महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-11, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
इत्युक्ते नृपतौ तस्मिन्व्यासेनाद्भुतकर्मणा ।
वासुदेवो महातेजास्ततो वचनमाददे ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
ityukte nṛpatau tasminvyāsenādbhutakarmaṇā ,
vāsudevo mahātejāstato vacanamādade.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca iti ukte nṛpatou tasmin vyāsena
adbhutakarmaṇā vāsudevaḥ mahātejāḥ tataḥ vacanam ādade

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca: iti adbhutakarmaṇā vyāsena tasmin nṛpatou ukte tataḥ mahātejāḥ vāsudevaḥ vacanam ādade.

1. Vaiśampāyana said: When that was thus spoken to the king by Vyāsa, who performed wondrous deeds, then the greatly effulgent Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) began to speak.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken, said

• नृपतोउ (nṛpatou) - to the king, in the king

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - to that, in that

• व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa

• अद्भुतकर्मणा (adbhutakarmaṇā) - by the one of wondrous deeds, by the one whose actions are marvelous

• वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, of great splendor

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

• आददे (ādade) - began to speak, took up the word (took up, accepted, spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ते (ukte) - having been spoken, said

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, told

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'vac' (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction with 'nṛpatou tasmin'

नृपतोउ (nṛpatou) - to the king, in the king

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nṛpati

nṛpati - king, lord of men

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - to that, in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'nṛpatou'

व्यासेन (vyāsena) - by Vyāsa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (name of a sage, compiler of the Vedas and Mahābhārata)

अद्भुतकर्मणा (adbhutakarmaṇā) - by the one of wondrous deeds, by the one whose actions are marvelous

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adbhutakarman

adbhutakarman - of wonderful deeds, whose actions are marvellous

Compound type : bahuvrihi (adbhuta+karman)

• adbhuta – wonderful, marvelous, extraordinary
  adjective (neuter)
• karman – action, deed, work, ritual (karma)
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vyāsena'

वासुदेवः (vāsudevaḥ) - Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāsudeva

vāsudeva - Vāsudeva (patronymic of Kṛṣṇa, son of Vasudeva)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - greatly effulgent, of great splendor

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - greatly effulgent, of great energy/splendor

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'vāsudevaḥ'

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, sentence, statement

आददे (ādade) - began to speak, took up the word (took up, accepted, spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of ā-dā

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)