महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-68, verse-1

बृहदश्व उवाच ।
अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य पर्णादो नाम वै द्विजः ।
प्रत्येत्य नगरं भैमीमिदं वचनमब्रवीत् ॥१॥

1. bṛhadaśva uvāca ,
atha dīrghasya kālasya parṇādo nāma vai dvijaḥ ,
pratyetya nagaraṁ bhaimīmidaṁ vacanamabravīt.

1. bṛhadaśva uvāca atha dīrghasya kālasya parṇādaḥ nāma vai
dvijaḥ pratyetya nagaram bhaimīm idam vacanam abravīt

1. Bṛhadaśva said: Now, after a long time, a Brahmin (dvija) named Parṇāda returned to the city and spoke these words to Bhīmī (Damayantī).

Words meanings summery:

• बृहदश्व (bṛhadaśva) - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• दीर्घस्य (dīrghasya) - of long, of prolonged

• कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

• पर्णादः (parṇādaḥ) - Parṇāda (a name)

• नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)

• वै (vai) - indeed, verily

• द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin (dvija) (twice-born, Brahmin (dvija))

• प्रत्येत्य (pratyetya) - having returned, having come back

• नगरम् (nagaram) - to the city (city, town)

• भैमीम् (bhaimīm) - to Bhīmī (Damayantī) (to Bhīmī, to Damayantī)

• इदम् (idam) - this (speech/words) (this, these)

• वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

बृहदश्व (bṛhadaśva) - Bṛhadaśva (name of a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bṛhadaśva

bṛhadaśva - name of a sage, having large horses

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bṛhat+aśva)

• bṛhat – large, great
  adjective
• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

3rd person singular Perfect Active of √vac (class 2)

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

दीर्घस्य (dīrghasya) - of long, of prolonged

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dīrgha

dīrgha - long, prolonged, extensive

Note: Agrees with `kālasya`.

कालस्य (kālasya) - of time

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

पर्णादः (parṇādaḥ) - Parṇāda (a name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parṇāda

parṇāda - Parṇāda (a proper name, lit. leaf-eater)

नाम (nāma) - named (name, by name, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Can also be a noun, but here used as an indeclinable particle meaning 'named' or 'indeed'.

Note: Here used as an indeclinable particle meaning 'named'.

वै (vai) - indeed, verily

(indeclinable)

द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - Brahmin (dvija) (twice-born, Brahmin (dvija))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija

dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvi+jan)

• dvi – two, twice
  indeclinable
• jan – to be born, to produce
  verb
  root
  Root: jan (class 4)

प्रत्येत्य (pratyetya) - having returned, having come back

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Absolutive (gerund) of pra-ati-√i (to go)

Prefixes: prati+ati

Root: i (class 2)

नगरम् (nagaram) - to the city (city, town)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

भैमीम् (bhaimīm) - to Bhīmī (Damayantī) (to Bhīmī, to Damayantī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bhaimī

bhaimī - daughter of Bhīma, Damayantī

इदम् (idam) - this (speech/words) (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Agrees with `vacanam`.

वचनम् (vacanam) - these words (word, speech)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech, expression

Derived from √vac (to speak).

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of brū

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular Imperfect Active of √brū (class 2)

Root: brū (class 2)