महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-253, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततो दिशः संप्रविहृत्य पार्था मृगान्वराहान्महिषांश्च हत्वा ।
धनुर्धराः श्रेष्ठतमाः पृथिव्यां पृथक्चरन्तः सहिता बभूवुः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tato diśaḥ saṁpravihṛtya pārthā; mṛgānvarāhānmahiṣāṁśca hatvā ,
dhanurdharāḥ śreṣṭhatamāḥ pṛthivyāṁ; pṛthakcarantaḥ sahitā babhūvuḥ.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tataḥ diśaḥ
saṃpravihṛtya pārthāḥ mṛgān varāhān mahiṣān
ca hatvā dhanurdharāḥ śreṣṭatamāḥ
pṛthivyām pṛthak carantaḥ sahitāḥ babhūvuḥ

1. Vaiśampāyana said, "Then, after roaming in different directions, the Pārthas — the best archers on earth — having killed deer, boars, and buffaloes, reunited, though they had been wandering separately."

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

• दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, regions

• संप्रविहृत्य (saṁpravihṛtya) - having roamed about, having wandered

• पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Kuntī))

• मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, game animals

• वराहान् (varāhān) - boars

• महिषान् (mahiṣān) - buffaloes

• च (ca) - and

• हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

• धनुर्धराः (dhanurdharāḥ) - archers, wielder of a bow

• श्रेष्टतमाः (śreṣṭatamāḥ) - the very best, most excellent

• पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

• पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart

• चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - wandering, moving, going

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, together, accompanied

• बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - The narrator of the Mahābhārata (Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - name of a sage, a disciple of Vyāsa

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

root vac, Perfect, 3rd person, singular, active voice

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Adverb formed from tad.

Note: Adverb of sequence.

दिशः (diśaḥ) - directions, regions

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of diś

diś - direction, quarter, region

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Object of 'saṃpravihṛtya'.

संप्रविहृत्य (saṁpravihṛtya) - having roamed about, having wandered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Prefixes saṃ- + pra- + vi- + root hṛ (to carry, in combination, to roam) + suffix -ya.

Prefixes: sam+pra+vi

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Indicates a prior action by the Pārthas.

पार्थाः (pārthāḥ) - the Pāṇḍavas (the Pārthas (sons of Pṛthā/Kuntī))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pārtha

pārtha - son of Pṛthā (Kuntī), name for the Pāṇḍavas, especially Arjuna

Patronymic from Pṛthā.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, game animals

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

Note: Object of 'hatvā'.

वराहान् (varāhān) - boars

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of varāha

varāha - boar, wild hog

Note: Object of 'hatvā'.

महिषान् (mahiṣān) - buffaloes

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mahiṣa

mahiṣa - buffalo

Note: Object of 'hatvā'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of animals.

हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

Root han, participle stem hata-, + -tvā suffix. The root undergoes irregular changes.

Root: han (class 2)

Note: Indicates a prior action by the Pārthas.

धनुर्धराः (dhanurdharāḥ) - archers, wielder of a bow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dhanurdhara

dhanurdhara - bow-bearer, archer

Compound type : tatpurusha (dhanus+dhara)

• dhanus – bow
  noun (neuter)
• dhara – bearing, holding, wearing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent suffix
  Suffix from root dhṛ (to hold).
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'pārthāḥ'.

श्रेष्टतमाः (śreṣṭatamāḥ) - the very best, most excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of śreṣṭatama

śreṣṭatama - most excellent, best, supreme

Superlative suffix -tama to śreṣṭha (best).

Note: Modifies 'dhanurdharāḥ'.

पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - on earth, in the world

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of pṛthivī

pṛthivī - earth, world

Note: Location for 'best archers'.

पृथक् (pṛthak) - separately, apart

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying 'carantaḥ'.

चरन्तः (carantaḥ) - wandering, moving, going

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of carat

carat - moving, wandering, going

Present Active Participle

Root car (to move, wander) + present participle suffix -at.

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Describes the state of the Pārthas.

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - united, together, accompanied

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied, united, together, joined

Past Passive Participle

Prefix sa- (with) + root dhā (to place, arrange), with irregular formation.

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Predicate adjective for the Pārthas.

बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - they became, they were

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Active

Root bhū, Perfect, 3rd person, plural, active voice.

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.