महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-10, chapter-18, verse-1

वासुदेव उवाच ।
ततो देवयुगेऽतीते देवा वै समकल्पयन् ।
यज्ञं वेदप्रमाणेन विधिवद्यष्टुमीप्सवः ॥१॥

1. vāsudeva uvāca ,
tato devayuge'tīte devā vai samakalpayan ,
yajñaṁ vedapramāṇena vidhivadyaṣṭumīpsavaḥ.

1. vāsudevaḥ uvāca tataḥ devayuge atīte devāḥ vai
samakalpayan yajñam vedapramāṇena vidhivat yaṣṭum īpsavaḥ

1. vāsudevaḥ uvāca tataḥ devayuge atīte devāḥ vai yaṣṭum
īpsavaḥ vedapramāṇena vidhivat yajñam samakalpayan

1. Vāsudeva said: "Then, after a divine age (yuga) had passed, the gods resolved to perform a Vedic ritual (yajña) according to Vedic injunctions, desiring to worship properly."

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Krishna)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• देवयुगे (devayuge) - in a divine age, in a cosmic epoch

• अतीते (atīte) - passed, elapsed, gone by

• देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods, deities

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely, certainly

• समकल्पयन् (samakalpayan) - they resolved, they decided, they arranged

• यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice, ritual, worship

• वेदप्रमाणेन (vedapramāṇena) - by Vedic authority, according to Vedic proof/injunction

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, duly

• यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to sacrifice, to worship, to offer

• ईप्सवः (īpsavaḥ) - desirous of, wishing for

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Vāsudeva (Krishna)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva; Krishna

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

देवयुगे (devayuge) - in a divine age, in a cosmic epoch

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of devayuga

devayuga - divine age, cosmic epoch

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+yuga)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• yuga – age, epoch, yoke, pair
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

अतीते (atīte) - passed, elapsed, gone by

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of atīta

atīta - passed, elapsed, gone by, past

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ati' and kta suffix

Prefix: ati

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Used in locative absolute construction

देवाः (devāḥ) - the gods, deities

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

वै (vai) - indeed, truly, surely, certainly

(indeclinable)

समकल्पयन् (samakalpayan) - they resolved, they decided, they arranged

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of kḷp

Prefix: sam

Root: kḷp (class 1)

यज्ञम् (yajñam) - sacrifice, ritual, worship

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship, any act of devotion

Derived from root 'yaj' (to sacrifice)

Root: yaj (class 1)

वेदप्रमाणेन (vedapramāṇena) - by Vedic authority, according to Vedic proof/injunction

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of vedapramāṇa

vedapramāṇa - Vedic authority, Vedic proof or evidence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+pramāṇa)

• veda – knowledge, sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• pramāṇa – proof, authority, standard, means of knowledge
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root 'mā' with prefix 'pra'
  Prefix: pra
  Root: mā (class 2)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - according to rule, properly, duly

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'vidhi' with suffix '-vat'

यष्टुम् (yaṣṭum) - to sacrifice, to worship, to offer

(indeclinable)

Infinitive

Derived from root 'yaj' (to sacrifice) with the infinitive suffix -tumun

Root: yaj (class 1)

ईप्सवः (īpsavaḥ) - desirous of, wishing for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of īpsu

īpsu - desirous of obtaining, wishing for

Desiderative noun/adjective

Derived from desiderative stem of root 'āp' (to obtain) with suffix 'u'

Root: āp (class 5)