महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-353, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
स चामन्त्र्योरगश्रेष्ठं ब्राह्मणः कृतनिश्चयः ।
दीक्षाकाङ्क्षी तदा राजंश्च्यवनं भार्गवं श्रितः ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
sa cāmantryoragaśreṣṭhaṁ brāhmaṇaḥ kṛtaniścayaḥ ,
dīkṣākāṅkṣī tadā rājaṁścyavanaṁ bhārgavaṁ śritaḥ.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca saḥ ca āmantrya uragaśreṣṭham brāhmaṇaḥ
kṛtaniścayaḥ dīkṣākāṅkṣī tadā rājan cyavanam bhārgavam śritaḥ

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca rājan saḥ brāhmaṇaḥ kṛtaniścayaḥ ca uragaśreṣṭham
āmantrya tadā dīkṣākāṅkṣī bhārgavam cyavanam śritaḥ

1. Bhishma said: That brahmin, having become resolute, and having bid farewell to the foremost of serpents, then, desirous of spiritual initiation (dīkṣā), approached Chyavana, the descendant of Bhṛgu, O King.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - referring to the Brahmin (he, that)

• च (ca) - and

• आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having bid farewell, having addressed

• उरगश्रेष्ठम् (uragaśreṣṭham) - to the foremost of serpents

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brahmin

• कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - having made a firm resolve, resolute

• दीक्षाकाङ्क्षी (dīkṣākāṅkṣī) - desirous of initiation

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजन् (rājan) - Addressing the listener, typically King Janamejaya in the Mahabharata (O King)

• च्यवनम् (cyavanam) - to Chyavana

• भार्गवम् (bhārgavam) - Sage Chyavana, who is a descendant of the sage Bhrigu (to the descendant of Bhrigu)

• श्रितः (śritaḥ) - approached, resorted to

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper noun, name of a character in Mahabharata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - referring to the Brahmin (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आमन्त्र्य (āmantrya) - having bid farewell, having addressed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with suffix -ya after prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: mantr (class 10)

उरगश्रेष्ठम् (uragaśreṣṭham) - to the foremost of serpents

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uragaśreṣṭha

uragaśreṣṭha - best/foremost of serpents

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (uraga+śreṣṭha)

• uraga – serpent, snake (lit. 'moving on the chest')
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, foremost, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - the brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - brahmin, related to brahman, sacred

कृतनिश्चयः (kṛtaniścayaḥ) - having made a firm resolve, resolute

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛtaniścaya

kṛtaniścaya - one who has made a firm resolve

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kṛta+niścaya)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• niścaya – resolve, determination, certainty
  noun (masculine)

दीक्षाकाङ्क्षी (dīkṣākāṅkṣī) - desirous of initiation

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dīkṣākāṅkṣin

dīkṣākāṅkṣin - desirous of initiation/consecration

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dīkṣā+kāṅkṣin)

• dīkṣā – initiation, consecration, solemn preparation
  noun (feminine)
• kāṅkṣin – desiring, wishing, longing for
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - Addressing the listener, typically King Janamejaya in the Mahabharata (O King)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king

च्यवनम् (cyavanam) - to Chyavana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of cyavana

cyavana - Chyavana (a proper noun, name of a sage)

भार्गवम् (bhārgavam) - Sage Chyavana, who is a descendant of the sage Bhrigu (to the descendant of Bhrigu)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhrigu, related to Bhrigu

Derived from Bhṛgu (a proper noun) with a patronymic suffix

श्रितः (śritaḥ) - approached, resorted to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrita

śrita - resorted to, approached, dependent on

Past Passive Participle

From root śri (to resort to, seek refuge)

Root: śri (class 1)