महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-221, verse-84

भीष्म उवाच ।
इत्युक्तवचनां देवीमत्यर्थं तौ ननन्दतुः ।
नारदश्च त्रिलोकर्षिर्वृत्रहन्ता च वासवः ॥८४॥

84. bhīṣma uvāca ,
ityuktavacanāṁ devīmatyarthaṁ tau nanandatuḥ ,
nāradaśca trilokarṣirvṛtrahantā ca vāsavaḥ.

84. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca iti ukta-vacanām devīm atyartham tau
nanandatuḥ nāradaḥ ca tri-loka-ṛṣiḥ vṛtra-hantā ca vāsavaḥ

84. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca.
devīm iti ukta-vacanām (śrutvā),
tri-loka-ṛṣiḥ nāradaḥ ca vṛtra-hantā vāsavaḥ ca tau atyartham nanandatuḥ.

84. Bhishma said: When the goddess had spoken these words, Narada, the sage of the three worlds, and Vasava (Indra), the slayer of Vritra, both rejoiced exceedingly.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - Bhishma said (he said, spoke)

• इति (iti) - referring to the preceding speech (thus, so, in this manner)

• उक्त-वचनाम् (ukta-vacanām) - the goddess who had spoken words (whose words were spoken, having spoken words)

• देवीम् (devīm) - goddess

• अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

• तौ (tau) - Narada and Vasava (those two, they two)

• ननन्दतुः (nanandatuḥ) - they two rejoiced

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (divine sage)

• च (ca) - and, also

• त्रि-लोक-ऋषिः (tri-loka-ṛṣiḥ) - Narada, who is the sage of the three worlds (sage of the three worlds)

• वृत्र-हन्ता (vṛtra-hantā) - Indra, who slew Vritra (slayer of Vritra)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Vasava (Indra)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - Bhishma said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, Third person singular

From root 'vac' (class 2, parasmāipada). Root 'vac' changes to 'uvac' in perfect tense.

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - referring to the preceding speech (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त-वचनाम् (ukta-vacanām) - the goddess who had spoken words (whose words were spoken, having spoken words)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ukta-vacana

ukta-vacana - whose words are spoken, having spoken words

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ukta+vacana)

• ukta – spoken, said
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'vac' (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)
• vacana – word, speech
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'devīm'.

देवीम् (devīm) - goddess

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of devī

devī - goddess, divine lady

Root: div (class 4)

Note: Object of implied action 'having heard' or 'regarding'.

अत्यर्थम् (atyartham) - exceedingly, greatly, very much

(indeclinable)

Compound of 'ati' (over, exceedingly) and 'artha' (purpose, meaning, wealth).

Note: Functions as an adverb modifying 'nanandatuḥ'.

तौ (tau) - Narada and Vasava (those two, they two)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those, them

Note: Refers to the two individuals mentioned subsequently, Narada and Vasava.

ननन्दतुः (nanandatuḥ) - they two rejoiced

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of nand

Perfect tense, Third person dual

From root 'nand' (class 1, parasmāipada). Reduplicated in perfect tense.

Root: nand (class 1)

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (name of a divine sage, often a messenger or storyteller)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

त्रि-लोक-ऋषिः (tri-loka-ṛṣiḥ) - Narada, who is the sage of the three worlds (sage of the three worlds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tri-loka-ṛṣi

tri-loka-ṛṣi - sage of the three worlds

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tri-loka+ṛṣi)

• tri-loka – three worlds (heaven, earth, underworld)
  compound noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: In apposition to 'nāradaḥ'.

वृत्र-हन्ता (vṛtra-hantā) - Indra, who slew Vritra (slayer of Vritra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛtra-hantṛ

vṛtra-hantṛ - slayer of Vritra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtra+hantṛ)

• vṛtra – Vritra (name of a demon slain by Indra)
  proper noun (masculine)
• hantṛ – slayer, killer
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill).
  Root: han (class 2)

Note: In apposition to 'vāsavaḥ'.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वासवः (vāsavaḥ) - Vasava (Indra)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsava

vāsava - Indra, chief of the gods