महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-120, verse-8

ततस्तं ब्राह्मणं दृष्ट्वा पुनरेव महायशाः ।
आजगाम महाप्राज्ञः कृष्णद्वैपायनस्तदा ॥८॥

8. tatastaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ dṛṣṭvā punareva mahāyaśāḥ ,
ājagāma mahāprājñaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanastadā.

8. tataḥ tam brāhmaṇam dṛṣṭvā punaḥ eva mahāyaśāḥ
ājagāma mahāprājñaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ tadā

8. tataḥ tadā mahāyaśāḥ mahāprājñaḥ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ
tam brāhmaṇam dṛṣṭvā punaḥ eva ājagāma

8. Then, the illustrious and very wise Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa) again came, having seen that brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, therefrom, afterwards)

• तम् (tam) - that (brahmin) (that, him)

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - the brahmin (who was the worm in its previous life) (brahmin, relating to brahman)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, perceiving)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover, but)

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (only, just, indeed, certainly)

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - the illustrious one (referring to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana) (very famous, illustrious, glorious)

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - came (to the scene) (came, arrived)

• महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - the very wise one (referring to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana) (very wise, greatly intelligent)

• कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, also known as Vyāsa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa))

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, afterwards (then, therefrom, afterwards)

(indeclinable)

ablative of tad (that) used as an adverb

तम् (tam) - that (brahmin) (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the brahmin (who was formerly the worm).

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - the brahmin (who was the worm in its previous life) (brahmin, relating to brahman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, priestly, relating to Brahman

from brahman (priestly class/divine)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, perceiving)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (indeclinable past participle)

from √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again (again, moreover, but)

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly (only, just, indeed, certainly)

(indeclinable)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - the illustrious one (referring to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana) (very famous, illustrious, glorious)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - very famous, glorious, illustrious, great-fame

compound of mahā and yaśas

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, renown, splendor
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana.

आजगाम (ājagāma) - came (to the scene) (came, arrived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (lit) of ā-gam

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

reduplicated perfect form of √gam with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

महाप्राज्ञः (mahāprājñaḥ) - the very wise one (referring to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana) (very wise, greatly intelligent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāprājña

mahāprājña - very wise, greatly intelligent, learned

compound of mahā and prājña

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+prājña)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• prājña – wise, intelligent, knowing
  adjective (masculine)
  from pra-jñā (to know well)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana.

कृष्णद्वैपायनः (kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaḥ) - the sage Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, also known as Vyāsa (Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛṣṇadvaipāyana

kṛṣṇadvaipāyana - Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (name of Vyāsa), 'the dark one from the island'

compound: Kṛṣṇa (dark) + Dvaipāyana (born on an island)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛṣṇa+dvaipāyana)

• kṛṣṇa – dark, black, dark-blue; name of a deity
  adjective (masculine)
• dvaipāyana – island-born; an epithet of Vyāsa
  noun (masculine)
  derived from dvīpa (island)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that moment (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

formed from tad (that) + -dā (suffix for time)