महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-248, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तस्मिन्बहुमृगेऽरण्ये रममाणा महारथाः ।
काम्यके भरतश्रेष्ठा विजह्रुस्ते यथामराः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tasminbahumṛge'raṇye ramamāṇā mahārathāḥ ,
kāmyake bharataśreṣṭhā vijahruste yathāmarāḥ.

1. vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca tasmin bahumṛge araṇye ramamāṇāḥ
mahārathāḥ kāmyake bharataśreṣṭhāḥ vijahruḥ te yathā amarāḥ

1. Vaiśampāyana said: In that Kāmyaka forest, which abounded in many deer, those great chariot-warriors, the best among the Bhāratas, enjoyed themselves as if they were immortals.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (forest) (in that, in him)

• बहुमृगे (bahumṛge) - in the forest rich in many deer (rich in many deer, abounding in many animals)

• अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

• रममाणाः (ramamāṇāḥ) - enjoying themselves, sporting

• महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors

• काम्यके (kāmyake) - in the Kāmyaka forest (in Kāmyaka)

• भरतश्रेष्ठाः (bharataśreṣṭhāḥ) - the best among the Bhāratas

• विजह्रुः (vijahruḥ) - sported, played, enjoyed

• ते (te) - they

• यथा (yathā) - as, like

• अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals, gods

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायन (vaiśaṁpāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a pupil of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect active 3rd singular

Root: vac (class 2)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that (forest) (in that, in him)

(pronoun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to araṇye (forest), which is neuter.

बहुमृगे (bahumṛge) - in the forest rich in many deer (rich in many deer, abounding in many animals)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of bahumṛga

bahumṛga - having many deer/animals

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bahu+mṛga)

• bahu – many, much
  adjective (neuter)
• mṛga – deer, animal
  noun (masculine)

Note: Qualifies araṇye.

अरण्ये (araṇye) - in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of araṇya

araṇya - forest, wilderness

रममाणाः (ramamāṇāḥ) - enjoying themselves, sporting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ramamāṇa

ramamāṇa - enjoying, playing, sporting

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root ram (to play, sport) with śānac suffix, used as an adjective.

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Qualifies mahārathāḥ and bharataśreṣṭhāḥ.

महारथाः (mahārathāḥ) - great chariot-warriors

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of mahāratha

mahāratha - great warrior, mighty charioteer

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ratha)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ratha – chariot, warrior (often one who rides a chariot)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

काम्यके (kāmyake) - in the Kāmyaka forest (in Kāmyaka)

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kāmyaka

kāmyaka - name of a forest

Note: Refers to the Kāmyaka forest.

भरतश्रेष्ठाः (bharataśreṣṭhāḥ) - the best among the Bhāratas

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a king, a clan name
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

विजह्रुः (vijahruḥ) - sported, played, enjoyed

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of hṛ

Perfect active 3rd plural

Prefix: vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: From vi + √hṛ.

ते (te) - they

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the Pāṇḍavas.

यथा (yathā) - as, like

(indeclinable)

अमराः (amarāḥ) - immortals, gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of amara

amara - immortal, god