महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-220, verse-8

ततो ब्रह्मा महासेनं प्रजापतिरथाब्रवीत् ।
अभिगच्छ महादेवं पितरं त्रिपुरार्दनम् ॥८॥

8. tato brahmā mahāsenaṁ prajāpatirathābravīt ,
abhigaccha mahādevaṁ pitaraṁ tripurārdanam.

8. tataḥ brahmā mahāsenam prajāpatiḥ atha abravīt
abhigaccha mahādevam pitaram tripurārdanam

8. Then Brahmā, the lord of creation (prajāpati), said to Mahāsena: "Go to Mahādeva, your father, the destroyer of the three cities."

Words meanings summery:

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

• ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator deity (Brahmā)

• महासेनम् (mahāsenam) - to Mahāsena (Skanda/Kārtikeya) (to Mahāsena)

• प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creation (prajāpati) (lord of creatures, progenitor)

• अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• अभिगच्छ (abhigaccha) - go to, approach

• महादेवम् (mahādevam) - to Mahādeva (Śiva) (to Mahādeva)

• पितरम् (pitaram) - father

• त्रिपुरार्दनम् (tripurārdanam) - the destroyer of the three cities (an epithet of Śiva) (destroyer of the three cities)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

ब्रह्मा (brahmā) - Brahmā, the creator deity (Brahmā)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator deity); the Absolute (brahman); sacred word; Veda

Note: Nominative singular of 'brahman' (masculine form for deity Brahmā).

महासेनम् (mahāsenam) - to Mahāsena (Skanda/Kārtikeya) (to Mahāsena)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahāsena

mahāsena - having a great army; a proper name, Skanda/Kārtikeya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+senā)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• senā – army, host
  noun (feminine)

प्रजापतिः (prajāpatiḥ) - lord of creation (prajāpati) (lord of creatures, progenitor)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prajāpati

prajāpati - lord of creation; progenitor; Brahmā

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prajā+pati)

• prajā – progeny, creatures, subjects
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

अथ (atha) - then, now, moreover

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 2nd class, Parasmaipada

Root: brū (class 2)

अभिगच्छ (abhigaccha) - go to, approach

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Imperative, 1st class, Parasmaipada, with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

महादेवम् (mahādevam) - to Mahādeva (Śiva) (to Mahādeva)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - great god, a name of Śiva

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)

पितरम् (pitaram) - father

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

त्रिपुरार्दनम् (tripurārdanam) - the destroyer of the three cities (an epithet of Śiva) (destroyer of the three cities)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tripurārdana

tripurārdana - destroyer of the three cities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tripura+ardana)

• tripura – three cities (of the Asuras)
  noun (neuter)
• ardana – destroying, crushing
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  from root 'ard' (to hurt, kill) + ana
  Root: ard (class 1)