महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-39, verse-1

जनमेजय उवाच ।
कथमार्ष्टिषेणो भगवान्विपुलं तप्तवांस्तपः ।
सिन्धुद्वीपः कथं चापि ब्राह्मण्यं लब्धवांस्तदा ॥१॥

1. janamejaya uvāca ,
kathamārṣṭiṣeṇo bhagavānvipulaṁ taptavāṁstapaḥ ,
sindhudvīpaḥ kathaṁ cāpi brāhmaṇyaṁ labdhavāṁstadā.

1. janamejaya uvāca katham ārṣṭiṣeṇaḥ bhagavān vipulam taptavān
tapaḥ sindhudvīpaḥ katham ca api brāhmaṇyam labdhavān tadā

1. janamejaya uvāca ārṣṭiṣeṇaḥ bhagavān katham vipulam tapaḥ
taptavān ca api sindhudvīpaḥ katham tadā brāhmaṇyam labdhavān

1. Janamejaya said: How did the venerable Arṣṭiṣeṇa perform great austerities (tapas)? And how did Sindhudvīpa then attain brahminhood?

Words meanings summery:

• जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• आर्ष्टिषेणः (ārṣṭiṣeṇaḥ) - the sage Arṣṭiṣeṇa (Arṣṭiṣeṇa)

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine, worshipful

• विपुलम् (vipulam) - great, extensive, vast, abundant

• तप्तवान् (taptavān) - performed (austerities) (performed, practiced, underwent)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance (tapas)

• सिन्धुद्वीपः (sindhudvīpaḥ) - the sage Sindhudvīpa (Sindhudvīpa)

• कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - brahminhood, the status of a brahmin

• लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - obtained, acquired, gained

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

जनमेजय (janamejaya) - Janamejaya

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (a king, son of Parikṣit)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

आर्ष्टिषेणः (ārṣṭiṣeṇaḥ) - the sage Arṣṭiṣeṇa (Arṣṭiṣeṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ārṣṭiṣeṇa

ārṣṭiṣeṇa - Arṣṭiṣeṇa (a sage)

भगवान् (bhagavān) - venerable, glorious, divine, worshipful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - venerable, glorious, divine, fortunate

विपुलम् (vipulam) - great, extensive, vast, abundant

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vipula

vipula - great, extensive, vast, broad

तप्तवान् (taptavān) - performed (austerities) (performed, practiced, underwent)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tap

tap - to heat, to perform austerities, to shine

Root: tap (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance (tapas)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, heat

सिन्धुद्वीपः (sindhudvīpaḥ) - the sage Sindhudvīpa (Sindhudvīpa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sindhudvīpa

sindhudvīpa - Sindhudvīpa (a sage, son of Bṛhaspati)

कथम् (katham) - how, in what manner

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - brahminhood, the status of a brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇya

brāhmaṇya - brahminhood, the quality or state of a brahmin

लब्धवान् (labdhavān) - obtained, acquired, gained

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of labh

labh - to obtain, to gain, to find

Root: labh (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)