महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-208, verse-1

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
ततः समुद्रे तीर्थानि दक्षिणे भरतर्षभः ।
अभ्यगच्छत्सुपुण्यानि शोभितानि तपस्विभिः ॥१॥

1. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
tataḥ samudre tīrthāni dakṣiṇe bharatarṣabhaḥ ,
abhyagacchatsupuṇyāni śobhitāni tapasvibhiḥ.

1. vaiśampāyanaḥ uvāca tataḥ samudre tīrthāni dakṣiṇe
bharatarṣabhaḥ abhyagacchat supuṇyāni śobhitāni tapasvibhiḥ

1. Vaiśampāyana said: Then, the best among the Bhāratas (Arjuna) proceeded to the extremely holy pilgrimage places (tīrtha) in the southern region of the ocean, which were adorned by ascetics.

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana, the narrator of the Mahabharata (Vaiśampāyana)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

• समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean, in the sea

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred bathing places, fords, holy places

• दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the southern region (of the ocean) (in the south, southern)

• भरतर्षभः (bharatarṣabhaḥ) - Arjuna, the best among the Bharatas (best of Bharatas, chief among the Bharatas)

• अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - he went to, he approached

• सुपुण्यानि (supuṇyāni) - very sacred, extremely holy

• शोभितानि (śobhitāni) - adorned, graced, beautified

• तपस्विभिः (tapasvibhiḥ) - by ascetics, by hermits

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana, the narrator of the Mahabharata (Vaiśampāyana)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - Vaiśampāyana (Vyasa's disciple and narrator of the Mahabharata to Janamejaya)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense

Perfect active 3rd person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, therefrom

(indeclinable)

समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean, in the sea

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred bathing places, fords, holy places

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - a ford, a bathing place, a sacred spot, a holy place

दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - in the southern region (of the ocean) (in the south, southern)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right, skillful

Note: Agrees with 'samudre'.

भरतर्षभः (bharatarṣabhaḥ) - Arjuna, the best among the Bharatas (best of Bharatas, chief among the Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, chief among the Bharatas

compound: bharata + ṛṣabha

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, name of a king
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, excellent one
  noun (masculine)

Note: Here refers to Arjuna as the subject of 'abhyagacchat'.

अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - he went to, he approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhigam

Imperfect tense

Imperfect active 3rd person singular

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

सुपुण्यानि (supuṇyāni) - very sacred, extremely holy

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of supuṇya

supuṇya - very sacred, extremely virtuous, highly meritorious

compound: su + puṇya

Compound type : karmadharaya (su+puṇya)

• su – good, excellent, very, well
  indeclinable
  prefix
• puṇya – sacred, holy, virtuous, meritorious
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Agreeing with 'tīrthāni'.

शोभितानि (śobhitāni) - adorned, graced, beautified

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śobhita

śobhita - adorned, beautified, brilliant

Past Passive Participle

From root śubh (to shine, be beautiful)

Root: śubh (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'tīrthāni'.

तपस्विभिः (tapasvibhiḥ) - by ascetics, by hermits

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - ascetic, hermit, one who practices austerity (tapas)

Derived from tapas

Note: Agent of the passive participle 'śobhitāni'.