महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-72, verse-21

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठो देवयानीं कचस्तदा ।
त्रिदशेशालयं शीघ्रं जगाम द्विजसत्तमः ॥२१॥

21. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamuktvā dvijaśreṣṭho devayānīṁ kacastadā ,
tridaśeśālayaṁ śīghraṁ jagāma dvijasattamaḥ.

21. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca evam uktvā dvij-aśreṣṭhaḥ devayānīm
kacaḥ tadā tridaśeśālayam śīghram jagāma dvijasattamaḥ

21. Vaiśampāyana said: Having spoken thus to Devayānī, Kaca, that foremost Brahmin, then quickly went to the abode of the lord of the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• द्विज्-अश्रेष्ठः (dvij-aśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of the twice-born, foremost Brahmin

• देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayānī (proper name)

• कचः (kacaḥ) - Kaca (proper name)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• त्रिदशेशालयम् (tridaśeśālayam) - abode of the lord of the gods, heaven

• शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

• जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

• द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - best among dvijas, excellent Brahmin

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage and narrator)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Formed from root 'vac' with the suffix 'ktvā'.

Root: vac (class 2)

द्विज्-अश्रेष्ठः (dvij-aśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of the twice-born, foremost Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvij-aśreṣṭha

dvij-aśreṣṭha - best of the dvijas (twice-born)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

देवयानीम् (devayānīm) - Devayānī (proper name)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - Devayānī (name of Śukra's daughter)

कचः (kacaḥ) - Kaca (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaca

kaca - Kaca (name of Bṛhaspati's son)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

त्रिदशेशालयम् (tridaśeśālayam) - abode of the lord of the gods, heaven

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tridaśeśālaya

tridaśeśālaya - abode of the lord of the thirty (gods)

Compound type : tatpurusha (tridaśa+īśa+ālaya)

• tridaśa – god, deity (lit. 'thirty')
  noun (masculine)
• īśa – lord, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ālaya – abode, dwelling, house
  noun (masculine)

शीघ्रम् (śīghram) - quickly, swiftly

(indeclinable)

जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)

द्विजसत्तमः (dvijasattamaḥ) - best among dvijas, excellent Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama

dvijasattama - most excellent of the twice-born

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)

• dvija – twice-born, Brahmin
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent (superlative of sat)
  adjective (masculine)