महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-36, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा ततो भीष्मो विरराम महायशाः ।
व्याजहारोत्तरं तत्र सहदेवोऽर्थवद्वचः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evamuktvā tato bhīṣmo virarāma mahāyaśāḥ ,
vyājahārottaraṁ tatra sahadevo'rthavadvacaḥ.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca evam uktvā tataḥ bhīṣmaḥ virarāma
mahāyaśāḥ vyājahāra uttaram tatra sahadevaḥ arthavat vacaḥ

1. Vaishampayana said: Having spoken thus, Bhishma, of great fame, then ceased. There, Sahadeva spoke a meaningful reply.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaishampayana (Vaishampayana (a proper name, nominative singular))

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he spoke, he said)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having spoken, having said)

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

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (a proper name, nominative singular))

• विरराम (virarāma) - he ceased (he ceased, he stopped, he paused)

• महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame (of great fame, illustrious, glorious (masculine, nominative singular))

• व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - he spoke (he spoke, he declared)

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply (reply, answer, subsequent, northern)

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva (Sahadeva (a proper name, nominative singular))

• अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful (meaningful, significant, having wealth)

• वचः (vacaḥ) - speech (word, speech, saying)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaishampayana (Vaishampayana (a proper name, nominative singular))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaishampayana (name of a sage, a disciple of Vyasa)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said (he spoke, he said)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Perfect form of verb root `√vac`.

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `uktvā`.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having spoken (having spoken, having said)

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Denotes prior action.

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

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from `tad`.

Note: Indicates sequence of events.

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (a proper name, nominative singular))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a prominent character in the Mahabharata)

Note: Subject of `virarāma`.

विरराम (virarāma) - he ceased (he ceased, he stopped, he paused)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vi-√ram

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Perfect form of verb root `√ram` (class 1) with prefix `vi`.

Prefix: vi

Root: ram (class 1)

महायशाः (mahāyaśāḥ) - of great fame (of great fame, illustrious, glorious (masculine, nominative singular))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāyaśas

mahāyaśas - of great fame, illustrious, glorious

Bahuvrīhi compound of `mahā` (great) and `yaśas` (fame).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+yaśas)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• yaśas – fame, glory, honor
  noun (neuter)

व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - he spoke (he spoke, he declared)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vi-ā-√hṛ

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Perfect form of verb root `√hṛ` (class 1) with prefixes `vi` and `ā`.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - reply (reply, answer, subsequent, northern)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - upper, northern, subsequent, reply, answer

From prefix `ud` and root `tṛ` (to cross).

Note: Object of `vyājahāra`.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial derivative from `tad`.

Note: Refers to the location where the speech occurred.

सहदेवः (sahadevaḥ) - Sahadeva (Sahadeva (a proper name, nominative singular))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sahadeva

sahadeva - Sahadeva (one of the Pandava brothers)

Note: Subject of `vyājahāra`.

अर्थवत् (arthavat) - meaningful (meaningful, significant, having wealth)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of arthavat

arthavat - meaningful, significant, wealthy, having an object

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -vat.

Note: Agrees with `vacaḥ`.

वचः (vacaḥ) - speech (word, speech, saying)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, declaration