महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-122, verse-37

विष्णुरङ्गिरसे प्रादादङ्गिरा मुनिसत्तमः ।
प्रादादिन्द्रमरीचिभ्यां मरीचिर्भृगवे ददौ ॥३७॥

37. viṣṇuraṅgirase prādādaṅgirā munisattamaḥ ,
prādādindramarīcibhyāṁ marīcirbhṛgave dadau.

37. viṣṇuḥ aṅgirase prādāt aṅgirā munisattamaḥ
prādāt indramarīcibhyām marīciḥ bhṛgave dadau

37. viṣṇuḥ aṅgirase prādāt aṅgirā munisattamaḥ
prādāt indramarīcibhyām marīciḥ bhṛgave dadau

37. Vishnu gave [it] to Angiras. Angiras, the best among sages, then gave [it] to Indra and Marichi. Marichi, in turn, gave [it] to Bhrigu.

Words meanings summery:

• विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu

• अङ्गिरसे (aṅgirase) - to Angiras

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave, bestowed

• अङ्गिरा (aṅgirā) - Angiras

• मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - best among sages, chief sage

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave, bestowed

• इन्द्रमरीचिभ्याम् (indramarīcibhyām) - to Indra and Marichi

• मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marichi

• भृगवे (bhṛgave) - to Bhrigu

• ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

Words meanings and morphology

विष्णुः (viṣṇuḥ) - Vishnu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viṣṇu

viṣṇu - Vishnu, the all-pervading one

Root: viṣ (class 3)

अङ्गिरसे (aṅgirase) - to Angiras

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of aṅgiras

aṅgiras - Angiras (name of a sage, one of the Prajapatis)

प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of pra-dā

Aorist, 3rd person singular

Root dā with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

अङ्गिरा (aṅgirā) - Angiras

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aṅgiras

aṅgiras - Angiras (name of a sage, one of the Prajapatis)

मुनिसत्तमः (munisattamaḥ) - best among sages, chief sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of munisattama

munisattama - best among sages

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+sattama)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, excellent (superlative of sat)
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix -tama

प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of pra-dā

Aorist, 3rd person singular

Root dā with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

इन्द्रमरीचिभ्याम् (indramarīcibhyām) - to Indra and Marichi

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, dual of indramarīci

indramarīci - Indra and Marichi (dual compound)

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (indra+marīci)

• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)
• marīci – Marichi (name of a sage, one of the Prajapatis)
  proper noun (masculine)

Note: The form -bhyām is used for dative, ablative, and instrumental dual. Context indicates dative.

मरीचिः (marīciḥ) - Marichi

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of marīci

marīci - Marichi (name of a sage, one of the Prajapatis)

भृगवे (bhṛgave) - to Bhrigu

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhrigu (name of a sage, one of the Prajapatis)

ददौ (dadau) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd person singular

Reduplicated perfect form

Root: dā (class 3)