महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-17, chapter-2, verse-26

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
इत्युक्त्वा तं महाबाहुर्जगामानवलोकयन् ।
श्वा त्वेकोऽनुययौ यस्ते बहुशः कीर्तितो मया ॥२६॥

26. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
ityuktvā taṁ mahābāhurjagāmānavalokayan ,
śvā tveko'nuyayau yaste bahuśaḥ kīrtito mayā.

26. vaiśampāyana uvāca iti uktvā tam mahābāhuḥ jagāma anavalokayan
śvā tu ekaḥ anuyayau yaḥ te bahuśaḥ kīrtitaḥ mayā

26. vaiśampāyana uvāca iti uktvā mahābāhuḥ tam anavalokayan
jagāma tu ekaḥ śvā anuyayau yaḥ mayā te bahuśaḥ kīrtitaḥ

26. Vaiśampāyana said: Having spoken thus, the mighty-armed Yudhiṣṭhira went on without looking back at him. But one dog followed, which I have repeatedly mentioned to you.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• तम् (tam) - at him (referring to Bhīma) (him, that)

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed Yudhiṣṭhira (mighty-armed, great-armed)

• जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

• अनवलोकयन् (anavalokayan) - without looking back at him (not looking back, not observing)

• श्वा (śvā) - dog

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

• एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

• अनुययौ (anuyayau) - followed, went after

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• ते (te) - to you, your

• बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly, many times

• कीर्तितः (kīrtitaḥ) - mentioned, proclaimed

• मया (mayā) - by me

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

Irregular perfect form of root vac (2nd conjugation)

Root: vac (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root vac (to speak) + suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

तम् (tam) - at him (referring to Bhīma) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, him, her, it

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - the mighty-armed Yudhiṣṭhira (mighty-armed, great-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - mighty-armed, great-armed (an epithet of strong heroes)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to Yudhiṣṭhira.

जगाम (jagāma) - went, proceeded

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

अनवलोकयन् (anavalokayan) - without looking back at him (not looking back, not observing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anavalokayat

anavalokayat - not looking at, disregarding

Present Active Participle

Derived from a- (negative prefix) + ava- (prefix) + root lok (to see) + -śatṛ (present active participle suffix).

Prefixes: an+ava

Root: lok (class 10)

श्वा (śvā) - dog

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śvan

śvan - dog

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

(indeclinable)

एकः (ekaḥ) - one, a single

(numeral)

अनुययौ (anuyayau) - followed, went after

(verb)

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

Perfect active third person singular

Derived from anu- (prefix) + root gam (to go). Reduplicated perfect form.

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

ते (te) - to you, your

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you

Note: Refers to the listener of Vaiśampāyana's narration.

बहुशः (bahuśaḥ) - repeatedly, many times

(indeclinable)

Derived from bahu (many) + -śas suffix to form an adverb.

कीर्तितः (kīrtitaḥ) - mentioned, proclaimed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kīrtita

kīrtita - mentioned, proclaimed, celebrated, described

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root kīrt (to mention, praise) + suffix -kta.

Root: kīrt (class 10)

Note: Modifies `yaḥ` (the dog).

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

Note: Agent in a passive construction ('mentioned by me').