महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-94, verse-67

ततो देवव्रतो वृद्धैः क्षत्रियैः सहितस्तदा ।
अभिगम्य दाशराजानं कन्यां वव्रे पितुः स्वयम् ॥६७॥

67. tato devavrato vṛddhaiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ sahitastadā ,
abhigamya dāśarājānaṁ kanyāṁ vavre pituḥ svayam.

67. tataḥ devavrataḥ vṛddhaiḥ kṣatriyaiḥ sahitaḥ tadā
abhigamya dāśarājānam kanyām vavre pituḥ svayam

67. Then Devavrata, accompanied by the aged kṣatriyas, approached Daśarāja (the king of the fishermen) and himself sought the maiden for his father.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata

• वृद्धैः (vṛddhaiḥ) - by the aged, with the aged ones

• क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by the kṣatriyas, with the kṣatriyas

• सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached

• दाशराजानम् (dāśarājānam) - Daśarāja (the king of the fishermen) (the king of the fishermen)

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - girl, maiden

• वव्रे (vavre) - sought (for marriage) (chose, asked for, wooed)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - for his father (of the father, for the father)

• स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

देवव्रतः (devavrataḥ) - Devavrata

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devavrata

devavrata - Devavrata (proper name, 'devotion to the gods')

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+vrata)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious practice
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛ

Note: Subject of the sentence.

वृद्धैः (vṛddhaiḥ) - by the aged, with the aged ones

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vṛddha

vṛddha - old, aged, grown, increased

Past Passive Participle

From root 'vṛdh' (to grow)

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'kṣatriyaiḥ'.

क्षत्रियैः (kṣatriyaiḥ) - by the kṣatriyas, with the kṣatriyas

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of kṣatriya

kṣatriya - member of the kṣatriya (warrior/ruling) class

Note: Accompanied by these kṣatriyas.

सहितः (sahitaḥ) - accompanied by, together with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, connected with, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place) with prefix 'sa' (together with)

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'devavrataḥ'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

अभिगम्य (abhigamya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

दाशराजानम् (dāśarājānam) - Daśarāja (the king of the fishermen) (the king of the fishermen)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dāśarāja

dāśarāja - king of the Dāśas (fishermen), Daśarāja (proper name)

Compound type : tatpurusha (dāśa+rāja)

• dāśa – fisherman, boatman
  noun (masculine)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj

Note: Object of 'abhigamya'.

कन्याम् (kanyām) - girl, maiden

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - girl, maiden, daughter

Note: Object of 'vavre'.

वव्रे (vavre) - sought (for marriage) (chose, asked for, wooed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vṛ

Perfect Indicative

root 'vṛ', 9th class, Atmanepada, Perfect Active

Root: vṛ (class 9)

पितुः (pituḥ) - for his father (of the father, for the father)

(noun)

masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

Note: Here, likely genitive indicating possession or purpose: 'for his father'.

स्वयम् (svayam) - himself, by himself

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that Devavrata did it personally.