महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-332, verse-24

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तयोर्वाक्यं तपस्युग्रेऽभ्यवर्तत ।
नारदः प्राञ्जलिर्भूत्वा नारायणपरायणः ॥२४॥

24. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
etacchrutvā tayorvākyaṁ tapasyugre'bhyavartata ,
nāradaḥ prāñjalirbhūtvā nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ.

24. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca etat śrutvā tayoḥ vākyam tapasi ugre
abhyavartata nāradaḥ prāñjaliḥ bhūtvā nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ

24. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca: tayoḥ etat vākyam śrutvā,
nāradaḥ prāñjaliḥ bhūtvā nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ ugre tapasi abhyavartata

24. Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard their words, Nārada, with folded hands and solely devoted to Nārāyaṇa, then engaged in severe austerity (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, a narrator of the Mahābhārata) (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतत् (etat) - this

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Nara and Nārāyaṇa (the speakers in previous verses) (of those two)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech, statement

• तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity, in penance

• उग्रे (ugre) - severe, fierce, intense

• अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - he engaged in, he continued, he practiced

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

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - performing the añjali mudrā as a gesture of reverence (with folded hands, respectful)

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

• नारायणपरायणः (nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ) - solely devoted to Nārāyaṇa, having Nārāyaṇa as the supreme goal

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, a narrator of the Mahābhārata) (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, disciple of Vyāsa)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Refers to 'vākyam'.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix -tvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

तयोः (tayoḥ) - of Nara and Nārāyaṇa (the speakers in previous verses) (of those two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the two speakers from the previous verse.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - words, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

From vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'śrutvā'.

तपसि (tapasi) - in austerity, in penance

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, asceticism, spiritual fervor

Root: tap (class 1)

उग्रे (ugre) - severe, fierce, intense

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of ugra

ugra - fierce, terrible, violent, severe, intense

Note: Agrees with 'tapasi'.

अभ्यवर्तत (abhyavartata) - he engaged in, he continued, he practiced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-vṛt

Prefix: abhi

Root: vṛt (class 1)

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (name of a divine sage) (Nārada)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage, son of Brahmā)

Note: Subject of 'abhyavartata'.

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - performing the añjali mudrā as a gesture of reverence (with folded hands, respectful)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - with folded hands (in reverence or supplication)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – forth, forward, before
  indeclinable
• añjali – the cavity formed by folding the hands together, a respectful salutation
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'nāradaḥ'.

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having been, having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root bhū (to be, to become) with suffix -tvā.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Forms a compound action with 'prāñjaliḥ'.

नारायणपरायणः (nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ) - solely devoted to Nārāyaṇa, having Nārāyaṇa as the supreme goal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇaparāyaṇa

nārāyaṇaparāyaṇa - devoted to Nārāyaṇa, having Nārāyaṇa as the supreme goal or refuge

Compound type : tatpurusha (nārāyaṇa+parāyaṇa)

• nārāyaṇa – Nārāyaṇa (name of Viṣṇu, a divine being)
  proper noun (masculine)
• parāyaṇa – final resort, ultimate goal, completely devoted to
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'nāradaḥ'.