महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-118, verse-1

नारद उवाच ।
स तु राजा पुनस्तस्याः कर्तुकामः स्वयंवरम् ।
उपगम्याश्रमपदं गङ्गायमुनसंगमे ॥१॥

1. nārada uvāca ,
sa tu rājā punastasyāḥ kartukāmaḥ svayaṁvaram ,
upagamyāśramapadaṁ gaṅgāyamunasaṁgame.

1. nārada uvāca saḥ tu rājā punaḥ tasyāḥ kartukāmaḥ
svayaṃvaram upagamya āśramapadam gaṅgāyamunasaṅgame

1. Narada said: That king, desiring to hold her self-choice ceremony (svayaṃvara) again, went to the hermitage (āśramapada) situated at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna.

Words meanings summery:

• नारद (nārada) - The divine sage Narada, known for wandering the worlds and conveying messages. (Narada)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

• राजा (rājā) - king

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

• कर्तुकामः (kartukāmaḥ) - desirous of doing/making

• स्वयंवरम् (svayaṁvaram) - A ceremony where a princess chooses her husband from an assembly of suitors. (self-choice ceremony)

• उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage, ascetic retreat

• गङ्गायमुनसङ्गमे (gaṅgāyamunasaṅgame) - Refers to Prayagraj (Allahabad), a sacred pilgrimage site where the two rivers meet. (at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna)

Words meanings and morphology

नारद (nārada) - The divine sage Narada, known for wandering the worlds and conveying messages. (Narada)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - name of a divine sage, a messenger of the gods

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Mood, Third Person, Singular

Irregular perfect form of root vac (2P)

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, however

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, sovereign

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, back

(indeclinable)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, her

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कर्तुकामः (kartukāmaḥ) - desirous of doing/making

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kartukāma

kartukāma - desirous of doing, wishing to do

Compound of infinitive kartum and kāma (desire)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kartuṃ+kāma)

• kartuṃ – to do, to make
  indeclinable
  Infinitive
  Derived from root kṛ (8U)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāma – desire, wish; desirous (as suffix)
  noun (masculine)

स्वयंवरम् (svayaṁvaram) - A ceremony where a princess chooses her husband from an assembly of suitors. (self-choice ceremony)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svayaṃvara

svayaṁvara - self-choice, a public assembly for a princess to choose a husband

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svayam+vara)

• svayam – oneself, by oneself, voluntarily
  indeclinable
• vara – choice, choosing; chosen one, husband; boon, blessing
  noun (masculine)

उपगम्य (upagamya) - having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Derived from root gam (1P) with prefix upa

Prefix: upa

Root: gam (class 1)

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage, ascetic retreat

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage, dwelling place of ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, sacred retreat; a stage of life (āśrama)
  noun (masculine)
• pada – place, dwelling, foot, step
  noun (neuter)

गङ्गायमुनसङ्गमे (gaṅgāyamunasaṅgame) - Refers to Prayagraj (Allahabad), a sacred pilgrimage site where the two rivers meet. (at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gaṅgāyamunasaṅgama

gaṅgāyamunasaṅgama - confluence of Ganga and Yamuna

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṅgāyamuna+saṅgama)

• gaṅgā – the river Ganga (Ganges)
  proper noun (feminine)
• yamunā – the river Yamuna
  proper noun (feminine)
• saṅgama – confluence, meeting, union
  noun (masculine)