महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-12

एवमुक्तास्ततो देवा अनुज्ञाप्य पितामहम् ।
नारायणं पुरस्कृत्य दधीचस्याश्रमं ययुः ॥१२॥

12. evamuktāstato devā anujñāpya pitāmaham ,
nārāyaṇaṁ puraskṛtya dadhīcasyāśramaṁ yayuḥ.

12. evam uktāḥ tataḥ devāḥ anujñāpya pitāmaham
nārāyaṇam puraskṛtya dadhīcasya āśramam yayuḥ

12. Thus addressed, the gods then, after obtaining permission from their grandfather (Brahmā), and placing Narayana at the forefront, proceeded to the hermitage of Dadhīci.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed, spoken to

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

• देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

• अनुज्ञाप्य (anujñāpya) - having obtained permission

• पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandfather, referring to Brahmā (the grandfather)

• नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Narayana

• पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having made foremost

• दधीचस्य (dadhīcasya) - of Dadhīci

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage

• ययुः (yayuḥ) - went

Words meanings and morphology

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

उक्ताः (uktāḥ) - addressed, spoken to

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ukta

ukta - spoken, said, addressed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root vac (to speak), irregular past passive participle

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from there

(indeclinable)

देवाः (devāḥ) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity

अनुज्ञाप्य (anujñāpya) - having obtained permission

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from anu-jñā with causative suffix -p and -ya suffix for absolutives with prefixes

Prefix: anu

Root: jñā (class 9)

पितामहम् (pitāmaham) - the grandfather, referring to Brahmā (the grandfather)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pitāmaha

pitāmaha - grandfather, Brahmā

Compound type : tatpurusha (pitṛ+maha)

• pitṛ – father
  noun (masculine)
• maha – great, big
  adjective

नारायणम् (nārāyaṇam) - Narayana

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nārāyaṇa

nārāyaṇa - Narayana (a name of Vishnu)

पुरस्कृत्य (puraskṛtya) - having placed in front, having made foremost

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from puras-kṛ, with -ya suffix for absolutives with prefixes

Prefix: puras

Root: kṛ (class 8)

दधीचस्य (dadhīcasya) - of Dadhīci

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dadhīci

dadhīci - Dadhīci (name of a sage)

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - hermitage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, monastic retreat, a stage of life (āśrama)

ययुः (yayuḥ) - went

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of yā

Perfect tense (Liṭ)

Root: yā (class 2)