महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-39, verse-9

ततः प्रकृतयः सर्वाः पौरजानपदास्तथा ।
ऊचुः कथाः कर्णसुखाः समुपेत्य ततस्ततः ॥९॥

9. tataḥ prakṛtayaḥ sarvāḥ paurajānapadāstathā ,
ūcuḥ kathāḥ karṇasukhāḥ samupetya tatastataḥ.

9. tataḥ prakṛtayaḥ sarvāḥ paurajānapadāḥ tathā
ūcuḥ kathāḥ karṇasukhāḥ samupetya tataḥ tataḥ

9. tataḥ sarvāḥ prakṛtayaḥ paurajānapadāḥ tathā
tataḥ tataḥ samupetya karṇasukhāḥ kathāḥ ūcuḥ

9. Then all the subjects, including the citizens and the country-folk, having gathered from here and there, spoke words that were pleasing to the ear.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that, therefore)

• प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - the people/subjects (of the kingdom) (subjects, people, constituents, original nature (prakṛti))

• सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

• पौरजानपदाः (paurajānapadāḥ) - citizens and country-folk

• तथा (tathā) - also, similarly (thus, so, also, similarly)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

• कथाः (kathāḥ) - words, talks (stories, tales, talks, conversations)

• कर्णसुखाः (karṇasukhāḥ) - pleasing to the ear, agreeable to the ear

• समुपेत्य (samupetya) - having gathered (having come together, having assembled, having approached)

• ततः (tataḥ) - from here (tataḥ tataḥ = from here and there) (then, thereupon, from that, therefore)

• ततः (tataḥ) - and there (tataḥ tataḥ = from here and there) (then, thereupon, from that, therefore)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereupon, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of tad, indicating sequence or origin.

प्रकृतयः (prakṛtayaḥ) - the people/subjects (of the kingdom) (subjects, people, constituents, original nature (prakṛti))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of prakṛti

prakṛti - original nature (prakṛti), primary matter, disposition, subject, constituent (of a state)

From pra-kṛ 'to make, create'.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of 'ūcuḥ'.

सर्वाः (sarvāḥ) - all, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, entire, whole

Universal pronoun.

Note: Qualifies 'prakṛtayaḥ'.

पौरजानपदाः (paurajānapadāḥ) - citizens and country-folk

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paurajānapada

paurajānapada - citizens and country-folk, town and country people

Dvandva compound of paura (citizen) and jānapada (country-dweller).

Compound type : dvandva (paura+jānapada)

• paura – citizen, townsman, relating to a city
  noun (masculine)
  From pura 'city'
• jānapada – country-dweller, rustic, relating to a district
  noun (masculine)
  From janapada 'country, district'

Note: Appositive to 'prakṛtayaḥ'.

तथा (tathā) - also, similarly (thus, so, also, similarly)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial particle.

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they spoke, they said

(verb)

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

Perfect (Liṭ-lakāra), 3rd person plural. Irregular formation.

Root: vac (class 2)

कथाः (kathāḥ) - words, talks (stories, tales, talks, conversations)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, tale, talk, discourse, conversation

From kath 'to tell'.

Root: kath (class 10)

Note: Object of 'ūcuḥ'.

कर्णसुखाः (karṇasukhāḥ) - pleasing to the ear, agreeable to the ear

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of karṇasukha

karṇasukha - pleasing to the ear, agreeable sound

Compound of karṇa (ear) and sukha (pleasure/happiness).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (karṇa+sukha)

• karṇa – ear, handle, helm
  noun (masculine)
• sukha – pleasure, happiness, ease, agreeable
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'kathāḥ'.

समुपेत्य (samupetya) - having gathered (having come together, having assembled, having approached)

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Formed with prefixes sam-upa + root i + suffix -tya.

Prefixes: sam+upa

Root: i (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - from here (tataḥ tataḥ = from here and there) (then, thereupon, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of tad, indicating origin or sequence. When repeated, indicates 'from here and there'.

Note: Part of 'tataḥ tataḥ'.

ततः (tataḥ) - and there (tataḥ tataḥ = from here and there) (then, thereupon, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of tad. When repeated, indicates 'from here and there'.