महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-205, verse-1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
गुरू निवेद्य विप्राय तौ मातापितरावुभौ ।
पुनरेव स धर्मात्मा व्याधो ब्राह्मणमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
gurū nivedya viprāya tau mātāpitarāvubhau ,
punareva sa dharmātmā vyādho brāhmaṇamabravīt.

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca guru nivedya viprāya tau mātāpitarau
ubhau punaḥ eva saḥ dharmātmā vyādhaḥ brāhmaṇam abravīt

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: After introducing his two elders, his mother and father, to the brahmin, that virtuous (dharmātma) hunter again spoke to the brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• गुरु (guru) - the two elders, referring to the hunter's parents (the two elders, the two teachers)

• निवेद्य (nivedya) - having informed, having announced, having presented

• विप्राय (viprāya) - to the brahmin, for the brahmin

• तौ (tau) - those two

• मातापितरौ (mātāpitarau) - mother and father, parents

• उभौ (ubhau) - both

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous, whose soul is (imbued with) dharma

• व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter, fowler

• ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - to the brahmin

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - name of a celebrated ancient sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

गुरु (guru) - the two elders, referring to the hunter's parents (the two elders, the two teachers)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of guru

guru - teacher, elder, heavy, venerable

निवेद्य (nivedya) - having informed, having announced, having presented

(indeclinable)

Gerund (Absolutive)

Formed from root vid with prefix ni- and suffix -ya

Prefix: ni

Root: vid

विप्राय (viprāya) - to the brahmin, for the brahmin

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - brahmin, inspired, wise

तौ (tau) - those two

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मातापितरौ (mātāpitarau) - mother and father, parents

(compound)

Compound type : dvandva (mātṛ+pitṛ)

• mātṛ – mother
  noun (feminine)
• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)

उभौ (ubhau) - both

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ubha

ubha - both

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, further, moreover

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly, even

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - righteous-souled, virtuous, whose soul is (imbued with) dharma

(compound)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

व्याधः (vyādhaḥ) - hunter, fowler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyādha

vyādha - hunter, fowler, a low caste

ब्राह्मणम् (brāhmaṇam) - to the brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahman

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Root: brū (class 2)

Note: Used here as an aorist (luṅ) form with augment, but commonly taught as imperfect (laṅ) in simpler grammars.