महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-122, verse-1

लोमश उवाच ।
भृगोर्महर्षेः पुत्रोऽभूच्च्यवनो नाम भार्गवः ।
समीपे सरसः सोऽस्य तपस्तेपे महाद्युतिः ॥१॥

1. lomaśa uvāca ,
bhṛgormaharṣeḥ putro'bhūccyavano nāma bhārgavaḥ ,
samīpe sarasaḥ so'sya tapastepe mahādyutiḥ.

1. Lomaśaḥ uvāca bhṛgoḥ maharṣeḥ putraḥ abhūt cyavanaḥ nāma
bhārgavaḥ samīpe sarasaḥ saḥ asya tapaḥ tepe mahādyutiḥ

1. Lomaśa said: "The son of the great sage Bhrigu was a descendant of Bhrigu (bhārgavaḥ) named Cyavana. He, of great splendor (mahādyutiḥ), performed penance (tapas) near that lake."

Words meanings summery:

• लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - Lomaśa

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhrigu

• महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became, existed

• च्यवनः (cyavanaḥ) - Cyavana

• नाम (nāma) - by name, named

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Qualifies Cyavana as a descendant of Bhrigu. (descendant of Bhrigu)

• समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity of

• सरसः (sarasaḥ) - of a lake, of a pond

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to Cyavana. (he, that)

• अस्य (asya) - of that (lake) (of him, of this, of it)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - penance (tapas) (penance, asceticism, heat)

• तेपे (tepe) - performed, practiced

• महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor/lustre, highly radiant

Words meanings and morphology

लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - Lomaśa

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Lomaśa

Lomaśa - Lomaśa (name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (Lit) of vac

Perfect Active

root 'vac' (2nd class) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular active voice.

Root: vac (class 2)

भृगोः (bhṛgoḥ) - of Bhrigu

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhrigu (name of an ancient sage, progenitor of a priestly lineage)

Note: Shows possession of 'putraḥ'.

महर्षेः (maharṣeḥ) - of the great sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, great seer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ṛṣi)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Bhrigu.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son

Note: Subject of 'abhūt'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, became, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (Luṅ) of bhū

Aorist Active

root 'bhū' (1st class) in aorist tense, 3rd person singular active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

च्यवनः (cyavanaḥ) - Cyavana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cyavana

cyavana - Cyavana (name of a sage, son of Bhrigu)

Note: Predicate nominative for 'putraḥ'.

नाम (nāma) - by name, named

(indeclinable)

भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Qualifies Cyavana as a descendant of Bhrigu. (descendant of Bhrigu)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhrigu; a Brāhmaṇa

Taddhita derivation from Bhrigu

Note: Appositive to Cyavana.

समीपे (samīpe) - near, in the vicinity of

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of samīpa

samīpa - near, proximity, vicinity

Note: Takes genitive 'sarasaḥ'.

सरसः (sarasaḥ) - of a lake, of a pond

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

Note: Governed by 'samīpe'.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to Cyavana. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of 'tepe'.

अस्य (asya) - of that (lake) (of him, of this, of it)

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the 'saras' (lake).

तपः (tapaḥ) - penance (tapas) (penance, asceticism, heat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - penance, asceticism, heat, religious austerity

Note: Object of 'tepe'.

तेपे (tepe) - performed, practiced

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (Lit) of tap

Perfect Middle

root 'tap' (1st class) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular middle voice.

Root: tap (class 1)

महाद्युतिः (mahādyutiḥ) - of great splendor/lustre, highly radiant

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahādyuti

mahādyuti - of great splendor, highly radiant, glorious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+dyuti)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• dyuti – splendor, lustre, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  From √dyut (to shine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ' (Cyavana).