महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-51, verse-11

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु पुराणावृषिसत्तमौ ।
अटमानौ महात्मानाविन्द्रलोकमितो गतौ ॥११॥

11. etasminneva kāle tu purāṇāvṛṣisattamau ,
aṭamānau mahātmānāvindralokamito gatau.

11. etasmin eva kāle tu purāṇau ṛṣisattamau |
aṭamānau mahātmānau indralokam itaḥ gatau

11. Indeed, at this very time, two ancient and excellent sages (ṛṣisattama), who were also great souls (mahātman), departed from here, wandering, and reached Indra's world.

Words meanings summery:

• एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

• एव (eva) - at this *very* time (indeed, exactly, very)

• काले (kāle) - in time, at the time

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• पुराणौ (purāṇau) - referring to the two sages (Nārada and Parvata) (two ancient ones)

• ऋषिसत्तमौ (ṛṣisattamau) - Nārada and Parvata (two best of sages)

• अटमानौ (aṭamānau) - two wandering, two roaming

• महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - two great souls, two noble-minded ones

• इन्द्रलोकम् (indralokam) - to Indra's world, to the heaven of Indra

• इतः (itaḥ) - from here, from this place

• गतौ (gatau) - two gone, two reached

Words meanings and morphology

एतस्मिन् (etasmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Note: Agrees with 'kāle'.

एव (eva) - at this *very* time (indeed, exactly, very)

(indeclinable)

काले (kāle) - in time, at the time

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, period

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

पुराणौ (purāṇau) - referring to the two sages (Nārada and Parvata) (two ancient ones)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of purāṇa

purāṇa - ancient, old, former

Note: Agrees with 'ṛṣisattamau' and 'mahātmānau'.

ऋषिसत्तमौ (ṛṣisattamau) - Nārada and Parvata (two best of sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best/most excellent among sages (ṛṣisattama)

Superlative suffix -tama added to ṛṣi.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'sat' (good, existing)

अटमानौ (aṭamānau) - two wandering, two roaming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of aṭamāna

aṭamāna - wandering, roaming

Present middle participle

Root aṭ (to wander) with suffix -māna (present middle participle)

Root: aṭ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ṛṣisattamau' and 'mahātmānau'.

महात्मानौ (mahātmānau) - two great souls, two noble-minded ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, dual of mahātman

mahātman - great soul, noble-minded, exalted; referring to a great personality (mahātman)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ṛṣisattamau'.

इन्द्रलोकम् (indralokam) - to Indra's world, to the heaven of Indra

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of indraloka

indraloka - the world/heaven of Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (indra+loka)

• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity)
  proper noun (masculine)
• loka – world, realm, people
  noun (masculine)

Note: Indicates direction 'to'.

इतः (itaḥ) - from here, from this place

(indeclinable)

गतौ (gatau) - two gone, two reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached

Past Passive Participle

Root gam (to go) with suffix -ta, forming a past passive participle

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'ṛṣisattamau' and 'mahātmānau'.