महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-27, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
नारदस्य तु तद्वाक्यं प्रशशंसुर्द्विजोत्तमाः ।
शतयूपस्तु राजर्षिर्नारदं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
nāradasya tu tadvākyaṁ praśaśaṁsurdvijottamāḥ ,
śatayūpastu rājarṣirnāradaṁ vākyamabravīt.

1. vaiśampāyana uvāca nāradasya tu tat vākyam praśaśaṃsuḥ
dvijottamāḥ śatayūpaḥ tu rājarṣiḥ nāradam vākyam abravīt

1. vaiśampāyana uvāca dvijottamāḥ tu nāradasya tat vākyam
praśaśaṃsuḥ śatayūpaḥ rājarṣiḥ tu nāradam vākyam abravīt

1. Vaiśampāyana said: The foremost among the brāhmaṇas praised that statement of Nārada. Then, the royal sage Śatayūpa spoke to Nārada.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, then

• तत् (tat) - that

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement

• प्रशशंसुः (praśaśaṁsuḥ) - praised

• द्विजोत्तमाः (dvijottamāḥ) - the best among the brāhmaṇas (the best of the twice-born)

• शतयूपः (śatayūpaḥ) - Śatayūpa

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, then

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage

• नारदम् (nāradam) - to Nārada

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Name of a celebrated sage, a disciple of Vyāsa and narrator of the Mahābhārata.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect (lit)

Root vac (to speak), 3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

नारदस्य (nāradasya) - of Nārada

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Name of a divine sage, famous for his wisdom and as a messenger of the gods.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, then

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with 'vākyam'.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement, declaration

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

प्रशशंसुः (praśaśaṁsuḥ) - praised

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of praśaṃs

Perfect (lit)

Root śaṃs (to praise) with prefix pra-. 3rd person plural, perfect tense, active voice.

Prefix: pra

Root: śaṃs (class 1)

द्विजोत्तमाः (dvijottamāḥ) - the best among the brāhmaṇas (the best of the twice-born)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born, chief among brāhmaṇas

Compound of dvija (twice-born) and uttama (best).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (referring to members of the three upper varṇas, especially brāhmaṇas), bird, tooth, snake
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from dvi (two) and jan (to be born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• uttama – best, highest, most excellent, principal
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree from ud (up).

शतयूपः (śatayūpaḥ) - Śatayūpa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śatayūpa

śatayūpa - Name of a royal sage (rājarṣi).

तु (tu) - but, indeed, then

(indeclinable)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - royal sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - a royal sage, a king who is also a sage or a saintly king

Compound of rājan (king) and ṛṣi (sage).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet, saint
  noun (masculine)

नारदम् (nāradam) - to Nārada

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Name of a divine sage.

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, statement

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, word, sentence, statement, declaration

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect (laṅ)

Root brū (to speak), 3rd person singular, imperfect tense, active voice.

Root: brū (class 2)