महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-208, verse-7

वैशंपायन उवाच ।
तेषां श्रुत्वा महाबाहुर्वार्यमाणस्तपोधनैः ।
जगाम तानि तीर्थानि द्रष्टुं पुरुषसत्तमः ॥७॥

7. vaiśaṁpāyana uvāca ,
teṣāṁ śrutvā mahābāhurvāryamāṇastapodhanaiḥ ,
jagāma tāni tīrthāni draṣṭuṁ puruṣasattamaḥ.

7. vaiśampāyanaḥ uvāca teṣām śrutvā mahābāhuḥ vāryamāṇaḥ
tapodhanaiḥ jagāma tāni tīrthāni draṣṭum puruṣasattamaḥ

7. Vaiśampāyana said: Having heard their words, that best of men (puruṣasattamaḥ), the mighty-armed (mahābāhuḥ) (Arjuna), went to see those sacred places (tīrthas), even though he was being dissuaded by the ascetics (tapodhanas).

Words meanings summery:

• वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Arjuna (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

• वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being prevented, being hindered, being dissuaded

• तपोधनैः (tapodhanaiḥ) - by those whose wealth is austerity (tapas)

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went

• तानि (tāni) - those

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

• द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

• पुरुषसत्तमः (puruṣasattamaḥ) - Arjuna (best among men, most excellent man)

Words meanings and morphology

वैशम्पायनः (vaiśampāyanaḥ) - Vaiśampāyana (name of a sage, narrator of the Mahābhārata)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśampāyana

vaiśampāyana - name of a sage, disciple of Vyāsa, narrator of the Mahābhārata

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit) 3rd person singular of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, their

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Note: Refers to the ascetics (tāpasāḥ).

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from root śru (to hear) with suffix ktvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

महाबाहुः (mahābāhuḥ) - Arjuna (mighty-armed, strong-armed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābāhu

mahābāhu - having mighty arms, mighty-armed (an epithet for heroes like Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, Arjuna)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bāhu)

• mahā – great, mighty, large
  adjective
• bāhu – arm
  noun (masculine)

वार्यमाणः (vāryamāṇaḥ) - being prevented, being hindered, being dissuaded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāryamāṇa

vāryamāṇa - being restrained, being checked, being prevented, being dissuaded

Present Passive Participle

Derived from the causal form of root vṛ (to cover, restrain) with suffix śānac (māna). The causal form is vārayati.

Root: vṛ (class 5)

तपोधनैः (tapodhanaiḥ) - by those whose wealth is austerity (tapas)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tapodhana

tapodhana - one whose wealth (dhana) is austerity (tapas); rich in ascetic merit

Compound type : bahuvrihi (tapas+dhana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, religious mortification, heat
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)
• dhana – wealth, riches, property, money
  noun (neuter)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

जगाम (jagāma) - he went

(verb)

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

Perfect tense (lit) 3rd person singular of root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

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

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

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

द्रष्टुम् (draṣṭum) - to see, for seeing

(indeclinable)

Infinitival

Derived from root dṛś (to see) with suffix tumun (tum).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पुरुषसत्तमः (puruṣasattamaḥ) - Arjuna (best among men, most excellent man)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puruṣasattama

puruṣasattama - best of men, most excellent man, highest among men

Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+sattama)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being, soul, cosmic person
  noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, most virtuous (superlative of sat)
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative suffix tamap applied to sat (good, existing).