महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-17, verse-1

वासुदेव उवाच ।
ततः स प्रयतो भूत्वा मम तात युधिष्ठिर ।
प्राञ्जलिः प्राह विप्रर्षिर्नामसंहारमादितः ॥१॥

1. vāsudeva uvāca ,
tataḥ sa prayato bhūtvā mama tāta yudhiṣṭhira ,
prāñjaliḥ prāha viprarṣirnāmasaṁhāramāditaḥ.

1. vāsudeva uvāca tataḥ saḥ prayataḥ bhūtvā mama tāta
yudhiṣṭhira prāñjaliḥ prāha viprarṣiḥ nāmasaṃhāram āditaḥ

1. vāsudeva uvāca tāta yudhiṣṭhira tataḥ saḥ viprarṣiḥ
prayataḥ bhūtvā prāñjaliḥ āditaḥ nāmasaṃhāram mama prāha

1. Vāsudeva said: Then, having become composed, O dear Yudhiṣṭhira, that Brahmin sage (Upamanyu) with folded hands recounted the compilation of names to me, starting from the beginning.

Words meanings summery:

• वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• सः (saḥ) - Upamanyu (he)

• प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - composed, attentive, restrained

• भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

• मम (mama) - to me (Kṛṣṇa) (to me, my)

• तात (tāta) - O dear one (Yudhiṣṭhira) (O dear one, father, son, friend (term of endearment))

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

• प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

• प्राह (prāha) - declared, said, spoke

• विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - Upamanyu, the Brahmin sage (the Brahmin sage)

• नामसंहारम् (nāmasaṁhāram) - the compilation/collection of names

• आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, firstly

Words meanings and morphology

वासुदेव (vāsudeva) - Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - son of Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa

Taddhita derivation from Vasudeva

Note: Used as a speaker tag 'Vāsudeva said'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense form

Perfect tense of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Adverbial suffix -tas

Root: tad

सः (saḥ) - Upamanyu (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Upamanyu.

प्रयतः (prayataḥ) - composed, attentive, restrained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayata

prayata - self-controlled, attentive, prepared

Past Passive Participle

From pra-√yam (to restrain, control)

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (Upamanyu).

भूत्वा (bhūtvā) - having become

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of √bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses a completed action prior to the main verb.

मम (mama) - to me (Kṛṣṇa) (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Can also be genitive, but dative fits the context of 'recounted to me'.

तात (tāta) - O dear one (Yudhiṣṭhira) (O dear one, father, son, friend (term of endearment))

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāta

tāta - father, son, friend, dear one (term of endearment, often used by elders to juniors or between equals)

Note: Addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira.

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - steady in battle, Yudhiṣṭhira

Compound: yudhi (in battle) + sthira (steady)

प्राञ्जलिः (prāñjaliḥ) - with folded hands, reverently

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāñjali

prāñjali - having folded hands, reverent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pra+añjali)

• pra – before, forward, greatly
  indeclinable
  Prefix
• añjali – folded hands (as gesture of respect)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: aj

Note: Agrees with 'viprarṣiḥ'.

प्राह (prāha) - declared, said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pra-ah

Perfect tense form with prefix

Irregular perfect tense (liṭ) of √ah with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: ah

विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - Upamanyu, the Brahmin sage (the Brahmin sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi

viprarṣi - a Brahmin sage

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vipra+ṛṣi)

• vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
  From √vip (to tremble, to be inspired)
  Root: vip (class 1)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
  From √ṛṣ (to go, move)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Refers to Upamanyu.

नामसंहारम् (nāmasaṁhāram) - the compilation/collection of names

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāmasaṃhāra

nāmasaṁhāra - collection of names, compilation of names

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāman+saṃhāra)

• nāman – name
  noun (neuter)
• saṃhāra – collection, compilation, destruction
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√hṛ (to collect, withdraw, destroy)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

आदितः (āditaḥ) - from the beginning, firstly

(indeclinable)

Suffix -tas indicating 'from'