महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-70, verse-3

ऋषिरुद्दालकिर्दीक्षामुपगम्य ततः सुतम् ।
त्वं मामुपचरस्वेति नाचिकेतमभाषत ।
समाप्ते नियमे तस्मिन्महर्षिः पुत्रमब्रवीत् ॥३॥

3. ṛṣiruddālakirdīkṣāmupagamya tataḥ sutam ,
tvaṁ māmupacarasveti nāciketamabhāṣata ,
samāpte niyame tasminmaharṣiḥ putramabravīt.

3. ṛṣiḥ uddālakiḥ dīkṣām upagamya
tataḥ sutam tvam mām upacarasva
iti nāciketam abhāṣata samāpte
niyame tasmin maharṣiḥ putram abravīt

3. The sage Uddālaka, having undertaken the initiation (dīkṣā), then said to his son Nachiketa, "You should attend to me." When that vow (niyama) was completed, the great sage spoke again to his son.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - the sage Uddālaka (sage)

• उद्दालकिः (uddālakiḥ) - Uddālaka

• दीक्षाम् (dīkṣām) - initiation, consecration

• उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached, having undertaken

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• सुतम् (sutam) - his son Nachiketa (son)

• त्वम् (tvam) - you

• माम् (mām) - me

• उपचरस्व (upacarasva) - attend, serve

• इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote (thus, so)

• नाचिकेतम् (nāciketam) - to Nachiketa

• अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke, he said

• समाप्ते (samāpte) - completed, finished

• नियमे (niyame) - vow, discipline, observance

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - the great sage Uddālaka (great sage)

• पुत्रम् (putram) - to his son Nachiketa (to his son)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - the sage Uddālaka (sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

उद्दालकिः (uddālakiḥ) - Uddālaka

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uddālaki

uddālaki - Uddālaka (a proper name, particularly of a celebrated ancient sage)

दीक्षाम् (dīkṣām) - initiation, consecration

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of dīkṣā

dīkṣā - initiation, consecration, preparation for a Vedic ritual (yajña)

उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached, having undertaken

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root gam with prefix upa-.

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Absolutive form, indicating a completed action prior to the main verb.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

सुतम् (sutam) - his son Nachiketa (son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of suta

suta - son, offspring (often Past Passive Participle of 'sū' to beget)

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

उपचरस्व (upacarasva) - attend, serve

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of upa-car

Root 'car' with prefix 'upa-'.

Prefix: upa

Root: car (class 1)

इति (iti) - marks the end of a direct quote (thus, so)

(indeclinable)

नाचिकेतम् (nāciketam) - to Nachiketa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nāciketa

nāciketa - Nachiketa (a proper name)

अभाषत (abhāṣata) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of bhāṣ

Root: bhāṣ (class 1)

समाप्ते (samāpte) - completed, finished

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of samāpta

samāpta - completed, finished, ended

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'āp' (to obtain) with prefix 'sam-'.

Prefix: sam

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

नियमे (niyame) - vow, discipline, observance

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of niyama

niyama - restraint, discipline, observance, vow

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

महर्षिः (maharṣiḥ) - the great sage Uddālaka (great sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, esteemed seer

Combination of mahā (great) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

पुत्रम् (putram) - to his son Nachiketa (to his son)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bru

Root: bru (class 2)