महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-134, verse-20

लोमश उवाच ।
एतावदुक्त्वा विरराम बन्दी श्लोकस्यार्धं व्याजहाराष्टवक्रः ।
त्रयोदशाहानि ससार केशी त्रयोदशादीन्यतिच्छन्दांसि चाहुः ॥२०॥

20. lomaśa uvāca ,
etāvaduktvā virarāma bandī; ślokasyārdhaṁ vyājahārāṣṭavakraḥ ,
trayodaśāhāni sasāra keśī; trayodaśādīnyaticchandāṁsi cāhuḥ.

20. Lomaśaḥ uvāca | etāvat uktvā virarāma
Bandī | ślokasya ardham vyājahāra
Aṣṭāvakraḥ | trayodaśa ahāni sasāra Keśī
| trayodaśa ādīni atichandāṃsi ca āhuḥ

20. Lomaśa spoke: "Having said this much, Bandi stopped. Aṣṭāvakra then completed the verse by saying: Keśī journeyed for thirteen days, and the wise also refer to the Atichandāṃsi (meters) as those classified from thirteen onwards."

Words meanings summery:

• लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - The sage Lomaśa (Lomaśa (name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

• एतावत् (etāvat) - this much (referring to what was spoken) (so much, this much, thus)

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

• विरराम (virarāma) - stopped (speaking) (stopped, ceased, rested)

• बन्दी (bandī) - The sage Bandi (Bandi (the sage/bard))

• श्लोकस्य (ślokasya) - of the verse

• अर्धम् (ardham) - the second half (of the verse) (half, part)

• व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - uttered, spoke (the half of the verse) (uttered, spoke, said)

• अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Aṣṭāvakra (Aṣṭāvakra (name of a sage))

• त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

• अहानि (ahāni) - days

• ससार (sasāra) - traveled, wandered (wandered, moved, flowed)

• केशी (keśī) - Keśī (a proper name, likely a character in a narrative) (Keśī (name of a demon or a divine being, or one with beautiful hair))

• त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

• आदीनि (ādīni) - (those) beginning with (thirteen), and so on (beginnings, etc., those beginning with)

• अतिछन्दांसि (atichandāṁsi) - Atichandas meters (Vedic meters of a specific class) (Atichandas meters (meters exceeding a certain length))

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

Words meanings and morphology

लोमशः (lomaśaḥ) - The sage Lomaśa (Lomaśa (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Lomaśa

Lomaśa - Name of a sage, literally 'hairy', often associated with Lomaharṣaṇa.

उवाच (uvāca) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect active, of `vac`

Root: vac (class 2)

एतावत् (etāvat) - this much (referring to what was spoken) (so much, this much, thus)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of root `vac` (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

विरराम (virarāma) - stopped (speaking) (stopped, ceased, rested)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of viram

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect active, of `viram`. `vi` is upasarga, `ram` is root.

Prefix: vi

Root: ram (class 1)

बन्दी (bandī) - The sage Bandi (Bandi (the sage/bard))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Bandin

Bandin - Name of a sage, son of Bandya, a bard.

Note: Acts as the subject.

श्लोकस्य (ślokasya) - of the verse

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of śloka

śloka - verse, stanza, fame, praise

From `śru` (to hear) + `a` suffix.

Root: śru (class 5)

अर्धम् (ardham) - the second half (of the verse) (half, part)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ardha

ardha - half, part, side, place

Note: Object of `vyājahāra`.

व्याजहार (vyājahāra) - uttered, spoke (the half of the verse) (uttered, spoke, said)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of vyāhṛ

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect active, of `vyāhṛ`. Upasargas `vi` + `ā`, root `hṛ`.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अष्टावक्रः (aṣṭāvakraḥ) - Aṣṭāvakra (Aṣṭāvakra (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Aṣṭāvakra

Aṣṭāvakra - A proper name, literally 'one with eight (aṣṭa) bends (vakra)', name of a sage.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (aṣṭa+vakra)

• aṣṭa – eight
  numeral
• vakra – bent, crooked
  adjective

त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

(numeral)

अहानि (ahāni) - days

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of ahan

ahan - day

Note: Duration of time, hence accusative.

ससार (sasāra) - traveled, wandered (wandered, moved, flowed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Liṭ) of sṛ

Perfect active

3rd person singular, Perfect active, of `sṛ`.

Root: sṛ (class 1)

केशी (keśī) - Keśī (a proper name, likely a character in a narrative) (Keśī (name of a demon or a divine being, or one with beautiful hair))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of Keśin

Keśin - long-haired, hairy; a name of a demon, or a divine being/sage; name of a horse.

Root: keśa (hair)

Note: Subject of `sasāra`.

त्रयोदश (trayodaśa) - thirteen

(numeral)

आदीनि (ādīni) - (those) beginning with (thirteen), and so on (beginnings, etc., those beginning with)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of ādi

ādi - beginning, commencement; first, primeval; etcetera, and so on.

Prefix: ā

Root: ad (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `atichandāṃsi`.

अतिछन्दांसि (atichandāṁsi) - Atichandas meters (Vedic meters of a specific class) (Atichandas meters (meters exceeding a certain length))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of atichandas

atichandas - a meter exceeding the regular Vedic meters (like Atijagatī, Atiśakvarī), generally having more than 48 syllables.

Compound with prefix `ati-` (beyond, excessive).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ati+chandas)

• ati – beyond, over, excessively
  indeclinable
• chandas – meter, hymn, Veda
  noun (neuter)
  Root: chad

Note: Object of `āhuḥ`.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

आहुः (āhuḥ) - they declare (they say, they declare)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of ah

Present active

3rd person plural, Present active, of `ah`

Root: ah (class 2)