महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-115, verse-7

नारद उवाच ।
तथेत्युक्त्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठः प्रादात्कन्यां महीपतेः ।
विधिपूर्वं च तां राजा कन्यां प्रतिगृहीतवान् ॥७॥

7. nārada uvāca ,
tathetyuktvā dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ prādātkanyāṁ mahīpateḥ ,
vidhipūrvaṁ ca tāṁ rājā kanyāṁ pratigṛhītavān.

7. nāradaḥ uvāca tathā iti uktvā dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ prādāt kanyām
mahīpateḥ vidhipūrvam ca tām rājā kanyām pratigṛhītavān

7. Narada said: Having agreed with 'So be it', the foremost among the twice-born (dvijaśreṣṭha) gave the maiden to the king. And the king, in accordance with ritual (vidhi), accepted that maiden.

Words meanings summery:

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (name of a divine sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

• द्विजश्रेष्ठः (dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ) - the foremost among the twice-born (Brahmins) (best of the twice-born, chief Brahmin)

• प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave, bestowed

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, daughter, girl

• महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - to the king (to the king, of the king, of the lord of the earth)

• विधिपूर्वम् (vidhipūrvam) - in accordance with ritual (vidhi) (ceremoniously, according to ritual, formally)

• च (ca) - and, also

• ताम् (tām) - that maiden (her, that (feminine))

• राजा (rājā) - king

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, daughter, girl

• प्रतिगृहीतवान् (pratigṛhītavān) - accepted, received

Words meanings and morphology

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Narada (name of a divine sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Narada (a divine sage, son of Brahma)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (liṭ) of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)

Note: Part of the direct quote 'tathā iti'.

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

Note: Quotation marker.

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, having spoken

(indeclinable)

absolutive

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

द्विजश्रेष्ठः (dvijaśreṣṭhaḥ) - the foremost among the twice-born (Brahmins) (best of the twice-born, chief Brahmin)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijaśreṣṭha

dvijaśreṣṭha - best of the twice-born, chief Brahmin

Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+śreṣṭha)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, chief, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of śrī (prosperity, beauty)

Note: Subject of 'prādāt'.

प्रादात् (prādāt) - gave, bestowed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of pradā

Imperfect tense (laṅ) of root dā (to give) with upasarga pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: dā (class 3)

कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, daughter, girl

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

Note: Object of 'prādāt'.

महीपतेः (mahīpateḥ) - to the king (to the king, of the king, of the lord of the earth)

(noun)

masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king

Compound type : genitive tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used in the sense 'to the king'.

विधिपूर्वम् (vidhipūrvam) - in accordance with ritual (vidhi) (ceremoniously, according to ritual, formally)

(indeclinable)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vidhi+pūrva)

• vidhi – rule, ritual, ordinance, method
  noun (masculine)
• pūrva – preceded by, former, prior
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adverbial usage.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

ताम् (tām) - that maiden (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to the maiden.

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'pratigṛhītavān'.

कन्याम् (kanyām) - maiden, daughter, girl

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, daughter

Note: Object of 'pratigṛhītavān'.

प्रतिगृहीतवान् (pratigṛhītavān) - accepted, received

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pratigṛhītavat

pratigṛhītavat - accepted, received

Past Active Participle

From root grah (to seize, take) with upasarga prati- (to take back, receive)

Prefix: prati

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Functions as the main verb.