महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-17, chapter-3, verse-25

ततो देवनिकायस्थो नारदः सर्वलोकवित् ।
उवाचोच्चैस्तदा वाक्यं बृहद्वादी बृहत्तपाः ॥२५॥

25. tato devanikāyastho nāradaḥ sarvalokavit ,
uvācoccaistadā vākyaṁ bṛhadvādī bṛhattapāḥ.

25. tataḥ deva-nikāya-sthaḥ nāradaḥ sarva-loka-vit
uvāca uccaiḥ tadā vākyam bṛhat-vādī bṛhat-tapāḥ

25. Then, Narada, who was present in the assembly of gods, a knower of all worlds, a great orator, and one possessing immense austerities (tapas), spoke loudly.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, therefore)

• देव-निकाय-स्थः (deva-nikāya-sthaḥ) - present in the assembly of gods (standing in an assembly of gods, located among divine hosts)

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (Narada (name of a divine sage))

• सर्व-लोक-वित् (sarva-loka-vit) - knower of all worlds

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

• उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly (loudly, highly, above)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech (word, speech, sentence)

• बृहत्-वादी (bṛhat-vādī) - a great orator (a great speaker)

• बृहत्-तपाः (bṛhat-tapāḥ) - one possessing immense austerities (tapas) (one with great austerities)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, from that, therefore)

(indeclinable)

indeclinable adverb derived from 'tad' (that) + 'tas' suffix

देव-निकाय-स्थः (deva-nikāya-sthaḥ) - present in the assembly of gods (standing in an assembly of gods, located among divine hosts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of deva-nikāya-stha

deva-nikāya-stha - standing in an assembly of gods, located among the divine hosts

compound ending in a Kṛt affix 'stha' (from √sthā)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+nikāya+stha)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• nikāya – assembly, collection, host, group
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, located
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun derived from verb
  derived from √sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (Narada (name of a divine sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (a famous divine sage, son of Brahma, known for his travels and musical abilities)

सर्व-लोक-वित् (sarva-loka-vit) - knower of all worlds

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sarva-loka-vid

sarva-loka-vid - one who knows all worlds, omniscient regarding the worlds

compound ending in an agent noun from √vid (to know)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+loka+vid)

• sarva – all, every, whole
  adjective (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)
• vid – knower, understanding
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from √vid (to know)
  Root: vid (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke (spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of √vac

perfect tense (liṭ) form

3rd person singular perfect active of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

उच्चैः (uccaiḥ) - loudly (loudly, highly, above)

(indeclinable)

adverbial

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

adverb derived from 'tad' (that)

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech (word, speech, sentence)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - word, speech, sentence, statement

derived from √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

बृहत्-वादी (bṛhat-vādī) - a great orator (a great speaker)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhat-vādin

bṛhat-vādin - great speaker, one who speaks grandly

agent noun

compound of 'bṛhat' (great) and 'vādin' (speaker, from √vad)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bṛhat+vādin)

• bṛhat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• vādin – speaker, talker, one who says
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from √vad (to speak)
  Root: vad (class 1)

बृहत्-तपाः (bṛhat-tapāḥ) - one possessing immense austerities (tapas) (one with great austerities)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhat-tapas

bṛhat-tapas - one with great austerities, possessing immense spiritual heat/penance

bahuvrīhi compound, 'one whose tapas is great'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bṛhat+tapas)

• bṛhat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• tapas – austerity, penance, spiritual heat, self-discipline
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)