महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-115, verse-16

अथाजगाम भगवान्दिवोदासं स गालवः ।
समये समनुप्राप्ते वचनं चेदमब्रवीत् ॥१६॥

16. athājagāma bhagavāndivodāsaṁ sa gālavaḥ ,
samaye samanuprāpte vacanaṁ cedamabravīt.

16. atha ājagāma bhagavān divodāsam sa gālavaḥ
samaye samanuprapte vacanam ca idam abravīt

16. Then, the venerable Gālava came to Divodāsa. When the appointed time arrived, he spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - came (he came, arrived)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable (sage) (venerable, divine, revered)

• दिवोदासम् (divodāsam) - to Divodāsa

• स (sa) - he (he, that)

• गालवः (gālavaḥ) - Gālava

• समये (samaye) - at the appointed time (at the proper time, at the appointed time)

• समनुप्रप्ते (samanuprapte) - when it had arrived (having arrived, when it had arrived)

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

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• इदम् (idam) - these (this, these)

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he said, spoke)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

आजगाम (ājagāma) - came (he came, arrived)

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense

Perfect form of 'gam' with prefix 'ā'.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the venerable (sage) (venerable, divine, revered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - blessed, fortunate, divine, venerable, revered

Note: Modifies Gālava.

दिवोदासम् (divodāsam) - to Divodāsa

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of divodāsa

divodāsa - name of a famous ancient king

स (sa) - he (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Gālava.

गालवः (gālavaḥ) - Gālava

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gālava

gālava - name of a sage, disciple of Viśvāmitra

समये (samaye) - at the appointed time (at the proper time, at the appointed time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samaya

samaya - concurrence, agreement, appointed time, season, occasion

समनुप्रप्ते (samanuprapte) - when it had arrived (having arrived, when it had arrived)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of samanuprāpta

samanuprāpta - properly arrived, approached, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'āp' (to obtain, reach) with prefixes 'sam' and 'anu', forming a past passive participle.

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with 'samaye'.

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, saying, word, speech

Root: vac (class 2)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

इदम् (idam) - these (this, these)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, these

Note: Refers to 'vacanam'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

Imperfect form of 'brū' (to speak).

Root: brū (class 2)