महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-6, verse-16

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
एवं स लब्ध्वा तु वरं समागमं विराटराजेन नरर्षभस्तदा ।
उवास वीरः परमार्चितः सुखी न चापि कश्चिच्चरितं बुबोध तत् ॥१६॥

16. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
evaṁ sa labdhvā tu varaṁ samāgamaṁ; virāṭarājena nararṣabhastadā ,
uvāsa vīraḥ paramārcitaḥ sukhī; na cāpi kaściccaritaṁ bubodha tat.

16. vaiśampāyana uvāca evam sa labdhvā tu
varam samāgamam virāṭarājena naraṛṣabhaḥ
tadā uvāsa vīraḥ paramārcitaḥ
sukhī na ca api kaścit caritam bubodha tat

16. Vaiśampāyana said: Having thus obtained the boon of an alliance with King Virāṭa, that best among men, the hero [Yudhiṣṭhira] lived there, highly honored and happy. And yet, no one at all recognized his true identity.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• स (sa) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (he, that)

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having received

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

• वरम् (varam) - boon (referring to the alliance) (boon, blessing, excellent thing)

• समागमम् (samāgamam) - an alliance (with King Virāṭa) (meeting, assembly, union, alliance)

• विराटराजेन (virāṭarājena) - by King Virāṭa

• नरऋषभः (naraṛṣabhaḥ) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (best among men, chief of men)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• उवास (uvāsa) - lived, dwelt, resided

• वीरः (vīraḥ) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (hero, brave man)

• परमार्चितः (paramārcitaḥ) - highly honored, greatly revered

• सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful, comfortable

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - intensifier for 'not', meaning 'not even' or 'no one at all' (also, even, too)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - no one (in combination with 'na') (someone, anyone)

• चरितम् (caritam) - his real identity or conduct (his true self) (conduct, activity, story, character)

• बुबोध (bubodha) - knew, understood

• तत् (tat) - that (conduct/identity) (that, it)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायन (vaiśampāyana) - Vaiśampāyana

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana (a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

perfect active

Root vac, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having received

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Root labh, suffix -tvā

Root: labh (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, yet

(indeclinable)

वरम् (varam) - boon (referring to the alliance) (boon, blessing, excellent thing)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - boon, blessing, choice, best, excellent

Note: Can also be neuter accusative singular; here it functions adjectivally to samāgamam.

समागमम् (samāgamam) - an alliance (with King Virāṭa) (meeting, assembly, union, alliance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samāgama

samāgama - meeting, coming together, union, alliance

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: gam (class 1)

विराटराजेन (virāṭarājena) - by King Virāṭa

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of virāṭarāja

virāṭarāja - King Virāṭa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (virāṭa+rājan)

• virāṭa – Virāṭa (name of a king, ruler of Matsya kingdom)
  proper noun (masculine)
• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)

नरऋषभः (naraṛṣabhaḥ) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (best among men, chief of men)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of naraṛṣabha

naraṛṣabha - bull among men, best among men, chief of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+ṛṣabha)

• nara – man, person
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
  noun (masculine)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

उवास (uvāsa) - lived, dwelt, resided

(verb)

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

perfect active

Root vas, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: vas (class 1)

वीरः (vīraḥ) - referring to Yudhiṣṭhira (hero, brave man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vīra

vīra - hero, brave man, warrior

परमार्चितः (paramārcitaḥ) - highly honored, greatly revered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paramārcita

paramārcita - highly honored, greatly worshipped/revered

past passive participle

From root arc (to honor, worship) with prefix pari (as an intensifier) and param (supreme)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (parama+arcita)

• parama – highest, supreme, excellent
  adjective (masculine)
• arcita – honored, worshipped, adored
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  From root arc (to honor, worship)
  Root: arc (class 1)

Note: Adjective modifying 'vīraḥ'

सुखी (sukhī) - happy, joyful, comfortable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sukhin

sukhin - happy, joyful, comfortable, possessing happiness

Suffix -in

Note: Adjective modifying 'vīraḥ'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - intensifier for 'not', meaning 'not even' or 'no one at all' (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - no one (in combination with 'na') (someone, anyone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - someone, anyone, a certain one

Compound of kim + cid

चरितम् (caritam) - his real identity or conduct (his true self) (conduct, activity, story, character)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of carita

carita - conduct, character, deed, action, story

past passive participle (used as noun)

From root car (to move, to behave)

Root: car (class 1)

बुबोध (bubodha) - knew, understood

(verb)

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

perfect active

Root budh, perfect tense, 3rd person singular

Root: budh (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (conduct/identity) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, it

Note: Refers to 'caritam'