महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-297, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
मृगयां विचरन्कश्चिद्विजने जनकात्मजः ।
वने ददर्श विप्रेन्द्रमृषिं वंशधरं भृगोः ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
mṛgayāṁ vicarankaścidvijane janakātmajaḥ ,
vane dadarśa viprendramṛṣiṁ vaṁśadharaṁ bhṛgoḥ.

1. bhīṣma uvāca mṛgayām vicaran kaścit vijane janakātmajaḥ
vane dadarśa viprendram ṛṣim vaṃśadharam bhṛgoḥ

1. bhīṣma uvāca kaścit janakātmajaḥ vijane vane mṛgayām
vicaran bhṛgoḥ vaṃśadharam viprendram ṛṣim dadarśa

1. Bhishma said: A certain son of Janaka, while wandering for hunting in a solitary part of the forest, saw a pre-eminent Brahmin (viprendra) sage, a descendant of Bhṛgu.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (proper noun)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - hunting, for hunting

• विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering, roaming

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, someone

• विजने (vijane) - in a solitary place, in solitude

• जनकात्मजः (janakātmajaḥ) - son of Janaka

• वने (vane) - in the forest

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• विप्रेन्द्रम् (viprendram) - the chief of Brahmins, the best of Brahmins

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage

• वंशधरम् (vaṁśadharam) - the descendant, bearer of the lineage

• भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्म (bhīṣma) - Bhishma (proper noun)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a character in the Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root vac, lit. perfect, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - hunting, for hunting

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛgayā

mṛgayā - hunting, chase

Note: Object of 'vicaran' (wandering for).

विचरन् (vicaran) - wandering, roaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicarant

vicarant - wandering, roaming

Present Active Participle

from vi-car (to wander)

Prefix: vi

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'janakātmajaḥ'.

कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - a certain, someone, anyone

from kim + cid

Note: Qualifies 'janakātmajaḥ'.

विजने (vijane) - in a solitary place, in solitude

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vijana

vijana - solitary, deserted, without people

from vi + jana

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vi+jana)

• vi – without
  indeclinable
  prefix
• jana – people, person
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'vane'.

जनकात्मजः (janakātmajaḥ) - son of Janaka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janakātmaja

janakātmaja - son of Janaka

Compound type : tatpurusha (janaka+ātmaja)

• janaka – Janaka (proper name of a king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, born of oneself
  noun (masculine)
  derived from ātman + jan
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Subject of 'dadarśa'.

वने (vane) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vana

vana - forest, wood

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect Active

root dṛś, lit. perfect, 3rd person singular

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

विप्रेन्द्रम् (viprendram) - the chief of Brahmins, the best of Brahmins

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of viprendra

viprendra - chief of Brahmins, pre-eminent Brahmin

Compound type : tatpurusha (vipra+indra)

• vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, Indra (the god)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'dadarśa'.

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Note: Appositive to 'viprendram'.

वंशधरम् (vaṁśadharam) - the descendant, bearer of the lineage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaṃśadhara

vaṁśadhara - descendant, bearer of the family line

from vaṃśa + dhara

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaṃśa+dhara)

• vaṃśa – lineage, family, bamboo
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – holding, bearing, supporting, one who holds/bears
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'viprendram' and 'ṛṣim'.

भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhṛgu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhṛgu (proper name of an ancient sage and progenitor of a priestly lineage)

Note: Possessive, modifying 'vaṃśadharam'.