महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-63, verse-5

ततः स राजा मत्स्यानां विराटो वाहिनीपतिः ।
उत्तरं परिपप्रच्छ क्व यात इति चाब्रवीत् ॥५॥

5. tataḥ sa rājā matsyānāṁ virāṭo vāhinīpatiḥ ,
uttaraṁ paripapraccha kva yāta iti cābravīt.

5. tataḥ saḥ rājā matsyānām virāṭaḥ vāhinīpatiḥ
uttaram paripapraccha kva yātaḥ iti ca abravīt

5. Then, that King of the Matsyas, Virāṭa, the commander of the army, inquired about Uttara, asking, 'Where has he gone?'

Words meanings summery:

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

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

• मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the Matsya people/kingdom (of the Matsyas, of the fish)

• विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virāṭa (name)

• वाहिनीपतिः (vāhinīpatiḥ) - commander of the army, lord of the forces

• उत्तरम् (uttaram) - Uttara, King Virāṭa's son (Uttara (proper name), north, reply)

• परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - he asked, he inquired

• क्व (kva) - where?

• यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, departed

• इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech)

• च (ca) - and, also

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, from that

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

राजा (rājā) - king, ruler

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the Matsya people/kingdom (of the Matsyas, of the fish)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - fish; a Matsya (person of Matsya country)

विराटः (virāṭaḥ) - Virāṭa (name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of virāṭa

virāṭa - Virāṭa (name of a king); vast, splendid

वाहिनीपतिः (vāhinīpatiḥ) - commander of the army, lord of the forces

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāhinīpati

vāhinīpati - commander, chief of an army

Compound type : Genitive Tatpuruṣa (vāhinī+pati)

• vāhinī – army, host, river
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband
  noun (masculine)

उत्तरम् (uttaram) - Uttara, King Virāṭa's son (Uttara (proper name), north, reply)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of uttara

uttara - Uttara (proper name); north; later; higher; reply

परिपप्रच्छ (paripapraccha) - he asked, he inquired

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (Lit) of pariprach

Perfect tense

From prefix 'pari' + root 'prach' (reduplicated perfect)

Prefix: pari

Root: prach (class 6)

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

यातः (yātaḥ) - gone, departed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, departed, arrived

Past Passive Participle

From root 'yā' + suffix 'kta'

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used predicatively, as 'has gone'.

इति (iti) - thus, so (marks quoted speech)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (Laṅ) of bru

Imperfect tense

From root 'bru' (irregular)

Root: bru (class 2)