महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-31, verse-8

ततस्ते सत्वरा जग्मुः पितुर्दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः ।
सहदेवस्तु वेगेन प्राधावद्येन सा पृथा ॥८॥

8. tataste satvarā jagmuḥ piturdarśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ ,
sahadevastu vegena prādhāvadyena sā pṛthā.

8. tataḥ te satvarāḥ jagmuḥ pituḥ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ
sahadevaḥ tu vegena prādhāvat yena sā pṛthā

8. tataḥ pituḥ darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ te satvarāḥ jagmuḥ tu sahadevaḥ vegena yena sā pṛthā prādhāvat.

8. Then, eager to see their father, they swiftly proceeded. But Sahadeva rapidly ran towards where Pṛthā was.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (they)

• सत्वराः (satvarāḥ) - in a hurry, swiftly (swift, quick, agile)

• जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they proceeded

• पितुः (pituḥ) - of Bhīṣma (as the eldest father figure) (of the father)

• दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः (darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - desiring sight, eager to see

• सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - one of the Pāṇḍava brothers (Sahadeva)

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, rapidly

• प्राधावत् (prādhāvat) - he ran forth, he rushed forward

• येन (yena) - to where (by which, in which way, to where)

• सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

• पृथा (pṛthā) - Mother of the Pāṇḍavas (Pṛthā (Kuntī))

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - the Pāṇḍavas (they)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, this, they, those

Note: Subject of 'jagmuḥ'.

सत्वराः (satvarāḥ) - in a hurry, swiftly (swift, quick, agile)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of satvara

satvara - quick, speedy, urgent, with speed

Compound 'sa' (with) + 'tvara' (speed).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+tvara)

• sa – with, together with
  prefix/indeclinable
  Co-extensive prefix
• tvara – speed, haste
  noun (masculine)
  Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'te'.

जग्मुः (jagmuḥ) - they went, they proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect Past Tense

Irregular perfect form of root gam (to go), 3rd person plural, parasmaipada.

Root: gam (class 1)

पितुः (pituḥ) - of Bhīṣma (as the eldest father figure) (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father, ancestor

Note: Pertains to 'darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ'.

दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः (darśanakāṅkṣiṇaḥ) - desiring sight, eager to see

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darśanakāṅkṣin

darśanakāṅkṣin - desiring to see, eager for a sight

agent noun / adjective

Compound 'darśana' (seeing, sight) + 'kāṅkṣin' (desiring). 'Kāṅkṣin' is derived from root kāṅkṣ (to desire) + ṇini suffix.

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (darśana+kāṅkṣin)

• darśana – seeing, sight, vision
  noun (neuter)
  action noun
  From root dṛś (to see) + lyuṭ suffix
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• kāṅkṣin – desirous of, longing for
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  From root kāṅkṣ (to desire) + ṇini suffix
  Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - one of the Pāṇḍava brothers (Sahadeva)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (proper name of a Pāṇḍava brother)

Note: Subject of 'prādhāvat'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

वेगेन (vegena) - with speed, rapidly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity

From root vij (to tremble, move quickly).

Root: vij

Note: Used adverbially.

प्राधावत् (prādhāvat) - he ran forth, he rushed forward

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dhāv

imperfect past tense

From root dhāv (to run) with prefix pra- (forth), imperfect, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada.

Prefix: pra

Root: dhāv (class 1)

येन (yena) - to where (by which, in which way, to where)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Relative pronoun in instrumental singular. Used here in an adverbial sense (towards which direction).

Note: Acts as an adverb of direction.

सा (sā) - she, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she

पृथा (pṛthā) - Mother of the Pāṇḍavas (Pṛthā (Kuntī))

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of pṛthā

pṛthā - Pṛthā (another name for Kuntī, mother of the Pāṇḍavas)