महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-4, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततः प्रवेशनं चक्रे तस्यां राजा युधिष्ठिरः ।
अयुतं भोजयामास ब्राह्मणानां नराधिपः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tataḥ praveśanaṁ cakre tasyāṁ rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ,
ayutaṁ bhojayāmāsa brāhmaṇānāṁ narādhipaḥ.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tataḥ praveśanam cakre tasyām rājā
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ayutam bhojayāmāsa brāhmaṇānām narādhipaḥ

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Then King Yudhiṣṭhira, the ruler of men, entered that hall and fed ten thousand Brahmins.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - the sage Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (a sage, disciple of Vyāsa))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

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

• प्रवेशनम् (praveśanam) - entry (entrance, entering, entry)

• चक्रे (cakre) - made (his entry) (made, did)

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (hall) (in that, in her)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) (king, ruler)

• युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (eldest Pāṇḍava brother))

• अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand (Brahmins) (ten thousand)

• भोजयामास (bhojayāmāsa) - fed (caused to eat, fed)

• ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins

• नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - the king of men (Yudhiṣṭhira) (king of men, ruler of men)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - the sage Vaiśampāyana (Vaiśampāyana (a sage, disciple of Vyāsa))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Irregular perfect form from root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

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

(indeclinable)

Avyaya (indeclinable). Formed from 'tad' + 'tas' suffix.

प्रवेशनम् (praveśanam) - entry (entrance, entering, entry)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of praveśana

praveśana - entering, entrance

Formed from prefix pra- + root viś + lyuṭ (ana) suffix.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'cakre'. 'cakre praveśanam' means 'made entry', i.e., 'entered'.

चक्रे (cakre) - made (his entry) (made, did)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of kṛ

Perfect Middle

3rd person singular, ātmanepada.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (hall) (in that, in her)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to 'sabhā' (assembly hall).

राजा (rājā) - the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) (king, ruler)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Root: rāj (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'cakre' and 'bhojayāmāsa'.

युधिष्ठिरः (yudhiṣṭhiraḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (Yudhiṣṭhira (eldest Pāṇḍava brother))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - firm in battle; name of the eldest Pāṇḍava

Compound yudhi (locative of yudh, battle) + sthira (firm).

Compound type : aluk-tatpurusha (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, constant
  adjective (masculine)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Appositive to 'rājā'.

अयुतम् (ayutam) - ten thousand (Brahmins) (ten thousand)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ayuta

ayuta - ten thousand, a myriad

Note: Object of 'bhojayāmāsa'.

भोजयामास (bhojayāmāsa) - fed (caused to eat, fed)

(verb)

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

Perfect Causative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Formed from root bhuj (causative stem bhoj-aya) + ām + āsa (periphrastic perfect auxiliary from as).

Root: bhuj (class 7)

ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, member of the priestly class

Note: Indicates 'ten thousand *of* Brahmins'.

नराधिपः (narādhipaḥ) - the king of men (Yudhiṣṭhira) (king of men, ruler of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king of men, ruler of men, sovereign

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, person, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Root: nṛ (class 1)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master, king
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 1)

Note: Appositive for Yudhiṣṭhira.