛṣaparvāṇau vavrāte vai yathā purā.

3. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca yayātiḥ āsīt rājarṣiḥ devarājasamadyutiḥ
tam śukravṛṣaparvāṇau vavrāte vai yathā purā

3. Vaiśampāyana said: There was a royal sage named Yayāti, whose brilliance was equal to that of the king of the gods. Indeed, Śukra and Vṛṣaparvā chose him, just as they had done previously.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (a proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayāti (Yayāti (a proper name))

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, kingly sage

• देवराजसमद्युतिः (devarājasamadyutiḥ) - having splendor like the king of gods

• तम् (tam) - King Yayāti (him, that)

• शुक्रवृषपर्वाणौ (śukravṛṣaparvāṇau) - Śukra and Vṛṣaparvā

• वव्राते (vavrāte) - they chose

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

• पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, disciple of Vyāsa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, Active Voice

Root vac, Perfect tense, 3rd person, singular, Parasmaipada

Root: vac (class 2)

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayāti (Yayāti (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayāti (a famous king in Hindu mythology)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense, Active Voice

Root as, 2nd class, Parasmaipada, Imperfect tense, 3rd person, singular

Root: as (class 2)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage, kingly sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, kingly sage (a king who is also a sage)

Compound: rājan (king) + ṛṣi (sage)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

देवराजसमद्युतिः (devarājasamadyutiḥ) - having splendor like the king of gods

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devarājasamadyuti

devarājasamadyuti - one whose brilliance is like that of the king of gods

Compound: devarāja (king of gods) + sama (equal) + dyuti (splendor)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (devarāja+sama+dyuti)

• devarāja – king of gods (Indra)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: deva (god) + rāja (king)
• sama – equal, like, similar
  adjective (masculine)
• dyuti – splendor, brilliance, light
  noun (feminine)

Note: Refers to Yayāti.

तम् (tam) - King Yayāti (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'vavrāte'.

शुक्रवृषपर्वाणौ (śukravṛṣaparvāṇau) - Śukra and Vṛṣaparvā

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of śukravṛṣaparvan

śukravṛṣaparvan - Śukra and Vṛṣaparvan (proper names)

Dvanda compound of Śukra and Vṛṣaparvan

Compound type : dvandva (śukra+vṛṣaparvan)

• śukra – Śukra (name of the preceptor of Daityas)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vṛṣaparvan – Vṛṣaparvan (name of a Daitya king)
  proper noun (masculine)

वव्राते (vavrāte) - they chose

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, perfect (lit) of √vṛ

Perfect Tense, Middle Voice (Ātmanepada)

Root vṛ, 9th class, Ātmanepada, Perfect tense, 3rd person, dual

Root: vṛ (class 9)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly (emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in what manner

(indeclinable)

पुरा (purā) - formerly, previously, in ancient times

(indeclinable)