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.

21. וַישַׁמְפָּאיַנַה אמר, לאחר שאמר זאת לדֵוַיָאנִי, הלך קַצ׳ַה, מעולה הבְּרַהְמִינִים, במהירות אל משכנו של מלך האלים.

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)

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