महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-1, verse-24

ततोऽस्तं पर्वतश्रेष्ठमनुप्राप्ते दिवाकरे ।
सर्वस्य जगतो धात्री शर्वरी समपद्यत ॥२४॥

24. tato'staṁ parvataśreṣṭhamanuprāpte divākare ,
sarvasya jagato dhātrī śarvarī samapadyata.

24. tatas astam parvatśreṣṭham anuprāpte divākare
sarvasya jagataḥ dhātrī śarvarī samapadyata

24. tatas divākare parvatśreṣṭham astam anuprāpte
sarvasya jagataḥ dhātrī śarvarī samapadyata

24. Then, when the sun reached the chief of mountains (the western mountain of sunset), night, the nourisher of the entire world, came upon them.

Words meanings summery:

• ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from there

• अस्तम् (astam) - to setting, to disappearance

• पर्वत्श्रेष्ठम् (parvatśreṣṭham) - the western mountain of sunset (the best of mountains, chief mountain)

• अनुप्राप्ते (anuprāpte) - when the sun arrived (having reached, arrived)

• दिवाकरे (divākare) - when the sun (divākara) was present (locative absolute) (by the sun)

• सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of the entire, of all

• जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the moving

• धात्री (dhātrī) - nurturer, supporter, mother

• शर्वरी (śarvarī) - night

• समपद्यत (samapadyata) - it became, it ensued

Words meanings and morphology

ततस् (tatas) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

अस्तम् (astam) - to setting, to disappearance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of asta

asta - setting (of sun), disappearance, home, end

Root: as

पर्वत्श्रेष्ठम् (parvatśreṣṭham) - the western mountain of sunset (the best of mountains, chief mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parvatśreṣṭha

parvatśreṣṭha - best of mountains, chief mountain, a specific mountain (e.g., Asta mountain)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (parvata+śreṣṭha)

• parvata – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative
  Superlative form of praśasya.
  Root: praśas

अनुप्राप्ते (anuprāpte) - when the sun arrived (having reached, arrived)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of anuprāpta

anuprāpta - arrived at, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp (to obtain) with prefixes anu and pra.

Prefixes: anu+pra

Root: āp (class 5)

दिवाकरे (divākare) - when the sun (divākara) was present (locative absolute) (by the sun)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of divākara

divākara - sun, creator of day

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (divā+kara)

• divā – by day, daily
  indeclinable
  Root: div
• kara – making, causing, hand
  noun/adjective (masculine)
  kṛt suffix
  Derived from root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

सर्वस्य (sarvasya) - of the entire, of all

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire

जगतः (jagataḥ) - of the world, of the moving

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, moving, living beings

present participle

Derived from root gam (to go) by reduplication.

Root: gam (class 1)

धात्री (dhātrī) - nurturer, supporter, mother

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhātrī

dhātrī - nurturer, supporter, mother, nurse, earth

agent noun

Feminine agent noun from root dhā (to place, support, nourish).

Root: dhā (class 3)

शर्वरी (śarvarī) - night

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śarvarī

śarvarī - night, dark half of the day

Root: śṛ

समपद्यत (samapadyata) - it became, it ensued

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of pad

Imperfect Tense

Imperfect Middle voice 3rd person singular of root pad with prefix sam.

Prefix: sam

Root: pad (class 4)