महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-204, verse-13

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततस्तं ब्राह्मणं ताभ्यां धर्मव्याधो न्यवेदयत् ।
तौ स्वागतेन तं विप्रमर्चयामासतुस्तदा ॥१३॥

13. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
tatastaṁ brāhmaṇaṁ tābhyāṁ dharmavyādho nyavedayat ,
tau svāgatena taṁ vipramarcayāmāsatustadā.

13. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca tataḥ tam brāhmaṇam tābhyām dharmavyādhaḥ
nyavedayat tau svāgatena tam vipram arcayāmāsatuḥ tadā

13. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Thereupon, the righteous hunter (dharmavyādha) introduced that brahmin to them. At that time, those two honored the brahmin with a welcome.

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

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

• तम् (tam) - the brahmin (vipra) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - brahmin, priest

• ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - to the parents of the Dharmavyādha (to those two)

• धर्मव्याधः (dharmavyādhaḥ) - righteous hunter (dharma)

• न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - introduced (informed, presented, announced)

• तौ (tau) - the parents of the Dharmavyādha (those two (masculine nominative dual))

• स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with welcome, hospitably

• तम् (tam) - the brahmin (vipra) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

• विप्रम् (vipram) - brahmin, sage, inspired one

• अर्चयामासतुः (arcayāmāsatuḥ) - they two worshipped, they two honored

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a sage)

patronymic from Mṛkaṇḍu

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect

perfect active 3rd singular of √vac

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

from tad + tasil

तम् (tam) - the brahmin (vipra) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - brahmin, priest

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class

ताभ्याम् (tābhyām) - to the parents of the Dharmavyādha (to those two)

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Can also be instrumental/ablative dual. Dative fits 'introduced to'.

धर्मव्याधः (dharmavyādhaḥ) - righteous hunter (dharma)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmavyādha

dharmavyādha - righteous hunter

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dharma+vyādha)

• dharma – natural law, duty, righteousness, constitution (dharma)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vyādha – hunter, fowler
  noun (masculine)
  from √vyadh
  Prefix: vi
  Root: vyadh (class 4)

न्यवेदयत् (nyavedayat) - introduced (informed, presented, announced)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of niveday

causal

causal of √vid with ni

Prefix: ni

Root: vid (class 1)

तौ (tau) - the parents of the Dharmavyādha (those two (masculine nominative dual))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, those

स्वागतेन (svāgatena) - with welcome, hospitably

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of svāgata

svāgata - welcome, hospitality, well-come

su + āgata

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+āgata)

• su – well, good, easily
  indeclinable
• āgata – come, arrived
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from √gam with ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: The compound is 'su-āgata' meaning 'well-come'. As a noun 'svāgata' means welcome.

तम् (tam) - the brahmin (vipra) (him, that (masculine accusative singular))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

विप्रम् (vipram) - brahmin, sage, inspired one

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - brahmin, sage, inspired, learned

from √vip

Root: vip

अर्चयामासतुः (arcayāmāsatuḥ) - they two worshipped, they two honored

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of arcayāmās

perfect

Periphrastic perfect 3rd dual of √arc

Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Periphrastic perfect active, 3rd dual. Derived from 'arc' (root) + 'aya' (causal stem) + 'āmāsuḥ' (auxiliary verb perfect form).

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

from tad + dā