महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-76, verse-5

ततो बभूव नगरे सुमहान्हर्षनिस्वनः ।
जनस्य संप्रहृष्टस्य नलं दृष्ट्वा तथागतम् ॥५॥

5. tato babhūva nagare sumahānharṣanisvanaḥ ,
janasya saṁprahṛṣṭasya nalaṁ dṛṣṭvā tathāgatam.

5. tataḥ babhūva nagare sumahān harṣanisvanaḥ
janasya saṃprahr̥ṣṭasya nalam dr̥ṣṭvā tathāgatam

5. Then, a great sound of joy arose in the city among the exceedingly delighted people upon seeing Nala, who had returned.

Words meanings summery:

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

• बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, was

• नगरे (nagare) - in the city

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very large, immense

• हर्षनिस्वनः (harṣanisvanaḥ) - sound of joy, joyful noise

• जनस्य (janasya) - of the people

• संप्रह्र्̥ष्टस्य (saṁprahr̥ṣṭasya) - of the greatly delighted, of the overjoyed

• नलम् (nalam) - Nala

• द्र्̥ष्ट्वा (dr̥ṣṭvā) - having seen

• तथागतम् (tathāgatam) - thus arrived, having come back, in that manner

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

From pronominal base ta- with -tas suffix

बभूव (babhūva) - became, happened, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū

Perfect Active

Root bhū, class 1, perfect 3rd singular active parasmaipada

Root: bhū (class 1)

नगरे (nagare) - in the city

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of nagara

nagara - city, town

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very large, immense

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large, immense

Compound of su- (good, very) and mahat (great)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective

हर्षनिस्वनः (harṣanisvanaḥ) - sound of joy, joyful noise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of harṣanisvana

harṣanisvana - sound of joy, joyful noise

Compound of harṣa (joy) and nisvana (sound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (harṣa+nisvana)

• harṣa – joy, delight
  noun (masculine)
  From root hṛṣ (to be excited, rejoice)
  Root: hṛṣ (class 4)
• nisvana – sound, noise, roar
  noun (masculine)
  From ni-svan (to sound forth)
  Prefix: ni
  Root: svan (class 1)

जनस्य (janasya) - of the people

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of jana

jana - person, people, man

Root: jan (class 4)

संप्रह्र्̥ष्टस्य (saṁprahr̥ṣṭasya) - of the greatly delighted, of the overjoyed

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of saṃprahr̥ṣṭa

saṁprahr̥ṣṭa - greatly delighted, overjoyed, very joyful

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root hṛṣ with prefixes sam- and pra-

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: hṛṣ (class 4)

Note: participle used as an adjective

नलम् (nalam) - Nala

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nala

nala - Nala (name of a king)

द्र्̥ष्ट्वा (dr̥ṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तथागतम् (tathāgatam) - thus arrived, having come back, in that manner

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tathāgata

tathāgata - thus come, thus gone, arrived

Past Passive Participle

Compound of tathā (thus) and gata (gone, arrived from root gam)

Compound type : avyayībhāva / karmadhāraya (tathā+gata)

• tathā – thus, so, in that manner
  indeclinable
• gata – gone, arrived, reached
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: modifies Nala