महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-267, verse-1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततस्तत्रैव रामस्य समासीनस्य तैः सह ।
समाजग्मुः कपिश्रेष्ठाः सुग्रीववचनात्तदा ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
tatastatraiva rāmasya samāsīnasya taiḥ saha ,
samājagmuḥ kapiśreṣṭhāḥ sugrīvavacanāttadā.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca tataḥ tatra eva rāmasya samāsīnasya
taiḥ saha samājagmuḥ kapiśreṣṭhāḥ sugrīvavacanāt tadā

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, while Rāma was seated there with them, the chief monkeys (kapiśreṣṭhāḥ) arrived at that time, by the command of Sugrīva.

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Markandeya (a sage))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

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

• तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

• एव (eva) - very, exactly (indeed, just, only, very)

• रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma (of Rama)

• समासीनस्य (samāsīnasya) - while Rāma was seated (of the one who was seated, while being seated)

• तैः (taiḥ) - with them (by them, with them)

• सह (saha) - with (with, accompanied by)

• समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - gathered (came together, assembled, gathered)

• कपिश्रेष्ठाः (kapiśreṣṭhāḥ) - the chief monkeys (best of monkeys, chief monkeys)

• सुग्रीववचनात् (sugrīvavacanāt) - by the command of Sugrīva (from Sugriva's word/command)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - The sage Mārkaṇḍeya (Markandeya (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Markandeya (name of a sage)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect (Lit)

Irregular perfect form of 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Main verb.

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

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronominal stem 'tad'.

Note: Adverb of time/sequence.

तत्र (tatra) - there (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronominal stem 'tad'.

Note: Adverb of place.

एव (eva) - very, exactly (indeed, just, only, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphatic particle.

रामस्य (rāmasya) - of Rāma (of Rama)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rāma (a celebrated hero)

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Possessive, related to 'samāsīnasya'.

समासीनस्य (samāsīnasya) - while Rāma was seated (of the one who was seated, while being seated)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of samāsīna

samāsīna - seated, sitting down

Present Active Participle

From 'sam-ā-√ās' (to sit down) + 'śānac' suffix.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: In agreement with 'rāmasya'.

तैः (taiḥ) - with them (by them, with them)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Used with 'saha' to mean "with them".

सह (saha) - with (with, accompanied by)

(indeclinable)

Preposition/postposition governing instrumental.

Note: Postposition.

समाजग्मुः (samājagmuḥ) - gathered (came together, assembled, gathered)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (Lit) of samāgam

Perfect (Lit)

From 'sam-ā-gam'. Irregular perfect form.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the clause.

कपिश्रेष्ठाः (kapiśreṣṭhāḥ) - the chief monkeys (best of monkeys, chief monkeys)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kapiśreṣṭha

kapiśreṣṭha - best of monkeys, chief monkey

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kapi+śreṣṭha)

• kapi – monkey
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kamp (class 1)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'praśasya' (excellent).

Note: Subject of 'samājagmuḥ'.

सुग्रीववचनात् (sugrīvavacanāt) - by the command of Sugrīva (from Sugriva's word/command)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sugrīvavacana

sugrīvavacana - word/command of Sugriva

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sugrīva+vacana)

• sugrīva – Sugriva (name of the monkey king)
  proper noun (masculine)
• vacana – word, speech, command
  noun (neuter)
  From root 'vac' + suffix 'ana'.
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Indicates the source/reason.

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronominal stem 'tad'.

Note: Adverb of time.