महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-169, verse-13

तस्मिन्नृपतिशार्दूले स्वर्यातेऽथ कदाचन ।
बभूव तत्कुलेयानां द्रव्यकार्यमुपस्थितम् ॥१३॥

13. tasminnṛpatiśārdūle svaryāte'tha kadācana ,
babhūva tatkuleyānāṁ dravyakāryamupasthitam.

13. tasmin nṛpatiśārdūle svaryāte atha kadācana
babhūva tatkuleyānām dravyakāryam upasthitam

13. Once, after that excellent king had departed to heaven, a financial matter arose for those of his family.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (king) (in that, on that, when that)

• नृपतिशार्दूले (nṛpatiśārdūle) - in the excellent king, in the tiger among kings

• स्वर्याते (svaryāte) - when he had gone to heaven, when he died

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now, subsequently

• कदाचन (kadācana) - once, sometimes, at some time

• बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it came to be, it arose

• तत्कुलेयानाम् (tatkuleyānām) - for those of his family/clan

• द्रव्यकार्यम् (dravyakāryam) - a matter concerning wealth, a financial need/affair

• उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - arisen, presented, occurred

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - when that (king) (in that, on that, when that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Locative masculine singular of 'tad'

नृपतिशार्दूले (nṛpatiśārdūle) - in the excellent king, in the tiger among kings

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of nṛpatiśārdūla

nṛpatiśārdūla - tiger among men, excellent king

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nṛpati+śārdūla)

• nṛpati – king, lord of men
  noun (masculine)
• śārdūla – tiger
  noun (masculine)

स्वर्याते (svaryāte) - when he had gone to heaven, when he died

(verbal derivative)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svar+yāta)

• svar – heaven, sky
  indeclinable
• yāta – gone, departed
  verbal derivative
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'yā' + kta suffix
  Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used in a locative absolute construction

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now, subsequently

(indeclinable)

कदाचन (kadācana) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

बभूव (babhūva) - there was, it came to be, it arose

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

तत्कुलेयानाम् (tatkuleyānām) - for those of his family/clan

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tatkuleya

tatkuleya - belonging to that family, a relative of that one

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+kuleya)

• tad – that (pronoun, referring to the king)
  pronoun (neuter)
• kuleya – belonging to the family, of the lineage
  adjective
  Derived from 'kula' (family) with suffix '-eya'

द्रव्यकार्यम् (dravyakāryam) - a matter concerning wealth, a financial need/affair

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dravyakārya

dravyakārya - business relating to property/money, financial affair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dravya+kārya)

• dravya – substance, material, wealth, money
  noun (neuter)
• kārya – work, business, matter; to be done (gerundive)
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From root 'kṛ' (to do) + ṇyat suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

उपस्थितम् (upasthitam) - arisen, presented, occurred

(verbal derivative)