महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-260, verse-1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततो ब्रह्मर्षयः सिद्धा देवराजर्षयस्तथा ।
हव्यवाहं पुरस्कृत्य ब्रह्माणं शरणं गताः ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
tato brahmarṣayaḥ siddhā devarājarṣayastathā ,
havyavāhaṁ puraskṛtya brahmāṇaṁ śaraṇaṁ gatāḥ.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca tataḥ brahmarṣayaḥ siddhāḥ devarājarṣayaḥ
tathā havyavāham puraskṛtya brahmāṇam śaraṇam gatāḥ

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, the brahminical sages (brahmarṣayaḥ), the perfected beings (siddhāḥ), and also the divine royal sages (devarājarṣayaḥ), placing Agni (Havyavāha) in front, went to Brahmā for refuge.

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage's name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

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

• ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - brahminical sages

• सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected ones, accomplished beings

• देवराजर्षयः (devarājarṣayaḥ) - divine royal sages

• तथा (tathā) - likewise, thus, also

• हव्यवाहम् (havyavāham) - Refers to Agni, the god of fire. (the carrier of oblations (Agni))

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having put ahead

• ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā (the creator god)

• शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection

• गताः (gatāḥ) - went, gone

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage's name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of a sage)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronoun tad.

ब्रह्मर्षयः (brahmarṣayaḥ) - brahminical sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmarṣi

brahmarṣi - a brahminical sage, a sage of priestly class

Compound type : karmadhāraya (brahman+ṛṣi)

• brahman – priest, ultimate reality, sacred word
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bṛh (class 1)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

सिद्धाः (siddhāḥ) - perfected ones, accomplished beings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of siddha

siddha - accomplished, perfected, successful, (as noun) a perfected being

Past Passive Participle

From root sidh (to accomplish).

Root: sidh (class 1)

देवराजर्षयः (devarājarṣayaḥ) - divine royal sages

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of devarājarṣi

devarājarṣi - a divine royal sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+rājan+ṛṣi)

• deva – god, divine
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)
• rājan – king, royal
  noun (masculine)
  Root: rāj (class 1)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - likewise, thus, also

(indeclinable)

हव्यवाहम् (havyavāham) - Refers to Agni, the god of fire. (the carrier of oblations (Agni))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of havyavāha

havyavāha - carrier of oblations (epithet of Agni/fire)

From havya (oblation) + vāha (carrier).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (havya+vāha)

• havya – oblation, offering
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive / Future Passive Participle
  From root hu (to offer).
  Root: hu (class 3)
• vāha – carrier, bearer
  noun (masculine)
  From root vah (to carry).
  Root: vah (class 1)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having put ahead

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root kṛ (to do, make) with prefix puras (in front). Uses lyap suffix.

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

ब्रह्माणम् (brahmāṇam) - Brahmā (the creator god)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahmā (the creator god)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

शरणम् (śaraṇam) - refuge, protection

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śaraṇa

śaraṇa - refuge, protection, shelter, home

From root śrī (to resort to).

Root: śrī (class 1)

गताः (gatāḥ) - went, gone

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of gata

gata - gone, gone to, obtained

Past Passive Participle

From root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to brahmarṣayaḥ, siddhāḥ, devarājarṣayaḥ.