महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-164, verse-22

ततः पुरवरात्तस्मात्पुरुषाः श्वेतवेष्टनाः ।
गौतमेत्यभिभाषन्तः पुरद्वारमुपागमन् ॥२२॥

22. tataḥ puravarāttasmātpuruṣāḥ śvetaveṣṭanāḥ ,
gautametyabhibhāṣantaḥ puradvāramupāgaman.

22. tataḥ puravarāt tasmāt puruṣāḥ śvetaveṣṭanāḥ
gautama iti abhibhāṣantaḥ puradvāram upāgaman

22. tataḥ tasmāt puravarāt śvetaveṣṭanāḥ puruṣāḥ
gautama iti abhibhāṣantaḥ puradvāram upāgaman

22. Then, from that splendid city, men dressed in white garments approached the city gate, calling out, "Gautama!"

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that place, therefore

• पुरवरात् (puravarāt) - from the excellent city, from the best city

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

• पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

• श्वेतवेष्टनाः (śvetaveṣṭanāḥ) - white-robed, wearing white garments

• गौतम (gautama) - Gautama (a proper name)

• इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

• अभिभाषन्तः (abhibhāṣantaḥ) - addressing, speaking to, calling out

• पुरद्वारम् (puradvāram) - city gate

• उपागमन् (upāgaman) - they approached, they came near

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from that place, therefore

(indeclinable)

पुरवरात् (puravarāt) - from the excellent city, from the best city

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of puravara

puravara - best city, excellent city

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+vara)

• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• vara – excellent, best, finest; boon, gift
  noun (masculine)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुरुषाः (puruṣāḥ) - men, persons

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of puruṣa

puruṣa - man, person, human being; the cosmic person (puruṣa)

श्वेतवेष्टनाः (śvetaveṣṭanāḥ) - white-robed, wearing white garments

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śvetaveṣṭana

śvetaveṣṭana - clad in white garments

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śveta+veṣṭana)

• śveta – white, pure, clear
  adjective
• veṣṭana – garment, covering, wrapping
  noun (neuter)
  Root: veṣṭ (class 1)

गौतम (gautama) - Gautama (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of Gautama

Gautama - Gautama (name of a sage, a Buddha, etc.)

इति (iti) - thus, so, saying

(indeclinable)

अभिभाषन्तः (abhibhāṣantaḥ) - addressing, speaking to, calling out

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, plural of abhibhāṣant

abhibhāṣant - addressing, speaking to

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root 'bhāṣ' with prefix 'abhi'.

Prefix: abhi

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

पुरद्वारम् (puradvāram) - city gate

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of puradvāra

puradvāra - city gate

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pura+dvāra)

• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• dvāra – gate, door, entrance
  noun (neuter)

उपागमन् (upāgaman) - they approached, they came near

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of upa-gam

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)