महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-120, verse-15

यथा यथा हि जल्पन्ति दौहित्रास्तं नराधिपम् ।
तथा तथा वसुमतीं त्यक्त्वा राजा दिवं ययौ ॥१५॥

15. yathā yathā hi jalpanti dauhitrāstaṁ narādhipam ,
tathā tathā vasumatīṁ tyaktvā rājā divaṁ yayau.

15. yathā yathā hi jalpanti dauhitrāḥ tam narādhipam
| tathā tathā vasumatīm tyaktvā rājā divam yayau

15. Indeed, as the grandsons spoke to that king (narādhipa), so the king, having abandoned the earth, ascended to heaven.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as (as, like, in which way)

• यथा (yathā) - as (as, like, in which way)

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

• जल्पन्ति (jalpanti) - they spoke (they speak, they babble, they murmur)

• दौहित्राः (dauhitrāḥ) - grandsons (daughter's sons, grandsons)

• तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

• नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - the king (narādhipa) (king, lord of men)

• तथा (tathā) - so (so, thus, in that way)

• तथा (tathā) - so (so, thus, in that way)

• वसुमतीम् (vasumatīm) - the earth

• त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having left)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

• दिवम् (divam) - to heaven (to heaven, to the sky)

• ययौ (yayau) - he ascended (he went, he proceeded)

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as (as, like, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition for 'as... so...'

यथा (yathā) - as (as, like, in which way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes extent or correspondence.

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, for)

(indeclinable)

Note: Particle of emphasis or explanation.

जल्पन्ति (jalpanti) - they spoke (they speak, they babble, they murmur)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (lat) of jalp

present active

root √jalp

Root: jalp (class 1)

Note: Though present tense, often translated as past in narrative context.

दौहित्राः (dauhitrāḥ) - grandsons (daughter's sons, grandsons)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dauhitra

dauhitra - daughter's son, grandson

from 'duhitṛ' (daughter)

Note: Subject of 'jalpanti'.

तम् (tam) - him (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Object of 'jalpanti', refers to the king.

नराधिपम् (narādhipam) - the king (narādhipa) (king, lord of men)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, lord of men

compound of 'nara' (man) and 'adhipa' (ruler, lord)

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, chief
  noun (masculine)

Note: Object of 'jalpanti', refers to the king.

तथा (tathā) - so (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition for 'as... so...'

तथा (tathā) - so (so, thus, in that way)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition emphasizes extent or correspondence.

वसुमतीम् (vasumatīm) - the earth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vasumatī

vasumatī - the earth (literally 'possessing wealth')

feminine form of 'vasumat'

Note: Object of 'tyaktvā'.

त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned (having abandoned, having left)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

from root √tyaj (to abandon) with suffix -ktvā

Root: tyaj (class 1)

Note: Denotes action completed before the main verb 'yayau'.

राजा (rājā) - the king (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

Note: Subject of 'yayau'.

दिवम् (divam) - to heaven (to heaven, to the sky)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

Note: Directional accusative.

ययौ (yayau) - he ascended (he went, he proceeded)

(verb)

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

perfect active

root √yā

Root: yā (class 2)