महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-325, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
प्राप्य श्वेतं महाद्वीपं नारदो भगवानृषिः ।
ददर्श तानेव नराञ्श्वेतांश्चन्द्रप्रभाञ्शुभान् ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
prāpya śvetaṁ mahādvīpaṁ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ ,
dadarśa tāneva narāñśvetāṁścandraprabhāñśubhān.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca prāpya śvetam mahādvīpam nāradaḥ bhagavān
ṛṣiḥ dadarśa tān eva narān śvetān ca candraprabhān śubhān

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca bhagavān ṛṣiḥ nāradaḥ śvetam mahādvīpam
prāpya tān eva śvetān candraprabhān śubhān ca narān dadarśa

1. Bhīṣma said: Having reached the great Sveta Island, the divine sage Nārada saw those very men, who were white, radiant like the moon, and auspicious.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained

• श्वेतम् (śvetam) - Sveta (proper name of the island, here as an adjective 'white') (white, bright)

• महाद्वीपम् (mahādvīpam) - great island/continent

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (a divine sage)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful, illustrious

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

• तान् (tān) - those

• एव (eva) - those very (indeed, only, just)

• नरान् (narān) - men, humans

• श्वेतान् (śvetān) - white, bright

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• चन्द्रप्रभान् (candraprabhān) - moon-bright, radiant like the moon

• शुभान् (śubhān) - auspicious, beautiful, pure

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (son of Gaṅgā and Śāntanu, a character in the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

प्राप्य (prāpya) - having reached, having obtained

(indeclinable)

Gerund (absolutive)

Derived from `pra` + `āp` (to obtain) with `lyap` suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

श्वेतम् (śvetam) - Sveta (proper name of the island, here as an adjective 'white') (white, bright)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śveta

śveta - white, bright, pure, clean

महाद्वीपम् (mahādvīpam) - great island/continent

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādvīpa

mahādvīpa - great island, continent, large region

Compound of 'mahā' and 'dvīpa'

Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+dvīpa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty, extensive
  adjective (feminine)
• dvīpa – island, continent, region
  noun (masculine)

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a celestial sage, son of Brahmā)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - divine, worshipful, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, blessed, worshipful, illustrious, glorious, venerable

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic singer

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he beheld

(verb)

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

Perfect 3rd singular active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तान् (tān) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एव (eva) - those very (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

नरान् (narān) - men, humans

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of nara

nara - man, human being, male, hero

श्वेतान् (śvetān) - white, bright

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śveta

śveta - white, bright, pure, clean

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रप्रभान् (candraprabhān) - moon-bright, radiant like the moon

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of candraprabha

candraprabha - having the radiance of the moon, moon-bright, lunar light

Compound of 'candra' and 'prabhā'

Compound type : bahuvrihi (candra+prabhā)

• candra – moon, luminous, shining
  noun (masculine)
• prabhā – light, radiance, splendor, lustre
  noun (feminine)

शुभान् (śubhān) - auspicious, beautiful, pure

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, pure, good, propitious