महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-6, verse-28

तत्र गत्वा यथोक्तं स पुर्या द्वारे महायशाः ।
कुणपं स्थापयामास नारदस्य वचः स्मरन् ॥२८॥

28. tatra gatvā yathoktaṁ sa puryā dvāre mahāyaśāḥ ,
kuṇapaṁ sthāpayāmāsa nāradasya vacaḥ smaran.

28. tatra gatvā yathā uktam saḥ puryāḥ dvāre mahāyaśāḥ
kuṇapam sthāpayāmāsa nāradasya vacaḥ smaran

28. tatra gatvā,
saḥ mahāyaśāḥ yathā uktam nāradasya vacaḥ smaran,
puryāḥ dvāre kuṇapam sthāpayāmāsa

28. Having gone there, that illustrious one (the royal sage), as instructed, placed a corpse at the city gate, remembering Nārada's words.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - to Vārāṇasī (there, in that place)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

• यथा (yathā) - as, according to

• उक्तम् (uktam) - said, instructed

• सः (saḥ) - the royal sage (rājārṣi) (he, that)

• पुर्याः (puryāḥ) - of the city

• द्वारे (dvāre) - at the gate

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - the royal sage (illustrious, famous, of great glory)

• कुणपम् (kuṇapam) - corpse, dead body

• स्थापयामास (sthāpayāmāsa) - he placed, he caused to stand

• नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

• वचः (vacaḥ) - Nārada's instruction (word, speech)

• स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering, recalling

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - to Vārāṇasī (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone, after going

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Derived from root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

यथा (yathā) - as, according to

(indeclinable)

उक्तम् (uktam) - said, instructed

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of ukta

ukta - said, spoken, declared

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - the royal sage (rājārṣi) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

पुर्याः (puryāḥ) - of the city

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of purī

purī - city, town, stronghold

द्वारे (dvāre) - at the gate

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dvāra

dvāra - door, gate, entrance

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - the royal sage (illustrious, famous, of great glory)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - of great fame, illustrious, glorious

Compound of mahat (great) and yaśas (fame)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+yaśas)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, honor
  noun (neuter)

कुणपम् (kuṇapam) - corpse, dead body

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kuṇapa

kuṇapa - corpse, dead body

स्थापयामास (sthāpayāmāsa) - he placed, he caused to stand

(verb)

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

Causative form of root sthā

Root: sthā (class 1)

नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a celestial sage)

वचः (vacaḥ) - Nārada's instruction (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying

स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering, recalling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smarat

smarat - remembering

Present Active Participle

Derived from root smṛ

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'saḥ' (he)