महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-37

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा नमस्तस्मै कृत्वासौ सह कन्यया ।
तत्राभ्यगच्छद्देवेन्द्रो यत्र देवर्षयोऽभवन् ।
वसिष्ठप्रमुखा मुख्या विप्रेन्द्राः सुमहाव्रताः ॥३७॥

37. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
etacchrutvā namastasmai kṛtvāsau saha kanyayā ,
tatrābhyagacchaddevendro yatra devarṣayo'bhavan ,
vasiṣṭhapramukhā mukhyā viprendrāḥ sumahāvratāḥ.

37. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca etat śrutvā namaḥ tasmai
kṛtvā asau saha kanyayā tatra abhyagacchat
devendraḥ yatra devarṣayaḥ abhavan
vasiṣṭhapramukhā mukhyā viprendrāḥ sumahāvratāḥ

37. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Having heard this, he (Indra), along with the maiden, offered obeisance to him. Then the king of gods (Indra) went there, where the divine sages were — prominent Brahmin sages, led by Vasiṣṭha, practicing great vows.

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतत् (etat) - this, this one

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

• नमः (namaḥ) - obeisance, salutation

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, to that

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

• असौ (asau) - Indra (that one, he)

• सह (saha) - with, together with

• कन्यया (kanyayā) - with the maiden, by the girl

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - went towards, approached

• देवेन्द्रः (devendraḥ) - king of gods, Indra

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages

• अभवन् (abhavan) - were, existed

• वसिष्ठप्रमुखा (vasiṣṭhapramukhā) - led by Vasiṣṭha

• मुख्या (mukhyā) - prominent, chief, principal

• विप्रेन्द्राः (viprendrāḥ) - chief among Brahmins, eminent Brahmins

• सुमहाव्रताः (sumahāvratāḥ) - observing great vows

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेय (mārkaṇḍeya) - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - name of a sage

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

एतत् (etat) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard, after hearing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indeclinable participle (absolutive)

नमः (namaḥ) - obeisance, salutation

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of namas

namas - bow, obeisance, salutation

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, to that

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having done, having made

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Formed with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Indeclinable participle (absolutive)

असौ (asau) - Indra (that one, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, he, she, it

सह (saha) - with, together with

(indeclinable)

कन्यया (kanyayā) - with the maiden, by the girl

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - went towards, approached

(verb)

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

imperfect tense, 3rd person singular

Prefixes: abhi+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: `abhi-ā-gam` (abhigam + ā → abhyāgam)

देवेन्द्रः (devendraḥ) - king of gods, Indra

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devendra

devendra - Indra, chief of the gods

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+indra)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

देवर्षयः (devarṣayaḥ) - divine sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devarṣi

devarṣi - divine sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

अभवन् (abhavan) - were, existed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

imperfect tense, 3rd person plural

Root: bhū (class 1)

वसिष्ठप्रमुखा (vasiṣṭhapramukhā) - led by Vasiṣṭha

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of vasiṣṭhapramukha

vasiṣṭhapramukha - having Vasiṣṭha as the foremost, led by Vasiṣṭha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vasiṣṭha+pramukha)

• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• pramukha – chief, principal, foremost
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: pra

मुख्या (mukhyā) - prominent, chief, principal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mukhya

mukhya - chief, principal, foremost, excellent

विप्रेन्द्राः (viprendrāḥ) - chief among Brahmins, eminent Brahmins

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of viprendra

viprendra - chief of Brahmins, eminent Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vipra+indra)

• vipra – Brahmin, inspired, wise
  noun (masculine)
• indra – chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: This word is a compound `vipra + indra`, where `a + i` results in `e` (guṇa sandhi), which is internal sandhi of the compound.

सुमहाव्रताः (sumahāvratāḥ) - observing great vows

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sumahāvrata

sumahāvrata - practicing great vows, observing great religious duties

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+vrata)

• su – well, good, excellent
  prefix
• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

Note: This is a Bahuvrihi compound meaning 'those who have great vows'.