महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-96, verse-4

तमुवाचाथ स मुनिर्गच्छावः सहिताविति ।
सलिलेशदिदृक्षार्थमहमप्युद्यतो दिवः ॥४॥

4. tamuvācātha sa munirgacchāvaḥ sahitāviti ,
salileśadidṛkṣārthamahamapyudyato divaḥ.

4. tam uvāca atha sa muniḥ gacchāvaḥ sahitau iti
salileśa didṛkṣā artham aham api udyataḥ divaḥ

4. Then that sage (Nārada) said to him, "Let us both go together. I too am ready to descend from heaven for the purpose of seeing the Lord of the waters (Varuṇa)."

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him (Mātali) (him, that (masc. acc. sg.))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now)

• स (sa) - that (sage) (he, that)

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Nārada) (sage, ascetic)

• गच्छावः (gacchāvaḥ) - let us both go (let us two go)

• सहितौ (sahitau) - together (both of us) (accompanied, together)

• इति (iti) - (marks end of direct speech) (thus, so (quotation marker))

• सलिलेश (salileśa) - Lord of the waters (Varuṇa) (Lord of waters)

• दिदृक्षा (didṛkṣā) - desire to see

• अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose of (for the purpose of, for the sake of)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Nārada) (I)

• अपि (api) - also, too (also, even, too)

• उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - ready (to go) (ready, prepared, intent)

• दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven (from heaven, of heaven)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him (Mātali) (him, that (masc. acc. sg.))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said (he said, spoke)

(verb)

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

perfect tense

From root √vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now)

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - that (sage) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Nārada.

मुनिः (muniḥ) - the sage (Nārada) (sage, ascetic)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint, inspired one

Note: Refers to Nārada.

गच्छावः (gacchāvaḥ) - let us both go (let us two go)

(verb)

1st person , dual, active, imperative (loṭ) of gam

Present imperative, first person dual.

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to Nārada and Mātali.

सहितौ (sahitau) - together (both of us) (accompanied, together)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, dual of sahita

sahita - accompanied, joined, together, endowed with

Past Passive Participle

From sa- (with) + √dhā (to place, set, hold), literally 'placed together'

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with the implied subject of 'gacchāvaḥ'.

इति (iti) - (marks end of direct speech) (thus, so (quotation marker))

(indeclinable)

सलिलेश (salileśa) - Lord of the waters (Varuṇa) (Lord of waters)

(noun)

masculine, singular of salileśa

salileśa - Lord of waters, Varuṇa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (salila+īśa)

• salila – water, aquatic, fluid
  noun (neuter)
• īśa – lord, master, ruler, controller
  noun (masculine)
  Root: īś (class 2)

Note: Part of a compound with 'didṛkṣā' which together form 'salileśadidṛkṣā'.

दिदृक्षा (didṛkṣā) - desire to see

(noun)

feminine, singular of didṛkṣā

didṛkṣā - desire to see, wish to behold

Desiderative Noun

From desiderative stem of √dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Part of a compound 'salileśadidṛkṣārtham'.

अर्थम् (artham) - for the purpose of (for the purpose of, for the sake of)

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I (Nārada) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Subject of 'udyataḥ'.

अपि (api) - also, too (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes that Nārada is also ready.

उद्यतः (udyataḥ) - ready (to go) (ready, prepared, intent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udyata

udyata - ready, prepared, undertaken, begun, resolute

Past Passive Participle

Formed from ut- + √yam (to strive, restrain)

Prefix: ut

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

दिवः (divaḥ) - from heaven (from heaven, of heaven)

(noun)

Ablative, feminine, singular of div

div - heaven, sky, day

Note: Indicates origin or separation.