महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-75, verse-23

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
प्रतिश्रुते दासभावे दुहित्रा वृषपर्वणः ।
देवयानी नृपश्रेष्ठ पितरं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥२३॥

23. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
pratiśrute dāsabhāve duhitrā vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ ,
devayānī nṛpaśreṣṭha pitaraṁ vākyamabravīt.

23. vaiśampāyanaḥ uvāca pratiśrute dāsabhāve duhitrā
vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ devayānī nṛpaśreṣṭha pitaram vākyam abravīt

23. Vaiśampāyana said: O best of kings, when Vṛṣaparvan's daughter (Śarmiṣṭhā) had agreed to be her servant, Devayānī then spoke to her father.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्रतिश्रुते (pratiśrute) - when promised, having been promised

• दासभावे (dāsabhāve) - in the state of servitude, in service

• दुहित्रा (duhitrā) - by the daughter

• वृषपर्वणः (vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ) - of Vṛṣaparvan

• देवयानी (devayānī) - Devayānī (proper name)

• नृपश्रेष्ठ (nṛpaśreṣṭha) - O best of kings

• पितरम् (pitaram) - to the father

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a word, a statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रतिश्रुते (pratiśrute) - when promised, having been promised

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of pratiśruta

pratiśruta - promised, agreed upon

Past Passive Participle

From root śru (to hear) with upasarga prati

Prefix: prati

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

दासभावे (dāsabhāve) - in the state of servitude, in service

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dāsabhāva

dāsabhāva - state of being a servant, servitude

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dāsa+bhāva)

• dāsa – servant, slave
  noun (masculine)
• bhāva – state, condition, being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

दुहित्रा (duhitrā) - by the daughter

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of duhitar

duhitar - daughter

वृषपर्वणः (vṛṣaparvaṇaḥ) - of Vṛṣaparvan

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vṛṣaparvan

vṛṣaparvan - name of a Daitya king, father of Śarmiṣṭhā

देवयानी (devayānī) - Devayānī (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of devayānī

devayānī - name of Śukra's daughter

नृपश्रेष्ठ (nṛpaśreṣṭha) - O best of kings

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpaśreṣṭha

nṛpaśreṣṭha - best of kings

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpa+śreṣṭha)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective
  Superlative form of praśasya (excellent)

पितरम् (pitaram) - to the father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitar

pitar - father

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - a word, a statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)