महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-4, verse-2

व्यास उवाच ।
आसीत्कृतयुगे पूर्वं मनुर्दण्डधरः प्रभुः ।
तस्य पुत्रो महेष्वासः प्रजातिरिति विश्रुतः ॥२॥

2. vyāsa uvāca ,
āsītkṛtayuge pūrvaṁ manurdaṇḍadharaḥ prabhuḥ ,
tasya putro maheṣvāsaḥ prajātiriti viśrutaḥ.

2. vyāsaḥ uvāca āsīt kṛtayuge pūrvam manuḥ daṇḍadharaḥ
prabhuḥ tasya putraḥ maheṣvāsaḥ prajātiḥ iti viśrutaḥ

2. vyāsaḥ uvāca pūrvam kṛtayuge daṇḍadharaḥ prabhuḥ manuḥ
āsīt tasya maheṣvāsaḥ putraḥ prajātiḥ iti viśrutaḥ

2. Vyāsa said: Formerly, in the Kṛtayuga, there was a powerful Manu, who held the scepter of justice. His son, a great archer, was renowned as Prajāti.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - The sage Vyāsa (Vyāsa (name of the sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - Vyāsa said (said, spoke, declared)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (was, existed)

• कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga, the first of the four yugas (in the Kṛtayuga (Satya Yuga))

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, in ancient times (formerly, before, previously, east)

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, the ancient lawgiver/progenitor (Manu (progenitor of mankind, lawgiver))

• दण्डधरः (daṇḍadharaḥ) - one who held the scepter of justice, a ruler (holder of a staff/scepter, king, ruler, administrator of justice)

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - a powerful ruler (powerful, mighty, lord, master)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Manu's) (of him, of that)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - Manu's son (son, child)

• महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - a great archer (describing Manu's son) (great archer, mighty bowman)

• प्रजातिः (prajātiḥ) - Prajāti (the name of Manu's son) (Prajāti (proper name), progeny, birth)

• इति (iti) - as (Prajāti) (thus, in this manner, so called)

• विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned (as Prajāti) (renowned, famous, well-known)

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - The sage Vyāsa (Vyāsa (name of the sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa, compiler, expander, diameter

Root: as (class 4)

उवाच (uvāca) - Vyāsa said (said, spoke, declared)

(verb)

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

perfect

Third person singular perfect active of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

आसीत् (āsīt) - there was (was, existed)

(verb)

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

imperfect

Third person singular imperfect active of as

Root: as (class 2)

कृतयुगे (kṛtayuge) - in the Kṛtayuga, the first of the four yugas (in the Kṛtayuga (Satya Yuga))

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kṛtayuga

kṛtayuga - Kṛtayuga, Satya Yuga, the first and golden age

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kṛta+yuga)

• kṛta – done, made, perfect, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• yuga – age, era, epoch, yoke
  noun (neuter)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - formerly, in ancient times (formerly, before, previously, east)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially here.

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu, the ancient lawgiver/progenitor (Manu (progenitor of mankind, lawgiver))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (a primeval man, progenitor of mankind, lawgiver), man, human being

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Subject of āsīt.

दण्डधरः (daṇḍadharaḥ) - one who held the scepter of justice, a ruler (holder of a staff/scepter, king, ruler, administrator of justice)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṇḍadhara

daṇḍadhara - holder of a staff/scepter, king, ruler, one who carries the rod of punishment

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (daṇḍa+dhara)

• daṇḍa – staff, stick, scepter, punishment, fine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: daṇḍ (class 10)
• dhara – holding, bearing, carrying, one who holds
  adjective (masculine)
  kṛt
  From root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with manuḥ.

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - a powerful ruler (powerful, mighty, lord, master)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - powerful, mighty, lord, master, ruler

From pra-bhū (to be eminent, powerful)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Agrees with manuḥ.

तस्य (tasya) - his (Manu's) (of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it, he

Note: Agrees with putraḥ.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - Manu's son (son, child)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: Subject for the implied 'was' or 'became'.

महेष्वासः (maheṣvāsaḥ) - a great archer (describing Manu's son) (great archer, mighty bowman)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maheṣvāsa

maheṣvāsa - great archer, mighty bowman

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+iṣvāsa)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• iṣvāsa – archer, bowman (from iṣu + āsa, arrow-thrower)
  noun (masculine)
  From iṣu (arrow) + āsa (throwing, from as 'to throw')
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with putraḥ.

प्रजातिः (prajātiḥ) - Prajāti (the name of Manu's son) (Prajāti (proper name), progeny, birth)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāti

prajāti - Prajāti (proper name), progeny, offspring, birth

From pra-jan (to be born, to produce)

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Predicate nominative, refers to putraḥ.

इति (iti) - as (Prajāti) (thus, in this manner, so called)

(indeclinable)

विश्रुतः (viśrutaḥ) - renowned (as Prajāti) (renowned, famous, well-known)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśruta

viśruta - renowned, famous, well-known, heard

Past Passive Participle

From vi-śru (to hear, to become famous)

Prefix: vi

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Agrees with putraḥ.