महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-40, verse-40

एवमाख्याय स मुनिर्यज्ञकारोऽगमत्तदा ।
देवशर्मा महाभागस्ततो भरतसत्तम ॥४०॥

40. evamākhyāya sa muniryajñakāro'gamattadā ,
devaśarmā mahābhāgastato bharatasattama.

40. evam ākhyāya saḥ muniḥ yajñakāraḥ agamat tadā
devaśarmā mahābhāgaḥ tataḥ bharatasattama

40. bharatasattama evam ākhyāya saḥ muniḥ devaśarmā
mahābhāgaḥ yajñakāraḥ tadā tataḥ agamat

40. Having spoken thus, that sage Devasharma, the greatly fortunate performer of (Vedic ritual) yajñas, then departed, O best among the Bharatas.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• आख्याय (ākhyāya) - having narrated, having told, having spoken

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• यज्ञकारः (yajñakāraḥ) - Devasharma, the performer of Vedic rituals (performer of a (Vedic ritual) yajña)

• अगमत् (agamat) - went, departed

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• देवशर्मा (devaśarmā) - Devasharma (a proper name)

• महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - greatly fortunate, illustrious

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

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among the Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

आख्याय (ākhyāya) - having narrated, having told, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root khyā (to tell) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: khyā (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sage Devasharma

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer

यज्ञकारः (yajñakāraḥ) - Devasharma, the performer of Vedic rituals (performer of a (Vedic ritual) yajña)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajñakāra

yajñakāra - performer of a Vedic ritual

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yajña+kāra)

• yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice
  noun (masculine)
• kāra – doer, maker, performer
  noun (masculine)
  from root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: In apposition to muniḥ and devaśarmā

अगमत् (agamat) - went, departed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, aorist past (luṅ) of gam

root verb, 1st class, aorist form with augment 'a'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Parasmaipada, augmented past tense

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time

देवशर्मा (devaśarmā) - Devasharma (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devaśarman

devaśarman - Devasharma (a proper name, lit. 'joy of the gods')

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+śarman)

• deva – god
  noun (masculine)
• śarman – joy, delight, protection, happiness
  noun (neuter)

Note: Subject, in apposition to muniḥ

महाभागः (mahābhāgaḥ) - greatly fortunate, illustrious

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābhāga

mahābhāga - greatly fortunate, illustrious, highly esteemed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+bhāga)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bhāga – portion, share, fortune, lot
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies devaśarmā

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of time

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best among the Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best among the Bharatas (epithet for a king or hero)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – Bharata (a name of a king, or a descendant of Bharata)
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  superlative of sat