महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-117, verse-6

ऋचीकस्तु तथेत्युक्त्वा वरुणस्यालयं गतः ।
अश्वतीर्थे हयाँल्लब्ध्वा दत्तवान्पार्थिवाय वै ॥६॥

6. ṛcīkastu tathetyuktvā varuṇasyālayaṁ gataḥ ,
aśvatīrthe hayāँllabdhvā dattavānpārthivāya vai.

6. ṛcīkaḥ tu tathā iti uktvā varuṇasya ālayam gataḥ
aśvatīrthe hayān labdhvā dattavān pārthivāya vai

6. Ricika, having agreed, went to Varuna's abode. At Aśvatīrtha, he obtained the horses and indeed gave them to the king.

Words meanings summery:

• ऋचीकः (ṛcīkaḥ) - The sage Ricika (Ricika (a sage))

• तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand, indeed)

• तथा (tathā) - "so be it" (as part of a quotation) (thus, so, in that manner)

• इति (iti) - marking the end of the quoted speech (thus, so, specifies a quotation)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (having said, having spoken)

• वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuna, the deity (of Varuna)

• आलयम् (ālayam) - abode (abode, dwelling, house)

• गतः (gataḥ) - went (gone, went, arrived)

• अश्वतीर्थे (aśvatīrthe) - at the sacred bathing place known as Aśvatīrtha (at Ashvatirtha (a holy place))

• हयान् (hayān) - horses

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained (having obtained, having received)

• दत्तवान् (dattavān) - gave (gave, had given)

• पार्थिवाय (pārthivāya) - to the king (to the king, to a prince)

• वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

Words meanings and morphology

ऋचीकः (ṛcīkaḥ) - The sage Ricika (Ricika (a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛcīka

ṛcīka - name of a sage, son of Urva and father of Jamadagni

तु (tu) - however (but, however, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

तथा (tathā) - "so be it" (as part of a quotation) (thus, so, in that manner)

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - marking the end of the quoted speech (thus, so, specifies a quotation)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said (having said, having spoken)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root vac with suffix -tvā

Root: vac (class 2)

वरुणस्य (varuṇasya) - of Varuna, the deity (of Varuna)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of varuṇa

varuṇa - Varuna (a Vedic deity, god of waters and cosmic order)

आलयम् (ālayam) - abode (abode, dwelling, house)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ālaya

ālaya - abode, dwelling, house, receptacle

Prefix: ā

Root: lī (class 4)

गतः (gataḥ) - went (gone, went, arrived)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, obtained

Past Passive Participle

formed from root gam with suffix -kta

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with ṛcīkaḥ.

अश्वतीर्थे (aśvatīrthe) - at the sacred bathing place known as Aśvatīrtha (at Ashvatirtha (a holy place))

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of aśvatīrtha

aśvatīrtha - a holy bathing place associated with horses (aśva - horse, tīrtha - ford, sacred bathing place)

Compound type : tatpurusha (aśva+tīrtha)

• aśva – horse
  noun (masculine)
• tīrtha – ford, bathing place, sacred place
  noun (neuter)

हयान् (hayān) - horses

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of haya

haya - horse

Root: hi (class 5)

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained (having obtained, having received)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

formed from root labh with suffix -tvā

Root: labh (class 1)

दत्तवान् (dattavān) - gave (gave, had given)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dattavat

dattavat - one who has given, having given

Past Active Participle

formed from root dā with suffix -ktavat

Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with ṛcīkaḥ.

पार्थिवाय (pārthivāya) - to the king (to the king, to a prince)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of pārthiva

pārthiva - earthly, royal, king, prince

Note: Refers to King Gadhi.

वै (vai) - indeed (indeed, certainly, verily)

(indeclinable)