महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-336, verse-46

ततो ज्येष्ठे तु दौहित्रे प्रादाद्दक्षो नृपोत्तम ।
आदित्ये सवितुर्ज्येष्ठे विवस्वाञ्जगृहे ततः ॥४६॥

46. tato jyeṣṭhe tu dauhitre prādāddakṣo nṛpottama ,
āditye saviturjyeṣṭhe vivasvāñjagṛhe tataḥ.

46. tataḥ jyeṣṭhe tu dauhitre prādāt dakṣaḥ nṛpa uttama
āditye savituḥ jyeṣṭhe vivasvān jagṛhe tataḥ

46. nṛpa uttama tataḥ dakṣaḥ jyeṣṭhe dauhitre āditye
savituḥ jyeṣṭhe prādāt tataḥ vivasvān jagṛhe

46. O best of kings, Dakṣa then bestowed [this natural law (dharma)] upon his eldest grandson, Āditya, who was the eldest son of Savitṛ. Vivasvān received it thereafter.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

• ज्येष्ठे (jyeṣṭhe) - to the eldest (grandson) (to the eldest, to the oldest)

• तु (tu) - then (as a connective) (but, indeed, however)

• दौहित्रे (dauhitre) - to his grandson (Vivasvān) (to the daughter's son, to the grandson)

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - bestowed (gave, bestowed)

• दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa (Prajāpati) (Dakṣa)

• नृप (nṛpa) - O king (vocative, addressing the listener) (O king)

• उत्तम (uttama) - best (of kings) (best, excellent)

• आदित्ये (āditye) - to Āditya (Vivasvān) (to Āditya (son of Aditi, a solar deity))

• सवितुः (savituḥ) - of Savitṛ (of Savitṛ, of the Sun God)

• ज्येष्ठे (jyeṣṭhe) - to the eldest (son of Savitṛ) (to the eldest, to the oldest)

• विवस्वान् (vivasvān) - Vivasvān (the specific solar deity) (Vivasvān (a solar deity, father of Manu))

• जगृहे (jagṛhe) - received (took, received, grasped)

• ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (in the lineage) (then, thereafter, from that)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

ज्येष्ठे (jyeṣṭhe) - to the eldest (grandson) (to the eldest, to the oldest)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, best, most excellent

superlative

from yuvan (youth) or praśasya (excellent)

Note: Agrees with dauhitre.

तु (tu) - then (as a connective) (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here as a particle emphasizing the sequence.

दौहित्रे (dauhitre) - to his grandson (Vivasvān) (to the daughter's son, to the grandson)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of dauhitra

dauhitra - daughter's son, grandson

from duhitṛ (daughter)

Note: Refers to Vivasvān.

प्रादात् (prādāt) - bestowed (gave, bestowed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of pradā

Aorist Active

from pra- (prefix) + dā (root)

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

दक्षः (dakṣaḥ) - Dakṣa (Prajāpati) (Dakṣa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dakṣa

dakṣa - Dakṣa (proper name, one of the Prajāpatis), able, skillful

Note: Subject of prādāt.

नृप (nṛpa) - O king (vocative, addressing the listener) (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

literally 'men-protector' (nṛ + pā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, men
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, guardian
  noun (masculine)
  from root pā 'to protect'
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Part of the vocative address 'nṛpottama'.

उत्तम (uttama) - best (of kings) (best, excellent)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - highest, best, excellent, chief

superlative

from ud- 'up, forth'

Note: Agrees with nṛpa.

आदित्ये (āditye) - to Āditya (Vivasvān) (to Āditya (son of Aditi, a solar deity))

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of āditya

āditya - son of Aditi, a solar deity (like Vivasvān, Sūrya)

patronymic

from Aditi

सवितुः (savituḥ) - of Savitṛ (of Savitṛ, of the Sun God)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of savitṛ

savitṛ - Savitṛ (Vedic solar deity), stimulator, procreator

agent noun

from root sū 'to impel, generate'

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: Possessive, 'of Savitṛ'.

ज्येष्ठे (jyeṣṭhe) - to the eldest (son of Savitṛ) (to the eldest, to the oldest)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of jyeṣṭha

jyeṣṭha - eldest, oldest, best, most excellent

superlative

from yuvan (youth) or praśasya (excellent)

Note: Agrees with Āditya (Vivasvān).

विवस्वान् (vivasvān) - Vivasvān (the specific solar deity) (Vivasvān (a solar deity, father of Manu))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vivasvat

vivasvat - Vivasvān (proper name, the sun god, father of Manu), brilliant, shining

Root: vas (class 2)

Note: The actual recipient of dharma in this step of the lineage.

जगृहे (jagṛhe) - received (took, received, grasped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of grah

Perfect Middle

from root grah, Class 9

Root: grah (class 9)

ततः (tataḥ) - thereafter (in the lineage) (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Indicates continuation of the sequence.