महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-14, chapter-78, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
श्रुत्वा तु नृपतिर्वीरं पितरं बभ्रुवाहनः ।
निर्ययौ विनयेनार्यो ब्राह्मणार्घ्यपुरःसरः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
śrutvā tu nṛpatirvīraṁ pitaraṁ babhruvāhanaḥ ,
niryayau vinayenāryo brāhmaṇārghyapuraḥsaraḥ.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca śrutvā tu nṛpatiḥ vīram pitaram
babhruvāhanaḥ niryayau vinayena āryaḥ brāhmaṇa arghya puraḥ saraḥ

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Babhruvāhana, the noble king, having heard of his heroic father, went out respectfully, preceded by Brahmins carrying offerings.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, ruler

• वीरम् (vīram) - his heroic (father) (heroic, brave; a hero)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• बभ्रुवाहनः (babhruvāhanaḥ) - Babhruvāhana

• निर्ययौ (niryayau) - went out, came forth, departed

• विनयेन (vinayena) - with humility, with modesty, respectfully

• आर्यः (āryaḥ) - the noble (king Babhruvāhana) (noble, respectable; a noble person)

• ब्राह्मण अर्घ्य पुरः सरः (brāhmaṇa arghya puraḥ saraḥ) - preceded by Brahmins with offerings

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd Person, Singular, Active

Reduplicated perfect form of root √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

From root √śru + -tvā suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

नृपतिः (nṛpatiḥ) - king, ruler

(compound noun)

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pati)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pati – lord, master, ruler, husband
  noun (masculine)

वीरम् (vīram) - his heroic (father) (heroic, brave; a hero)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave, mighty, courageous

Note: Modifies 'pitaram'.

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Refers to Arjuna.

बभ्रुवाहनः (babhruvāhanaḥ) - Babhruvāhana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of babhruvāhana

babhruvāhana - name of Arjuna's son by Citrāṅgadā, King of Maṇipūra

Note: Subject of 'niryayau'.

निर्ययौ (niryayau) - went out, came forth, departed

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd Person, Singular, Active

Reduplicated perfect form of root √yā with prefix nir-

Prefix: nir

Root: yā (class 2)

विनयेन (vinayena) - with humility, with modesty, respectfully

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vinaya

vinaya - modesty, humility, discipline, good conduct

Root: nī (class 1)

आर्यः (āryaḥ) - the noble (king Babhruvāhana) (noble, respectable; a noble person)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārya

ārya - noble, honorable, respectable; an Āryan

Note: Modifies 'babhruvāhanaḥ'.

ब्राह्मण अर्घ्य पुरः सरः (brāhmaṇa arghya puraḥ saraḥ) - preceded by Brahmins with offerings

(compound noun)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (brāhmaṇa+arghya+puras+sara)

• brāhmaṇa – a Brahmin (member of the priestly class), relating to Brahmins
  noun (masculine)
  Derivative of brahman
• arghya – fit for an offering, offering to a revered guest (usually water, flowers, rice)
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From argha (value, offering) + -ya suffix
• puras – before, in front of, eastward
  indeclinable
• sara – going, moving, flowing; a companion, attendant
  noun (masculine)
  From root √sṛ (to go)
  Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'babhruvāhanaḥ'.