महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-55, verse-4

गौतमस्य तु शिष्याणां बहूनां जनमेजय ।
उत्तङ्केऽभ्यधिका प्रीतिः स्नेहश्चैवाभवत्तदा ॥४॥

4. gautamasya tu śiṣyāṇāṁ bahūnāṁ janamejaya ,
uttaṅke'bhyadhikā prītiḥ snehaścaivābhavattadā.

4. gautamasya tu śiṣyāṇām bahūnām janamejaya uttaṅke
abhyadhikā prītiḥ snehaḥ ca eva abhavat tadā

4. janamejaya gautamasya bahūnām śiṣyāṇām uttaṅke
abhyadhikā prītiḥ ca snehaḥ eva tadā abhavat

4. O Janamejaya, among many of Gautama's disciples, a particularly great affection and fondness indeed developed towards Uttanka at that time.

Words meanings summery:

• गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• शिष्याणाम् (śiṣyāṇām) - of the disciples

• बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

• उत्तङ्के (uttaṅke) - towards Uttanka (in Uttanka, towards Uttanka)

• अभ्यधिका (abhyadhikā) - particularly great (greater, excessive, very great)

• प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, satisfaction

• स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - fondness, affection, oil, tenderness

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• अभवत् (abhavat) - developed (was, became, arose)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

गौतमस्य (gautamasya) - of Gautama

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - name of a sage, descendant of Gotama

Note: Connected to śiṣyāṇām

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

शिष्याणाम् (śiṣyāṇām) - of the disciples

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of śiṣya

śiṣya - disciple, student, pupil

Root: śās (class 2)

बहूनाम् (bahūnām) - of many

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, much, numerous

Note: Agrees with śiṣyāṇām

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - O Janamejaya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - name of a king, son of Parikṣit, recipient of the Mahābhārata narration

उत्तङ्के (uttaṅke) - towards Uttanka (in Uttanka, towards Uttanka)

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of uttaṅka

uttaṅka - name of a sage

Note: Signifies location or object of affection.

अभ्यधिका (abhyadhikā) - particularly great (greater, excessive, very great)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of abhyadhika

abhyadhika - greater, excessive, abundant, superior, very great

from abhi + adhika

Compound type : prādi-samāsa (abhi+adhika)

• abhi – towards, against, over, above, intensifier
  indeclinable
  prefix
• adhika – excessive, additional, superior, more
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with prītiḥ and snehaḥ

प्रीतिः (prītiḥ) - affection, love, satisfaction

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prīti

prīti - affection, love, joy, satisfaction, pleasure

from root prī (to please)

Root: prī (class 9)

Note: Subject of abhavat

स्नेहः (snehaḥ) - fondness, affection, oil, tenderness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sneha

sneha - fondness, affection, love, oil, tenderness

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Subject of abhavat

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects prītiḥ and snehaḥ

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes the statement.

अभवत् (abhavat) - developed (was, became, arose)

(verb)

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

imperfect active third person singular

root bhū, imperfect tense, third person singular, parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Refers to prītiḥ and snehaḥ

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Note: Time adverbial.