महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-126, verse-47

ततो मुनिगणाः सर्वे नारदं देवदर्शनम् ।
तदा नियोजयामासुर्वचने वाक्यकोविदम् ॥४७॥

47. tato munigaṇāḥ sarve nāradaṁ devadarśanam ,
tadā niyojayāmāsurvacane vākyakovidam.

47. tataḥ munigaṇāḥ sarve nāradam devadarśanam
tadā niyojayāmāsuḥ vacane vākyakovidam

47. tataḥ tadā sarve munigaṇāḥ devadarśanam
vākyakovidam nāradam vacane niyojayāmāsuḥ

47. Then, all the groups of sages engaged Nārada, who is a seer of the gods and an expert in words, for that statement.

Words meanings summery:

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

• मुनिगणाः (munigaṇāḥ) - groups of sages, assemblies of ascetics

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• नारदम् (nāradam) - Nārada (a divine sage)

• देवदर्शनम् (devadarśanam) - one who sees gods, having sight of gods

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• नियोजयामासुः (niyojayāmāsuḥ) - they engaged, they appointed

• वचने (vacane) - in speech, in statement, in words

• वाक्यकोविदम् (vākyakovidam) - expert in speech, skilled in words

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

मुनिगणाः (munigaṇāḥ) - groups of sages, assemblies of ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of munigaṇa

munigaṇa - group of sages, assembly of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+gaṇa)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, collection, troop
  noun (masculine)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Adjective modifying munigaṇāḥ.

नारदम् (nāradam) - Nārada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a celestial sage, divine messenger)

Note: Object of niyojayāmāsuḥ.

देवदर्शनम् (devadarśanam) - one who sees gods, having sight of gods

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devadarśana

devadarśana - sight of gods, seeing gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+darśana)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• darśana – seeing, sight, perception
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying Nāradam.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

नियोजयामासुः (niyojayāmāsuḥ) - they engaged, they appointed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (Lit) of niyojaya

Causative perfect

Causative stem from root yuj, followed by perfect āsa.

Prefix: ni

Root: yuj (class 7)

वचने (vacane) - in speech, in statement, in words

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, statement, word

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Refers to the subject matter or context of speech.

वाक्यकोविदम् (vākyakovidam) - expert in speech, skilled in words

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vākyakovida

vākyakovida - skilled in speech, expert in words

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vākya+kovida)

• vākya – speech, sentence, word
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vac (class 2)
• kovida – skilled, expert, proficient
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Adjective modifying Nāradam.