महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-75, verse-19

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततः कन्यासहस्रेण वृता शिबिकया तदा ।
पितुर्नियोगात्त्वरिता निश्चक्राम पुरोत्तमात् ॥१९॥

19. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tataḥ kanyāsahasreṇa vṛtā śibikayā tadā ,
piturniyogāttvaritā niścakrāma purottamāt.

19. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tataḥ kanyāsahasreṇa vṛtā śibikayā
tadā pituḥ niyogāt tvaritā niścakrāma purottamāt

19. Vaishampayana said, "Then, surrounded by a thousand maidens, she quickly departed from the excellent city in a palanquin, by her father's command."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaishampayana (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• कन्यासहस्रेण (kanyāsahasreṇa) - by a thousand maidens, with a thousand maidens

• वृता (vṛtā) - (She, Sharmishtha, being surrounded) (surrounded, accompanied)

• शिबिकया (śibikayā) - by a palanquin

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• पितुः (pituḥ) - (referring to Sharmishtha's father, Vṛṣaparvan) (of the father)

• नियोगात् (niyogāt) - from the command, by the order

• त्वरिता (tvaritā) - (She, Sharmishtha, being swift) (hastened, swift, quickly)

• निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - she went out, departed

• पुरोत्तमात् (purottamāt) - from the best city, from the excellent city

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaishampayana (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaishampayana (a celebrated sage, pupil of Vyasa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root vac, Perfect tense, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

कन्यासहस्रेण (kanyāsahasreṇa) - by a thousand maidens, with a thousand maidens

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of kanyāsahasra

kanyāsahasra - a thousand maidens

Compound type : tatpurusha (kanyā+sahasra)

• kanyā – maiden, girl, daughter
  noun (feminine)
• sahasra – thousand
  noun (neuter)

वृता (vṛtā) - (She, Sharmishtha, being surrounded) (surrounded, accompanied)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vṛta

vṛta - surrounded, covered, chosen, accompanied

Past Passive Participle

From root vṛ (to cover, encompass, choose), Past Passive Participle. Feminine form.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Acts as a predicate adjective for the implied subject (Sharmishtha).

शिबिकया (śibikayā) - by a palanquin

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śibikā

śibikā - palanquin, litter

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

पितुः (pituḥ) - (referring to Sharmishtha's father, Vṛṣaparvan) (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Can also be ablative; here used as genitive ('father's command').

नियोगात् (niyogāt) - from the command, by the order

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of niyoga

niyoga - command, order, injunction, appointment, employment

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

त्वरिता (tvaritā) - (She, Sharmishtha, being swift) (hastened, swift, quickly)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tvarita

tvarita - hastened, quick, speedy, urgent

Past Passive Participle

From root tvar (to hasten), Past Passive Participle. Feminine form.

Root: tvar (class 1)

निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - she went out, departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of kram

Perfect Active

Root kram with upasarga nis (nir), Perfect tense, 3rd person, singular, parasmaipada.

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

पुरोत्तमात् (purottamāt) - from the best city, from the excellent city

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of purottama

purottama - best city, excellent city

Compound type : tatpurusha (pura+uttama)

• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• uttama – best, excellent, highest, chief
  adjective (masculine)