महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-47, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततस्तीर्थवरं रामो ययौ बदरपाचनम् ।
तपस्विसिद्धचरितं यत्र कन्या धृतव्रता ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tatastīrthavaraṁ rāmo yayau badarapācanam ,
tapasvisiddhacaritaṁ yatra kanyā dhṛtavratā.

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tataḥ tīrthavaram rāmaḥ yayau
badarapācanam tapasvi-siddha-caritam yatra kanyā dhṛtavratā

1. vaiśaṃpāyanaḥ uvāca tataḥ rāmaḥ tīrthavaram badarapācanam
yayau yatra dhṛtavratā kanyā tapasvi-siddha-caritam

1. Vaiśampayana said: Then Rama went to Badarapācana, that excellent holy place (tīrtha), which was frequented by ascetics and perfected beings (siddhas), and where a maiden who had undertaken a vow (vrata) resided.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampayana (name of a sage, narrator)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• तीर्थवरम् (tīrthavaram) - to the best of holy places, to an excellent sacred place

• रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

• ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

• बदरपाचनम् (badarapācanam) - Badarapācana (a specific holy place)

• तपस्वि-सिद्ध-चरितम् (tapasvi-siddha-caritam) - frequented by ascetics and perfected beings (siddhas), characterized by ascetics and siddhas

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• कन्या (kanyā) - a maiden, a girl, daughter

• धृतव्रता (dhṛtavratā) - one who has undertaken a vow, steadfast in her vow

Words meanings and morphology

वैशंपायनः (vaiśaṁpāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampayana (name of a sage, narrator)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśaṃpāyana

vaiśaṁpāyana - Vaiśampayana, a famous sage and pupil of Vyasa, narrator of the Mahabharata

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Root 'vac' changes to 'uvāca' in the perfect tense for 3rd person singular.

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

तीर्थवरम् (tīrthavaram) - to the best of holy places, to an excellent sacred place

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tīrthavara

tīrthavara - best of holy places, excellent sacred place

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+vara)

• tīrtha – holy place, sacred ford, shrine
  noun (neuter)
• vara – best, excellent, boon, choice
  adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)

रामः (rāmaḥ) - Rama (a proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rāma

rāma - Rama, a celebrated hero, the seventh incarnation of Viṣṇu

ययौ (yayau) - went, proceeded

(verb)

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

Perfect Tense, 3rd Person Singular

Root 'yā' forms 'yayau' in the perfect tense for 3rd person singular.

Root: yā (class 2)

बदरपाचनम् (badarapācanam) - Badarapācana (a specific holy place)

(proper noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of badarapācana

badarapācana - name of a place, specifically a holy place

तपस्वि-सिद्ध-चरितम् (tapasvi-siddha-caritam) - frequented by ascetics and perfected beings (siddhas), characterized by ascetics and siddhas

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapasvisiddhacarita

tapasvisiddhacarita - frequented or trodden by ascetics (tapasvin) and perfected beings (siddhas)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tapasvin+siddha+carita)

• tapasvin – ascetic, sage, one who practices austerity (tapas)
  noun (masculine)
• siddha – perfected being, accomplished one, supernatural being
  noun (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'sidh'
  Root: sidh (class 4)
• carita – frequented, trodden, gone over, behaved
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'car'
  Root: car (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

कन्या (kanyā) - a maiden, a girl, daughter

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - maiden, girl, virgin, daughter

धृतव्रता (dhṛtavratā) - one who has undertaken a vow, steadfast in her vow

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhṛtavrata

dhṛtavrata - one who has undertaken a vow or observance (vrata)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dhṛta+vrata)

• dhṛta – held, borne, undertaken, observed
  participle (masculine/feminine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dhṛ'
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• vrata – vow, religious observance, sacred duty
  noun (neuter)