महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-48, verse-15

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततो व्रजन्नेव गदाग्रजः प्रभुः शशंस तस्मै निखिलेन तत्त्वतः ।
युधिष्ठिरायाप्रतिमौजसे तदा यथाभवत्क्षत्रियसंकुला मही ॥१५॥

15. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tato vrajanneva gadāgrajaḥ prabhuḥ; śaśaṁsa tasmai nikhilena tattvataḥ ,
yudhiṣṭhirāyāpratimaujase tadā; yathābhavatkṣatriyasaṁkulā mahī.

15. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tataḥ vrajan eva
gadāgrajaḥ prabhuḥ śaśaṃsa tasmai
nikhilenatattvataḥ yudhiṣṭhirāya apratimaujase
tadā yathā abhavat kṣatriyasaṃkulā mahī

15. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tataḥ gadāgrajaḥ
prabhuḥ vrajan eva nikhilenatattvataḥ
apratimaujase yudhiṣṭhirāya tadā yathā mahī
kṣatriyasaṃkulā abhavat tasmai śaśaṃsa

15. Vaiśampāyana said: Then, as he was still proceeding, the Lord, the elder brother of Gadā (Krishna), fully accurately narrated to Yudhishthira, who possessed incomparable prowess, how the earth had become overrun with warriors (Kṣatriyas) at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, Vyāsa's disciple)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• व्रजन् (vrajan) - as he was going/proceeding (going, moving, proceeding)

• एव (eva) - still, indeed (emphasizing the ongoing action) (indeed, only, just)

• गदाग्रजः (gadāgrajaḥ) - Krishna (elder brother of Gadā)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (referring to Krishna) (lord, master, powerful one)

• शशंस (śaśaṁsa) - narrated, recounted (narrated, told, praised)

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to Yudhishthira (to him)

• निखिलेनतत्त्वतः (nikhilenatattvataḥ) - fully and accurately (entirely, completely, truly, in reality)

• युधिष्ठिराय (yudhiṣṭhirāya) - to Yudhishthira

• अप्रतिमौजसे (apratimaujase) - to the one of incomparable prowess (Yudhishthira) (to the one of incomparable prowess)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• यथा (yathā) - how (as, how, in which way)

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• क्षत्रियसंकुला (kṣatriyasaṁkulā) - overrun with warriors (Kṣatriyas) (crowded with Kṣatriyas, full of Kṣatriyas)

• मही (mahī) - earth, land

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, Vyāsa's disciple)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana, a celebrated sage, disciple of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata

Note: The narrator of the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

व्रजन् (vrajan) - as he was going/proceeding (going, moving, proceeding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vraj

vraj - to go, proceed

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vraj (class 1) + śatṛ suffix

Root: vraj (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gadāgrajaḥ prabhuḥ'

एव (eva) - still, indeed (emphasizing the ongoing action) (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

गदाग्रजः (gadāgrajaḥ) - Krishna (elder brother of Gadā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gadāgraja

gadāgraja - elder brother of Gadā

Compound type : tatpurusha (gadā+agraja)

• gadā – mace
  noun (feminine)
• agraja – elder brother
  noun (masculine)
  agra- (front) + jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Compound: Gadā (name of a person, or literally mace) + Agraja (elder brother). Here, it refers to Krishna as Gadā's elder brother.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - the Lord (referring to Krishna) (lord, master, powerful one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, mighty

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'gadāgrajaḥ'

शशंस (śaśaṁsa) - narrated, recounted (narrated, told, praised)

(verb)

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

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

तस्मै (tasmai) - to Yudhishthira (to him)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to Yudhishthira

निखिलेनतत्त्वतः (nikhilenatattvataḥ) - fully and accurately (entirely, completely, truly, in reality)

(indeclinable)

Combination of two adverbs: nakhilena (instrumental of nakhila) and tattvatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (nikhila+tattvatas)

• nikhila – entire, whole, complete
  adjective (neuter)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: khil (class 6)
• tattvatas – in reality, truly, in essence
  indeclinable
  Derived from tattva (truth, reality) + tas suffix

युधिष्ठिराय (yudhiṣṭhirāya) - to Yudhishthira

(proper noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

अप्रतिमौजसे (apratimaujase) - to the one of incomparable prowess (Yudhishthira) (to the one of incomparable prowess)

(adjective)

Dative, masculine, singular of apratimojas

apratimojas - incomparable prowess, might

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+pratima+ojas)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative particle
• pratima – comparison, rival, image
  noun (masculine)
  from prati- (against) + mā (to measure)
  Prefix: prati
  Root: mā (class 2)
• ojas – strength, power, prowess, vigor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Qualifies 'yudhiṣṭhirāya'

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

यथा (yathā) - how (as, how, in which way)

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

क्षत्रियसंकुला (kṣatriyasaṁkulā) - overrun with warriors (Kṣatriyas) (crowded with Kṣatriyas, full of Kṣatriyas)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kṣatriyasaṃkula

kṣatriyasaṁkula - crowded or filled with Kṣatriyas

Compound type : tatpurusha (kṣatriya+saṃkula)

• kṣatriya – warrior, of the Kṣatriya caste
  noun (masculine)
• saṃkula – crowded, full of, confused
  adjective (masculine)
  from sam- (together) + kul (to collect)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kul (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'mahī'

मही (mahī) - earth, land

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mahī

mahī - earth, land