महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-278, verse-1

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
अथ मद्राधिपो राजा नारदेन समागतः ।
उपविष्टः सभामध्ये कथायोगेन भारत ॥१॥

1. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
atha madrādhipo rājā nāradena samāgataḥ ,
upaviṣṭaḥ sabhāmadhye kathāyogena bhārata.

1. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca atha madrādhipaḥ rājā nāradena
samāgataḥ upaviṣṭaḥ sabhāmadhye kathāyogena bhārata

1. Mārkaṇḍeya said: "Now, O Bhārata, the king of Madra, accompanied by Nārada, was seated in the assembly hall engaged in conversation."

Words meanings summery:

• मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a famous sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• मद्राधिपः (madrādhipaḥ) - the ruler of Madra, king of Madra

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

• समागतः (samāgataḥ) - accompanied by, having arrived, met with

• उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ) - seated, sitting

• सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the middle of the assembly, in the assembly hall

• कथायोगेन (kathāyogena) - engaged in conversation (by means of conversation, through discussion, by connection to a story)

• भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

Words meanings and morphology

मार्कण्डेयः (mārkaṇḍeyaḥ) - Mārkaṇḍeya (a famous sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (name of an ancient sage)

Note: Subject of uvāca

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the beginning of a new narrative section.

मद्राधिपः (madrādhipaḥ) - the ruler of Madra, king of Madra

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madrādhipa

madrādhipa - king of Madra, ruler of Madra

Compound type : tatpurusha (madra+adhipa)

• madra – name of a country or people
  proper noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, king
  noun (masculine)
  From adhi + pā (to protect).
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: pā (class 2)

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, sovereign

Note: Appositive to madrādhipaḥ

नारदेन (nāradena) - by Nārada

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (name of a divine sage, messenger of the gods)

Note: Indicates accompaniment or agent in certain constructions.

समागतः (samāgataḥ) - accompanied by, having arrived, met with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāgata

samāgata - come together, met, arrived, accompanied

Past Passive Participle

From sam-ā-gam (to come together, meet).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with madrādhipaḥ rājā

उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ) - seated, sitting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sitting down, placed

Past Passive Participle

From upa-viś (to sit down).

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Agrees with madrādhipaḥ rājā

सभामध्ये (sabhāmadhye) - in the middle of the assembly, in the assembly hall

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of sabhāmadhya

sabhāmadhya - middle of an assembly, assembly hall

Compound type : tatpurusha (sabhā+madhya)

• sabhā – assembly, council, hall, court
  noun (feminine)
• madhya – middle, center, intermediate
  adjective (neuter)

कथायोगेन (kathāyogena) - engaged in conversation (by means of conversation, through discussion, by connection to a story)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kathāyoga

kathāyoga - connection with a story, conversation, discussion

Compound type : tatpurusha (kathā+yoga)

• kathā – story, tale, discourse, conversation
  noun (feminine)
• yoga – junction, union, connection, application, exertion, discipline (yoga)
  noun (masculine)
  Root: yuj (class 7)

Note: Indicates the manner or means.

भारत (bhārata) - O descendant of Bharata, O Bhārata

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata, relating to Bharata (an epithet for one from the Bharata dynasty or India)

Note: An address, likely by Mārkaṇḍeya to Yudhiṣṭhira or Janamejaya.