महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-189, verse-14

व्यास उवाच ।
तां गच्छन्तीमन्वगच्छत्तदानीं सोऽपश्यदारात्तरुणं दर्शनीयम् ।
सिंहासनस्थं युवतीसहायं क्रीडन्तमक्षैर्गिरिराजमूर्ध्नि ॥१४॥

14. vyāsa uvāca ,
tāṁ gacchantīmanvagacchattadānīṁ; so'paśyadārāttaruṇaṁ darśanīyam ,
siṁhāsanasthaṁ yuvatīsahāyaṁ; krīḍantamakṣairgirirājamūrdhni.

14. vyāsaḥ uvāca tām gacchantīm anvagacchat
tadānīm saḥ apaśyat ārāt taruṇam
darśanīyam siṃhāsanastham yuvatīsahāyam
krīḍantam akṣaiḥ girirājamūrdhni

14. Vyāsa said: At that time, he followed her as she departed. From nearby, he then saw a handsome young man seated on a throne, accompanied by a young woman, playing dice on the summit of the king of mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (a sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said

• ताम् (tām) - her, that

• गच्छन्तीम् (gacchantīm) - going, moving

• अन्वगच्छत् (anvagacchat) - he followed

• तदानीम् (tadānīm) - then, at that time

• सः (saḥ) - he

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

• आरात् (ārāt) - from nearby, near, close by

• तरुणम् (taruṇam) - a young man, youthful

• दर्शनीयम् (darśanīyam) - handsome, beautiful, worth seeing

• सिंहासनस्थम् (siṁhāsanastham) - seated on a throne

• युवतीसहायम् (yuvatīsahāyam) - accompanied by a young woman

• क्रीडन्तम् (krīḍantam) - playing

• अक्षैः (akṣaiḥ) - with dice, by means of dice

• गिरिराजमूर्ध्नि (girirājamūrdhni) - on the summit of the king of mountains

Words meanings and morphology

व्यासः (vyāsaḥ) - Vyāsa (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - Vyāsa (name of a sage, compiler of Vedas and Mahabharata)

Root: vyās

Note: Subject of uvāca.

उवाच (uvāca) - he said

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (Liṭ)

3rd person singular active

Root: vac (class 2)

ताम् (tām) - her, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, she

Note: Object of anvagacchat.

गच्छन्तीम् (gacchantīm) - going, moving

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of gacchant

gacchant - going, moving

Present Active Participle

Formed from gam + śatṛ

Root: gam (class 1)

अन्वगच्छत् (anvagacchat) - he followed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of gam

Imperfect tense (Laṅ)

3rd person singular active, formed from anu-gam

Prefix: anu

Root: gam (class 1)

तदानीम् (tadānīm) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, this

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect tense (Laṅ)

3rd person singular active

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आरात् (ārāt) - from nearby, near, close by

(indeclinable)

तरुणम् (taruṇam) - a young man, youthful

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of taruṇa

taruṇa - young, youthful, fresh, a young man

Root: tṛ (class 6)

दर्शनीयम् (darśanīyam) - handsome, beautiful, worth seeing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of darśanīya

darśanīya - visible, worth seeing, handsome, beautiful

Gerundive

Formed from dṛś + anīyar

Root: dṛś (class 1)

सिंहासनस्थम् (siṁhāsanastham) - seated on a throne

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of siṃhāsanastha

siṁhāsanastha - seated on a throne

Compound formed from siṃhāsana + stha (standing/seated)

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (siṃhāsana+stha)

• siṃhāsana – lion-seat, throne
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, staying, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

युवतीसहायम् (yuvatīsahāyam) - accompanied by a young woman

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yuvatīsahāya

yuvatīsahāya - accompanied by a young woman

Compound formed from yuvatī + sahāya

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (yuvatī+sahāya)

• yuvatī – young woman, maiden
  noun (feminine)
  Root: yuv
• sahāya – companion, assistant, accompanied
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sa
  Root: hi (class 5)

क्रीडन्तम् (krīḍantam) - playing

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of krīḍant

krīḍant - playing, amusing oneself

Present Active Participle

Formed from krīḍ + śatṛ

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

अक्षैः (akṣaiḥ) - with dice, by means of dice

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of akṣa

akṣa - die (for gambling), cube, axle, eye

Note: Instrument of krīḍantam.

गिरिराजमूर्ध्नि (girirājamūrdhni) - on the summit of the king of mountains

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of girirājamūrdhan

girirājamūrdhan - summit of the king of mountains

Compound formed from girirāja + mūrdhan

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (girirāja+mūrdhan)

• girirāja – king of mountains, Himalaya
  noun (masculine)
• mūrdhan – head, summit, top
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛdh

Note: Place where the action occurs.