महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-316, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
एतस्मिन्नन्तरे शून्ये नारदः समुपागमत् ।
शुकं स्वाध्यायनिरतं वेदार्थान्वक्तुमीप्सितान् ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
etasminnantare śūnye nāradaḥ samupāgamat ,
śukaṁ svādhyāyanirataṁ vedārthānvaktumīpsitān.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca etasmin antare śūnye nāradaḥ samupāgamat
śukam svādhyāyaniratam vedārthān vaktum īpsitān

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca etasmin śūnye antare nāradaḥ svādhyāyaniratam
śukam īpsitān vedārthān vaktum samupāgamat

1. Bhishma said: During this solitary period, Narada approached Shuka, who was absorbed in his scriptural (svādhyāya) studies, in order to explain the desired meanings of the Vedas.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the midst, during the period

• शून्ये (śūnye) - solitary, empty, deserted

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada

• समुपागमत् (samupāgamat) - approached, came near

• शुकम् (śukam) - Shuka

• स्वाध्यायनिरतम् (svādhyāyaniratam) - absorbed in self-study/Vedic recitation

• वेदार्थान् (vedārthān) - meanings of the Vedas

• वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to explain

• ईप्सितान् (īpsitān) - desired, wished for

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (proper name)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

अन्तरे (antare) - in the interval, in the midst, during the period

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of antara

antara - interval, interior, space between, period

शून्ये (śūnye) - solitary, empty, deserted

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of śūnya

śūnya - empty, void, solitary

Root: śū (class 1)

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (name of a divine sage)

समुपागमत् (samupāgamat) - approached, came near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of sam-upa-gam

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: gam (class 1)

शुकम् (śukam) - Shuka

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - Shuka (name of Vyasa's son)

स्वाध्यायनिरतम् (svādhyāyaniratam) - absorbed in self-study/Vedic recitation

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svādhyāyanirata

svādhyāyanirata - engrossed in Vedic study

Compound type : tatpurusha (svādhyāya+nirata)

• svādhyāya – self-study, Vedic recitation
  noun (masculine)
• nirata – absorbed, engrossed, devoted
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of ni-ram (to delight in)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: ram (class 1)

वेदार्थान् (vedārthān) - meanings of the Vedas

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vedārtha

vedārtha - meaning of the Vedas, Vedic purpose

Compound type : tatpurusha (veda+artha)

• veda – Veda, sacred knowledge
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vid (class 2)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object
  noun (masculine)

वक्तुम् (vaktum) - to speak, to explain

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root vac (brū)

Root: vac (class 2)

ईप्सितान् (īpsitān) - desired, wished for

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of īpsita

īpsita - desired, wished for

past passive participle

Past passive participle from the desiderative stem of root āp (to obtain).

Root: āp (class 5)