महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-326, verse-121

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
श्रुत्वैतदाख्यानवरं धर्मराड्जनमेजय ।
भ्रातरश्चास्य ते सर्वे नारायणपराभवन् ॥१२१॥

121. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
śrutvaitadākhyānavaraṁ dharmarāḍjanamejaya ,
bhrātaraścāsya te sarve nārāyaṇaparābhavan.

121. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca śrutvā etat ākhyānavaram dharmarāṭ
janamejaya bhrātaraḥ ca asya te sarve nārāyaṇaparāḥ abhavan

121. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca he dharmarāṭ janamejaya etat ākhyānavaram
śrutvā ca asya te sarve bhrātaraḥ nārāyaṇaparāḥ abhavan

121. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: 'Having heard this excellent narrative, O Janamejaya, king of natural law (dharma), all his brothers became devoted to Nārāyaṇa.'

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• एतत् (etat) - this

• आख्यानवरम् (ākhyānavaram) - excellent narrative (excellent narrative, best story)

• धर्मराट् (dharmarāṭ) - O king of natural law (dharma) (O king of dharma, O righteous king)

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya (proper name of a king)

• भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

• च (ca) - and

• अस्य (asya) - his, of him

• ते (te) - those (brothers) (they, those)

• सर्वे (sarve) - all

• नारायणपराः (nārāyaṇaparāḥ) - devoted to Nārāyaṇa

• अभवन् (abhavan) - became, were

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect

3rd person singular perfect active of 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Absolutive form from root 'śru'.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Connects to the main verb 'abhavan'.

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

Note: Direct object of 'śrutvā'.

आख्यानवरम् (ākhyānavaram) - excellent narrative (excellent narrative, best story)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ākhyānavara

ākhyānavara - excellent narrative, best story

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ākhyāna+vara)

• ākhyāna – narrative, story, tale
  noun (neuter)
  From 'ā-khyā' (to tell).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: khyā (class 2)
• vara – excellent, best, boon
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Direct object of 'śrutvā', agrees with 'etat'.

धर्मराट् (dharmarāṭ) - O king of natural law (dharma) (O king of dharma, O righteous king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of dharmarāj

dharmarāj - king of righteousness, righteous king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rājan)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Janamejaya.

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya (proper name of a king)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - name of a king (son of Parikṣit), literally 'agitator of men'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+emaya)

• jana – people, man
  noun (masculine)
• emaya – causing to go, agitating
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Causative form
  From root 'i' (to go) with causative suffix '-aya'.
  Root: i (class 2)

भ्रातरः (bhrātaraḥ) - brothers

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Refers to Janamejaya's brothers.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his, of him

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Janamejaya.

ते (te) - those (brothers) (they, those)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: In apposition to 'bhrātaraḥ'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Qualifies 'bhrātaraḥ' and 'te'.

नारायणपराः (nārāyaṇaparāḥ) - devoted to Nārāyaṇa

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nārāyaṇapara

nārāyaṇapara - devoted to Nārāyaṇa, having Nārāyaṇa as the highest aim

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nārāyaṇa+para)

• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (a name of Viṣṇu)
  proper noun (masculine)
• para – supreme, highest, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Predicative adjective for 'brothers'.

अभवन् (abhavan) - became, were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Imperfect

3rd person plural imperfect active of 'bhū'.

Root: bhū (class 1)