महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-11

स कदाचिन्मृगयां यातः पारिक्षितो जनमेजयः
कस्मिंश्चित्स्वविषयोद्देशे आश्रममपश्यत् ॥११॥

11. sa kadācinmṛgayāṁ yātaḥ pārikṣito janamejayaḥ
kasmiṁścitsvaviṣayoddeśe āśramamapaśyat.

11. sa kadācit mṛgayām yātaḥ pārikṣitaḥ janamejayaḥ
kasmin cit svaviṣaya uddeśe āśramam apaśyat

11. One day, Janamejaya, the son of Parikshit, went hunting. In a certain region of his own territory, he saw a hermitage.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he (Janamejaya) (he, that)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - one day (once, at some time, perhaps)

• मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - for hunting (hunting, chase)

• यातः (yātaḥ) - having gone (gone, proceeded)

• पारिक्षितः (pārikṣitaḥ) - son of Parikshit (descendant of Parikshit, son of Parikshit)

• जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (proper name))

• कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in a certain (in what, in which)

• चित् (cit) - a certain (indefinite particle) (indeed, even, any, some)

• स्वविषय (svaviṣaya) - his own territory's (one's own territory/domain)

• उद्देशे (uddeśe) - in a place/region (in the region, in the place)

• आश्रमम् (āśramam) - a hermitage (hermitage, retreat)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he (Janamejaya) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Janamejaya.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - one day (once, at some time, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

kadā + cit

मृगयाम् (mṛgayām) - for hunting (hunting, chase)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛgayā

mṛgayā - hunting, chase, game

Root: mṛg (class 10)

Note: Indicates purpose of motion.

यातः (yātaḥ) - having gone (gone, proceeded)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta

yāta - gone, proceeded, past

past passive participle

root yā + kta

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: Used actively here, "having gone".

पारिक्षितः (pārikṣitaḥ) - son of Parikshit (descendant of Parikshit, son of Parikshit)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārikṣita

pārikṣita - descendant of Parikshit

Parikṣit + aṇ (patronymic affix)

Note: Epithet for Janamejaya.

जनमेजयः (janamejayaḥ) - Janamejaya (Janamejaya (proper name))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of janamejaya

janamejaya - Janamejaya (name of a king, son of Parikshit)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jana+ejaya)

• jana – person, people, man
  noun (masculine)
• ejaya – causing to tremble, shaking
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun
  root ej (causative) + a
  Root: ej (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

कस्मिन् (kasmin) - in a certain (in what, in which)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kim

kim - who, which, what

Note: Used with "cit" to mean "a certain". Refers to "uddeśe".

चित् (cit) - a certain (indefinite particle) (indeed, even, any, some)

(indeclinable)

Note: Forms indefinite pronoun with "kasmin".

स्वविषय (svaviṣaya) - his own territory's (one's own territory/domain)

(noun)

masculine, singular of svaviṣaya

svaviṣaya - one's own territory, one's own sphere/domain

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+viṣaya)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun (masculine)
• viṣaya – territory, domain, object of sense, subject
  noun (masculine)

Note: First part of a compound with 'uddeśa'.

उद्देशे (uddeśe) - in a place/region (in the region, in the place)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of uddeśa

uddeśa - region, place, part, hint

ud + diś + ghañ

Prefix: ud

Root: diś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies 'kasmin cit svaviṣaya'.

आश्रमम् (āśramam) - a hermitage (hermitage, retreat)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āśrama

āśrama - hermitage, retreat, monastic abode; a stage of life

ā + śram + ghañ

Prefix: ā

Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Object of "apaśyat".

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - he saw

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Refers to "sa janamejayaḥ".