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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-3, verse-12

तत्र कश्चिदृषिरासां चक्रे श्रुतश्रवा नाम ।
तस्याभिमतः पुत्र आस्ते सोमश्रवा नाम ॥१२॥
12. tatra kaścidṛṣirāsāṁ cakre śrutaśravā nāma ,
tasyābhimataḥ putra āste somaśravā nāma.
12. tatra kaścit ṛṣiḥ āsām cakre śrutaśravā nāma
tasya abhimataḥ putraḥ āste somaśravā nāma
12. There, a sage named Śrutaśravā resided. He had a beloved son named Somaśravā.

Words meanings summery:

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  • तत्र (tatra) - there (in the hermitage) (there, in that place)
  • कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (someone, a certain (person))
  • ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - a sage (sage, seer)
  • आसाम् (āsām) - resided (part of periphrastic perfect) (he sat, resided)
  • चक्रे (cakre) - resided (auxiliary for periphrastic perfect) (he did, he made)
  • श्रुतश्रवा (śrutaśravā) - Shrutashrava (Shrutashrava (proper name))
  • नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, name)
  • तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Shrutashrava) (his, of him, of that)
  • अभिमतः (abhimataḥ) - beloved (beloved, desired, approved)
  • पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son
  • आस्ते (āste) - he resided, he was (he sits, he resides, he is)
  • सोमश्रवा (somaśravā) - Somashrava (Somashrava (proper name))
  • नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, name)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there (in the hermitage) (there, in that place)
(indeclinable)
tad + tral
Note: Refers to the location of the hermitage.
कश्चित् (kaścit) - a certain (someone, a certain (person))
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścit
kaścit - someone, a certain person/thing
kim + cit
Note: Qualifies "ṛṣiḥ".
ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - a sage (sage, seer)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet
Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
Note: Subject of "āsāṁ cakre".
आसाम् (āsām) - resided (part of periphrastic perfect) (he sat, resided)
(verb)
active, perfect (liṭ) of ās
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: It's the `ām` form of the root `ās`, used with `cakre` to form a periphrastic perfect.
चक्रे (cakre) - resided (auxiliary for periphrastic perfect) (he did, he made)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Auxiliary verb for the periphrastic perfect construction "āsāṁ cakre".
श्रुतश्रवा (śrutaśravā) - Shrutashrava (Shrutashrava (proper name))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śrutaśravā
śrutaśravā - Shrutashrava (name meaning 'of heard fame')
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śruta+śravas)
  • śruta – heard, renowned, famous
    adjective (masculine)
    past passive participle
    root śru + kta
    Root: śru (class 5)
  • śravas – fame, glory, renown, hearing
    noun (neuter)
    Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Name of the sage.
नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, name)
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates a name.
तस्य (tasya) - his (referring to Shrutashrava) (his, of him, of that)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Possessive, refers to Shrutashrava.
अभिमतः (abhimataḥ) - beloved (beloved, desired, approved)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhimata
abhimata - approved, desired, beloved, agreeable
past passive participle
abhi-man + kta
Prefix: abhi
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Qualifies "putraḥ".
पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of putra
putra - son, child
Note: Subject of "āste".
आस्ते (āste) - he resided, he was (he sits, he resides, he is)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās
Root: ās (class 2)
Note: Refers to "putraḥ".
सोमश्रवा (somaśravā) - Somashrava (Somashrava (proper name))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of somaśravā
somaśravā - Somashrava (name)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (soma+śravas)
  • soma – moon, Soma plant/juice, name of a god
    noun (masculine)
  • śravas – fame, glory, renown, hearing
    noun (neuter)
    Root: śru (class 5)
Note: Name of the son.
नाम (nāma) - named (by name, indeed, name)
(indeclinable)
Note: Indicates a name.