महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-145, verse-7

तथा तु तेषां वसतां तत्र राजन्महात्मनाम् ।
अतिचक्राम सुमहान्कालोऽथ भरतर्षभ ॥७॥

7. tathā tu teṣāṁ vasatāṁ tatra rājanmahātmanām ,
aticakrāma sumahānkālo'tha bharatarṣabha.

7. tathā tu teṣām vasatām tatra rājan mahātmanām
aticakrāma sumahān kālaḥ atha bharatarṣabha

7. O King, O best of Bharatas, a very long time passed for those great-souled individuals dwelling there.

Words meanings summery:

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

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

• वसताम् (vasatām) - of those dwelling, for those dwelling

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones, for the great-souled ones

• अतिचक्राम (aticakrāma) - passed, elapsed, went beyond

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very long

• कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

तु (tu) - indeed, but, however

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, for them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वसताम् (vasatām) - of those dwelling, for those dwelling

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, plural of vasat

vasat - dwelling, residing

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'vas' (to dwell)

Root: vas (class 1)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

महात्मनाम् (mahātmanām) - of the great-souled ones, for the great-souled ones

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul
  noun (masculine)

अतिचक्राम (aticakrāma) - passed, elapsed, went beyond

(verb)

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

Prefix: ati

Root: kram (class 1)

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, very long

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, very large

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large
  adjective

कालः (kālaḥ) - time, period

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, black

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of the Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best
  noun (masculine)