महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-189, verse-19

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
मार्कण्डेयवचः श्रुत्वा कुरूणां प्रवरो नृपः ।
उवाच वचनं धीमान्परमं परमद्युतिः ॥१९॥

19. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
mārkaṇḍeyavacaḥ śrutvā kurūṇāṁ pravaro nṛpaḥ ,
uvāca vacanaṁ dhīmānparamaṁ paramadyutiḥ.

19. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca mārkaṇḍeya-vacaḥ śrutvā kurūṇām
pravaraḥ nṛpaḥ uvāca vacanam dhīmān paramam parama-dyutiḥ

19. Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard Mārkaṇḍeya's words, the intelligent king (nṛpa), who was the foremost among the Kurus and possessed supreme radiance, spoke excellent words.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahabharata to Janamejaya (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• मार्कण्डेय-वचः (mārkaṇḍeya-vacaḥ) - Markandeya's words

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - foremost, best

• नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, excellent

• परम-द्युतिः (parama-dyutiḥ) - of supreme radiance

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - The narrator of the Mahabharata to Janamejaya (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a celebrated sage, a disciple of Vyasa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

मार्कण्डेय-वचः (mārkaṇḍeya-vacaḥ) - Markandeya's words

(compound noun)

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (mārkaṇḍeya+vacas)

• mārkaṇḍeya – Markandeya (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacas – word, speech, saying
  noun (neuter)
  Verbal noun
  Derived from root vac (to speak)
  Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive of root śru (to hear)

Root: śru (class 5)

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient tribe/dynasty)

प्रवरः (pravaraḥ) - foremost, best

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pravara

pravara - foremost, excellent, chief, superior

नृपः (nṛpaḥ) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛ+pā)

• nṛ – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• pā – protector, guardian, ruler
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root pā (to protect, govern)
  Root: pā (class 2)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - word, speech, saying, statement

Verbal noun

Derived from root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

धीमान् (dhīmān) - intelligent, wise

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhīmat

dhīmat - intelligent, wise, sagacious, clever

Possessive adjective formed with suffix -mat

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, excellent

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, excellent, highest, best

परम-द्युतिः (parama-dyutiḥ) - of supreme radiance

(compound adjective)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (parama+dyuti)

• parama – supreme, excellent, highest, best
  adjective (masculine)
• dyuti – radiance, splendor, luster, brilliance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: dyut (class 1)