महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-15, chapter-39, verse-19

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
इति व्यासस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा सर्वो जनस्तदा ।
महता सिंहनादेन गङ्गामभिमुखो ययौ ॥१९॥

19. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
iti vyāsasya vacanaṁ śrutvā sarvo janastadā ,
mahatā siṁhanādena gaṅgāmabhimukho yayau.

19. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca iti vyāsasya vacanam śrutvā sarvaḥ
janaḥ tadā mahatā siṃhanādena gaṅgām abhimukhaḥ yayau

19. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca iti vyāsasya vacanam śrutvā tadā
sarvaḥ janaḥ mahatā siṃhanādena gaṅgām abhimukhaḥ yayau

19. Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard Vyasa's words, all the people then, with a mighty roar like a lion's, proceeded towards the Ganges.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator of Mahabharata)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces or concludes direct speech)

• व्यासस्य (vyāsasya) - of Vyasa

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, entire

• जनः (janaḥ) - person, people, folk

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• महता (mahatā) - with great

• सिंहनादेन (siṁhanādena) - with a lion's roar, with a mighty roar

• गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - to the river Ganges (to the Ganges)

• अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing towards, heading for

• ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator of Mahabharata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampāyana

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner (introduces or concludes direct speech)

(indeclinable)

व्यासस्य (vyāsasya) - of Vyasa

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyasa (a revered sage, compiler of the Vedas and author of Mahabharata)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Root: śru (class 5)

सर्वः (sarvaḥ) - all, entire

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every

जनः (janaḥ) - person, people, folk

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, man, creature

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

महता (mahatā) - with great

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important

सिंहनादेन (siṁhanādena) - with a lion's roar, with a mighty roar

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of siṃhanāda

siṁhanāda - lion's roar; a battle cry

Compound type : tatpurusha (siṃha+nāda)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• nāda – sound, roar, cry
  noun (masculine)

गङ्गाम् (gaṅgām) - to the river Ganges (to the Ganges)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganges

अभिमुखः (abhimukhaḥ) - facing towards, heading for

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimukha

abhimukha - facing, directed towards, present, imminent

Compound type : tatpurusha (abhi+mukha)

• abhi – towards, against, over
  indeclinable
• mukha – face, mouth, front
  noun (neuter)

ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

(verb)

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

Root: gam (class 1)