महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-82, verse-3

स कदाचिन्नृपश्रेष्ठो ययातिः शक्रमागमत् ।
कथान्ते तत्र शक्रेण पृष्टः स पृथिवीपतिः ॥३॥

3. sa kadācinnṛpaśreṣṭho yayātiḥ śakramāgamat ,
kathānte tatra śakreṇa pṛṣṭaḥ sa pṛthivīpatiḥ.

3. sa kadācit nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ yayātiḥ śakram āgamat
kathā-ante tatra śakreṇa pṛṣṭaḥ sa pṛthivīpatiḥ

3. Once, Yayati, that best of kings, came to Shakra. At the end of their conversation there, Shakra questioned that king.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time, perhaps

• नृपश्रेष्ठः (nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of kings

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati (a mythological king)

• शक्रम् (śakram) - to Shakra (Indra)

• आगमत् (āgamat) - came, went, approached

• कथा-अन्ते (kathā-ante) - at the end of the story/conversation

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Shakra (Indra)

• पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

• स (sa) - he, that

• पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time, perhaps

(indeclinable)

नृपश्रेष्ठः (nṛpaśreṣṭhaḥ) - best of kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpaśreṣṭha

nṛpaśreṣṭha - best of kings, excellent king

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+śreṣṭha)

• nṛpa – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most distinguished
  adjective (masculine)

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - Yayati (a mythological king)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayati (a famous king in Hindu mythology)

शक्रम् (śakram) - to Shakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Shakra (a name for Indra, the king of the gods)

आगमत् (āgamat) - came, went, approached

(verb)

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

Prefix: ā

Root: √gam (class 1)

कथा-अन्ते (kathā-ante) - at the end of the story/conversation

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kathā-anta

kathā-anta - end of a story, conclusion of a narration/conversation

Compound type : tatpurusha (kathā+anta)

• kathā – story, narrative, conversation
  noun (feminine)
• anta – end, conclusion, limit
  noun (masculine)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

शक्रेण (śakreṇa) - by Shakra (Indra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śakra

śakra - Shakra (a name for Indra, the king of the gods)

पृष्टः (pṛṣṭaḥ) - asked, questioned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛṣṭa

pṛṣṭa - asked, questioned, interrogated

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the verb root √prach

Root: √prach (class 6)

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

पृथिवीपतिः (pṛthivīpatiḥ) - king, lord of the earth

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, world
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)