महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-18, chapter-4, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा देवैः सर्षिमरुद्गणैः ।
पूज्यमानो ययौ तत्र यत्र ते कुरुपुंगवाः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tato yudhiṣṭhiro rājā devaiḥ sarṣimarudgaṇaiḥ ,
pūjyamāno yayau tatra yatra te kurupuṁgavāḥ.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tataḥ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ rājā devaiḥ
sarṣimarudgaṇaiḥ pūjyamānaḥ yayau tatra yatra te kurupuṃgavāḥ

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tataḥ rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ devaiḥ
sarṣimarudgaṇaiḥ pūjyamānaḥ yatra te kurupuṃgavāḥ tatra yayau

1. Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then King Yudhiṣṭhira, being honored by the gods, along with groups of sages and Maruts, proceeded to the place where those eminent Kuru heroes were.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of the narrator)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods, by the celestials

• सर्षिमरुद्गणैः (sarṣimarudgaṇaiḥ) - by the groups of sages and Maruts, together with sages and Maruts

• पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being worshipped, being honored, being revered

• ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• ते (te) - those

• कुरुपुंगवाः (kurupuṁgavāḥ) - Refers to the deceased Kuru warriors in the celestial realm. (best of the Kurus, eminent among Kurus)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśaṃpāyana (name of the narrator)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of the sage who narrated the Mahābhārata to Janamejaya

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (name of the eldest Pāṇḍava)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle; name of the eldest Pāṇḍava

from yudhi (in battle) + sthira (firm)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

देवैः (devaiḥ) - by the gods, by the celestials

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, celestial being

सर्षिमरुद्गणैः (sarṣimarudgaṇaiḥ) - by the groups of sages and Maruts, together with sages and Maruts

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of sarṣimarudgaṇa

sarṣimarudgaṇa - group of sages and Maruts, accompanied by sages and Maruts

Compound: sa (with) + ṛṣi (sages) + marut (Maruts, wind-gods) + gaṇa (group)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+ṛṣi+marut+gaṇa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• marut – wind god, Marut
  noun (masculine)
• gaṇa – group, host, multitude
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adjectivally to describe Yudhiṣṭhira's accompaniment.

पूज्यमानः (pūjyamānaḥ) - being worshipped, being honored, being revered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjyamāna

pūjyamāna - being worshipped, being honored

Present Passive Participle

from √pūj (to worship, honor)

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Agrees with Yudhiṣṭhiraḥ.

ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, perfect tense, active voice

Root: yā (class 2)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

ते (te) - those

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to kurupuṃgavāḥ.

कुरुपुंगवाः (kurupuṁgavāḥ) - Refers to the deceased Kuru warriors in the celestial realm. (best of the Kurus, eminent among Kurus)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kurupuṃgava

kurupuṁgava - eminent Kuru, best of the Kurus

kuru (Kuru) + puṃgava (bull, chief, eminent)

Compound type : tatpurusha (kuru+puṃgava)

• kuru – name of an ancient kingdom/dynasty; a tribal name
  proper noun (masculine)
• puṃgava – bull (used metaphorically for 'chief' or 'eminent')
  noun (masculine)