महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-153, verse-12

निश्चक्राम पुरात्तस्माद्यथा देवपतिस्तथा ।
आससाद कुरुक्षेत्रे ततः शांतनवं नृपम् ॥१२॥

12. niścakrāma purāttasmādyathā devapatistathā ,
āsasāda kurukṣetre tataḥ śāṁtanavaṁ nṛpam.

12. niścakrāma purāt tasmāt yathā devapatiḥ tathā
āsasāda kurukṣetre tataḥ śāṃtanavaṃ nṛpam

12. tasmāt purāt yathā devapatiḥ tathā niścakrāma
tataḥ kurukṣetre śāṃtanavaṃ nṛpam āsasāda

12. He departed from that city just as the lord of gods [Indra] would, and then in Kurukshetra he reached Shantanu's son (Bhishma).

Words meanings summery:

• निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - departed (went out, departed)

• पुरात् (purāt) - from the city (from the city, out of the city)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (city) (from that, therefore)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• देवपतिः (devapatiḥ) - lord of gods (Indra) (lord of gods, Indra)

• तथा (tathā) - likewise (so, thus, likewise)

• आससाद (āsasāda) - reached (reached, approached, obtained)

• कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukshetra

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

• शांतनवं (śāṁtanavaṁ) - Shantanu's son (Bhishma) (Shantanu's son, Bhishma)

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king (Bhishma) (king, ruler)

Words meanings and morphology

निश्चक्राम (niścakrāma) - departed (went out, departed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of niṣkram

Perfect Active

Root kram with prefix niṣ (niḥ). Third person singular perfect active.

Prefix: nis

Root: kram (class 1)

पुरात् (purāt) - from the city (from the city, out of the city)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (city) (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this (demonstrative pronoun)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

देवपतिः (devapatiḥ) - lord of gods (Indra) (lord of gods, Indra)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devapati

devapati - lord of gods, Indra

Compound of deva (god) and pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (deva+pati)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Subject of the comparison.

तथा (tathā) - likewise (so, thus, likewise)

(indeclinable)

आससाद (āsasāda) - reached (reached, approached, obtained)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of āsad

Perfect Active

Root sad with prefix ā. Third person singular perfect active.

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

कुरुक्षेत्रे (kurukṣetre) - in Kurukshetra

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kurukṣetra

kurukṣetra - Kurukshetra (a plain in northern India, famous battlefield of the Mahabharata)

Compound of Kuru (name of an ancient king/dynasty) and kṣetra (field).

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+kṣetra)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient king or his descendants)
  proper noun (masculine)
• kṣetra – field, land, region
  noun (neuter)

Note: Indicates location.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad with ablative suffix -tas.

शांतनवं (śāṁtanavaṁ) - Shantanu's son (Bhishma) (Shantanu's son, Bhishma)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śāṃtanava

śāṁtanava - son of Shantanu, Bhishma

Patronymic derivative from Shantanu.

Note: Object of `āsasāda`.

नृपम् (nṛpam) - the king (Bhishma) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler, protector of men

Compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root pā (to protect).
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: In apposition to `śāṃtanavaṃ`.