महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-8, verse-1

नारद उवाच ।
कथयिष्ये सभां दिव्यां युधिष्ठिर निबोध ताम् ।
वैवस्वतस्य यामर्थे विश्वकर्मा चकार ह ॥१॥

1. nārada uvāca ,
kathayiṣye sabhāṁ divyāṁ yudhiṣṭhira nibodha tām ,
vaivasvatasya yāmarthe viśvakarmā cakāra ha.

1. nārada uvāca kathayiṣye sabhām divyām yudhiṣṭhira
nibodha tām vaivasvatasya yām arthe viśvakarmā cakāra ha

1. Nārada said: 'O Yudhiṣṭhira, I will describe the divine assembly hall; listen carefully to that, which Viśvakarmā indeed built for Vaivasvata (Yama).'

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - Narada (a divine sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कथयिष्ये (kathayiṣye) - I will describe, I will narrate

• सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly hall

• दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, heavenly

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

• निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn, pay attention

• ताम् (tām) - that (assembly hall) (that)

• वैवस्वतस्य (vaivasvatasya) - of Vaivasvata (Yama)

• याम् (yām) - which (assembly hall) (which)

• अर्थे (arthe) - for (Vaivasvata) (for the purpose of, for, in the matter of)

• विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā) - Viśvakarmā (the divine architect)

• चकार (cakāra) - made, built, did

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - Narada (a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (proper name of a divine sage and musician)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

कथयिष्ये (kathayiṣye) - I will describe, I will narrate

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (lṛṭ) of kath

Future tense, 1st person singular, Middle voice (Ātmanepada). It is a denominative verb from kathā (story) or a root in class 10.

Root: kath (class 10)

सभाम् (sabhām) - assembly hall

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sabhā

sabhā - assembly, council, court, assembly hall

दिव्याम् (divyām) - divine, heavenly

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, celestial

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - O Yudhiṣṭhira

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhiṣṭhira (proper name, eldest Pāṇḍava brother)

Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'one who is steady in battle'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight, war
  noun (feminine)
• sthira – steady, firm, constant
  adjective

निबोध (nibodha) - understand, learn, pay attention

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of budh

Prefix: ni

Root: budh (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that (assembly hall) (that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

वैवस्वतस्य (vaivasvatasya) - of Vaivasvata (Yama)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vaivasvata

vaivasvata - son of Vivasvat (the sun god), Yama, Manu Vaivasvata

Taddhita suffix -a from Vivasvat, denoting 'descendant of' or 'relating to'. Here refers to Yama.

याम् (yām) - which (assembly hall) (which)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what

अर्थे (arthe) - for (Vaivasvata) (for the purpose of, for, in the matter of)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object

Note: The locative case is often used to express purpose.

विश्वकर्मा (viśvakarmā) - Viśvakarmā (the divine architect)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvakarman

viśvakarman - Viśvakarmā (the divine architect and creator), universal agent

Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'one whose work is universal'.

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (viśva+karman)

• viśva – all, universal, whole
  adjective
• karman – work, action, deed (karma)
  noun (neuter)

चकार (cakāra) - made, built, did

(verb)

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

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ह (ha) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)