महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-11, verse-73

गते तु नारदे पार्थो भ्रातृभिः सह कौरव ।
राजसूयं क्रतुश्रेष्ठं चिन्तयामास भारत ॥७३॥

73. gate tu nārade pārtho bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kaurava ,
rājasūyaṁ kratuśreṣṭhaṁ cintayāmāsa bhārata.

73. gate tu nārade pārthaḥ bhrātṛbhiḥ saha kaurava
rājasūyam kratuśreṣṭham chintayāmāsa bhārata

73. kaurava bhārata नारदे गते तु पार्थः भ्रातृभिः
सह राजसूयम् क्रतुश्रेष्ठम् चिन्तयामास

73. O descendant of Kuru, O Bharata, when Narada had departed, Partha (Yudhishthira), along with his brothers, began to ponder the Rajasūya, that supreme Vedic ritual (yajña).

Words meanings summery:

• गते (gate) - having gone, departed

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• नारदे (nārade) - in Narada, when Narada (locative absolute with 'gate')

• पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Yudhishthira (son of Kunti) (Partha, son of Pṛthā (Kunti))

• भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by the brothers, with the brothers

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• कौरव (kaurava) - O descendant of Kuru

• राजसूयम् (rājasūyam) - the Rajasūya (Vedic ritual)

• क्रतुश्रेष्ठम् (kratuśreṣṭham) - the supreme Vedic ritual (the best of Vedic rituals (yajñas))

• छिन्तयामास (chintayāmāsa) - he thought, he pondered, he considered

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

Words meanings and morphology

गते (gate) - having gone, departed

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, departed, passed, reached

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go) + past participle suffix -ta.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'nārade'.

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

नारदे (nārade) - in Narada, when Narada (locative absolute with 'gate')

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (a divine sage, son of Brahma, celestial messenger)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction with 'gate', meaning 'when Narada had gone'.

पार्थः (pārthaḥ) - Yudhishthira (son of Kunti) (Partha, son of Pṛthā (Kunti))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kunti); a name for Arjuna, Yudhishthira, Bhima

Derived from Pṛthā + aṇ suffix (patronymic).

भ्रातृभिः (bhrātṛbhiḥ) - by the brothers, with the brothers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bhrātṛ

bhrātṛ - brother

Note: Used with 'saha'.

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

Preposition/postposition that takes instrumental case.

कौरव (kaurava) - O descendant of Kuru

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kaurava

kaurava - descendant of Kuru, belonging to the Kurus

Derived from Kuru + aṇ suffix.

राजसूयम् (rājasūyam) - the Rajasūya (Vedic ritual)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rājasūya

rājasūya - the Rajasūya (a major Vedic ritual for consecrating a king, establishing imperial sovereignty)

Root: sū (class 2)

क्रतुश्रेष्ठम् (kratuśreṣṭham) - the supreme Vedic ritual (the best of Vedic rituals (yajñas))

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kratuśreṣṭha

kratuśreṣṭha - best of Vedic rituals, excellent ritual

Compound type : tatpurusha (kratu+śreṣṭha)

• kratu – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, resolve
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree from praśasya (excellent).

Note: Agrees with 'rājasūyam'.

छिन्तयामास (chintayāmāsa) - he thought, he pondered, he considered

(verb)

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

Perfect Indicative

Periphrastic perfect, formed with the auxiliary 'ās' and the nominal stem 'chintayā'. Third person singular, perfect active.

Root: chit (class 10)

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata

Derived from Bharata + aṇ suffix.