महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-279, verse-15

मार्कण्डेय उवाच ।
ततः सर्वान्समानीय द्विजानाश्रमवासिनः ।
यथाविधि समुद्वाहं कारयामासतुर्नृपौ ॥१५॥

15. mārkaṇḍeya uvāca ,
tataḥ sarvānsamānīya dvijānāśramavāsinaḥ ,
yathāvidhi samudvāhaṁ kārayāmāsaturnṛpau.

15. mārkaṇḍeyaḥ uvāca tataḥ sarvān samānīya dvijān
āśramavāsinaḥ yathāvidhi samudvāham kārayāmāsatuḥ nṛpau

15. Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, having assembled all the Brahmins (dvija) residing in the hermitage (āśrama), the two kings arranged the marriage according to the proper ritual.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

• समानीय (samānīya) - having assembled, having brought together

• द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins (dvija), twice-born

• आश्रमवासिनः (āśramavāsinaḥ) - residents of the hermitage (āśrama)

• यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, ritually

• समुद्वाहम् (samudvāham) - marriage, wedding

• कारयामासतुः (kārayāmāsatuḥ) - they (two) caused to be done, they arranged

• नृपौ (nṛpau) - the two kings

Words meanings and morphology

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mārkaṇḍeya

mārkaṇḍeya - Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage's name)

Note: The ḥ is implicit in the prose marker uvāca (sandhi avoided in prose quotes).

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense, intensive form (reduplicated)

Irregular perfect formation of vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad + tasil.

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all, every

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

समानीय (samānīya) - having assembled, having brought together

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root nī with prefixes sam and ā, suffixed with lyaP.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: nī (class 1)

द्विजान् (dvijān) - Brahmins (dvija), twice-born

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dvija

dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• jan – birth, being born
  noun (neuter)
  From root jan 'to be born'.
  Root: jan (class 4)

आश्रमवासिनः (āśramavāsinaḥ) - residents of the hermitage (āśrama)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of āśramavāsin

āśramavāsin - resident of a hermitage, hermit

Derived from āśrama and vāsin.

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+vāsin)

• āśrama – hermitage, stage of life, spiritual retreat (āśrama)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• vāsin – dweller, resident
  adjective/noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from vas
  Suffix ṇin after root vas.
  Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Adjective qualifying dvijān.

यथाविधि (yathāvidhi) - according to rule, properly, ritually

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vidhi)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• vidhi – rule, ritual, method
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)

समुद्वाहम् (samudvāham) - marriage, wedding

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudvāha

samudvāha - marriage, wedding

From root vah with prefixes sam and ud.

Prefixes: sam+ud

Root: vah (class 1)

कारयामासतुः (kārayāmāsatuḥ) - they (two) caused to be done, they arranged

(verb)

3rd person , dual, active, perfect (lit) of kārayāmās

Causative perfect (āmāsa-affix)

Root kṛ (to do) in causative kāraya + perfect ending āmāsuḥ. Dual form āmāsatuḥ.

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Refers to the two kings.

नृपौ (nṛpau) - the two kings

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler

Compound of nṛ (man) and pa (protector, from pā to protect).

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛ+pa)

• nṛ – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• pa – protector, preserver
  noun (masculine)
  Agent noun from pā
  Derived from root pā with suffix ḍa (un-ādi)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Refers to Dyumatsena and Aśvapati.