महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-225, verse-4

ततः कदाचित्कुशलः कथासु विप्रोऽभ्यगच्छद्भुवि कौरवेयान् ।
स तैः समेत्याथ यदृच्छयैव वैचित्रवीर्यं नृपमभ्यगच्छत् ॥४॥

4. tataḥ kadācitkuśalaḥ kathāsu; vipro'bhyagacchadbhuvi kauraveyān ,
sa taiḥ sametyātha yadṛcchayaiva; vaicitravīryaṁ nṛpamabhyagacchat.

4. tataḥ kadācit kuśalaḥ kathāsu vipraḥ
abhi agacchat bhuvi kauraveyān
sa taiḥ sam itya atha yadṛcchayā
eva vaicitravīryaṃ nṛpam abhi agacchat

4. Then, at one point, a Brahmin skilled in storytelling approached the Kuru princes (the Pāṇḍavas) on earth. Having met with them, he then, purely by chance, went on to meet the son of Vicitravīrya, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra.

Words meanings summery:

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

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time, sometimes

• कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled, proficient, expert

• कथासु (kathāsu) - in stories, in narratives

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin

• अभि (abhi) - towards, near, against

• अगच्छत् (agacchat) - he went, he approached

• भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

• कौरवेयान् (kauraveyān) - the Pāṇḍavas, as descendants of Kuru (the Kuru princes)

• स (sa) - the Brahmin (he)

• तैः (taiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas (with them)

• समित्य (samitya) - having met, having come together

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, accidentally

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• वैचित्रवीर्यम् (vaicitravīryam) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (son of Vicitravīrya)

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (king)

• अभि (abhi) - towards, near, against

• अगच्छत् (agacchat) - he went, he approached

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, at some time, sometimes

(indeclinable)

कुशलः (kuśalaḥ) - skilled, proficient, expert

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśala

kuśala - skilled, proficient, expert, clever

कथासु (kathāsu) - in stories, in narratives

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of kathā

kathā - story, narrative, tale, discourse

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise, priest

अभि (abhi) - towards, near, against

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a prefix here.

अगच्छत् (agacchat) - he went, he approached

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense form of the root gam

Root: gam (class 1)

भुवि (bhuvi) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhū

bhū - earth, ground, place

कौरवेयान् (kauraveyān) - the Pāṇḍavas, as descendants of Kuru (the Kuru princes)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kauraveya

kauraveya - descendant of Kuru, Kuru prince

Derived from Kuru with the aṇ suffix denoting 'descendant'

स (sa) - the Brahmin (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

तैः (taiḥ) - with the Pāṇḍavas (with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those, them

समित्य (samitya) - having met, having come together

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of the root i with prefix sam

Prefix: sam

Root: i (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, accidentally

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yadṛcchā

yadṛcchā - chance, spontaneity, self-will

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

वैचित्रवीर्यम् (vaicitravīryam) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (son of Vicitravīrya)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaicitravīrya

vaicitravīrya - descendant of Vicitravīrya (a proper name, referring to Dhṛtarāṣṭra)

Derived from Vicitravīrya with the aṇ suffix denoting 'descendant'

नृपम् (nṛpam) - King Dhṛtarāṣṭra (king)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, protector of men

अभि (abhi) - towards, near, against

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as a prefix here.

अगच्छत् (agacchat) - he went, he approached

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense form of the root gam

Root: gam (class 1)