महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-20, verse-2

भीष्म उवाच ।
ततोऽगच्छत्स भगवानुत्तरामुत्तमां दिशम् ।
हिमवन्तं गिरिश्रेष्ठं सिद्धचारणसेवितम् ॥२॥

2. bhīṣma uvāca ,
tato'gacchatsa bhagavānuttarāmuttamāṁ diśam ,
himavantaṁ giriśreṣṭhaṁ siddhacāraṇasevitam.

2. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | tataḥ agacchat saḥ bhagavān uttarām
uttamām diśam | himavantam giriśreṣṭham siddhacāraṇasevitam

2. Bhīṣma said: 'Then that revered one went to the northern and most excellent direction, to the Himālaya, the foremost of mountains, which is frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas.'

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

• अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - that revered one (referring to Aṣṭāvakra) (divine, revered, prosperous, fortunate)

• उत्तराम् (uttarām) - northern (northern, upper, later)

• उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - best, excellent, highest

• दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

• हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - Himālaya (Himālaya (mountain range), snowy)

• गिरिश्रेष्ठम् (giriśreṣṭham) - the foremost of mountains (best of mountains, chief mountain)

• सिद्धचारणसेवितम् (siddhacāraṇasevitam) - frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhīṣma (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhīṣma (a character in the Mahābhārata)

Root: bhī

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

3rd person singular, perfect tense

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there

(indeclinable)

अगच्छत् (agacchat) - went

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect Tense

3rd person singular, imperfect tense, with augment 'a-'

Root: gam (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

भगवान् (bhagavān) - that revered one (referring to Aṣṭāvakra) (divine, revered, prosperous, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - divine, worshipful, glorious, prosperous

Present Active Participle

From root bhaj. Often used as an honorific for deities or revered persons.

Root: bhaj (class 1)

Note: Here functions substantively as a noun for 'the revered one'.

उत्तराम् (uttarām) - northern (northern, upper, later)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later

उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - best, excellent, highest

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttama

uttama - best, excellent, highest

Superlative degree of 'ut'.

दिशम् (diśam) - direction, quarter

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of diś

diś - direction, quarter of the sky

Root: diś (class 6)

हिमवन्तम् (himavantam) - Himālaya (Himālaya (mountain range), snowy)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - snowy, Himālaya

possessive suffix -vat

गिरिश्रेष्ठम् (giriśreṣṭham) - the foremost of mountains (best of mountains, chief mountain)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of giriśreṣṭha

giriśreṣṭha - best of mountains

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+śreṣṭha)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gṛ
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative form
  Root: praśas

Note: Appears as an adjective to Himavantam.

सिद्धचारणसेवितम् (siddhacāraṇasevitam) - frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siddhacāraṇasevita

siddhacāraṇasevita - frequented by Siddhas and Cāraṇas

Past Passive Participle

Compound of Siddha-Cāraṇa (dvandva) and Sevita (PPP of sev).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (siddha+cāraṇa+sevita)

• siddha – accomplished one, semi-divine being
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle of sidh (to accomplish), here substantivized
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• cāraṇa – celestial singer, semi-divine being
  noun (masculine)
  From root car (to wander)
  Root: car (class 1)
• sevita – frequented, served, honored
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root sev (to serve, frequent)
  Root: sev (class 1)

Note: Adjective for Himavantam.