महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-56

शुश्रूषार्थं पितुर्नावं तां तु वाहयतीं जले ।
तीर्थयात्रां परिक्रामन्नपश्यद्वै पराशरः ॥५६॥

56. śuśrūṣārthaṁ piturnāvaṁ tāṁ tu vāhayatīṁ jale ,
tīrthayātrāṁ parikrāmannapaśyadvai parāśaraḥ.

56. śuśrūṣārtham pituḥ nāvam tām tu vāhayatīm jale
tīrthayātrām parikrāmān apaśyat vai parāśaraḥ

56. As Parashara was wandering on a pilgrimage, he saw her, diligently ferrying her father's boat in the water as an act of service to him.

Words meanings summery:

• शुश्रूषार्थम् (śuśrūṣārtham) - for the purpose of serving (her father) (for the purpose of serving, for attendance)

• पितुः (pituḥ) - her father's (of the father)

• नावम् (nāvam) - the boat (she was ferrying) (boat)

• ताम् (tām) - her (Satyavati) (her, that (feminine))

• तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the object (but, on the other hand, indeed)

• वाहयतीम् (vāhayatīm) - ferrying, making the boat go (causing to carry, making to float, ferrying)

• जले (jale) - in the water (where the boat was) (in water)

• तीर्थयात्राम् (tīrthayātrām) - on a pilgrimage (pilgrimage, journey to sacred places)

• परिक्रामान् (parikrāmān) - wandering (Parashara) (wandering around, moving about)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (her) (saw, beheld)

• वै (vai) - indeed, emphasizing the action (indeed, surely)

• पराशरः (parāśaraḥ) - The sage Parashara (Parashara (name of a sage))

Words meanings and morphology

शुश्रूषार्थम् (śuśrūṣārtham) - for the purpose of serving (her father) (for the purpose of serving, for attendance)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śuśrūṣārtha

śuśrūṣārtha - purpose of serving

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śuśrūṣā+artha)

• śuśrūṣā – desire to hear, obedience, service
  noun (feminine)
  desiderative action noun
  from śru (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 1)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

Note: used adverbially

पितुः (pituḥ) - her father's (of the father)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

नावम् (nāvam) - the boat (she was ferrying) (boat)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship

ताम् (tām) - her (Satyavati) (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, he, it

Note: refers to Satyavati

तु (tu) - indeed, emphasizing the object (but, on the other hand, indeed)

(indeclinable)

वाहयतीम् (vāhayatīm) - ferrying, making the boat go (causing to carry, making to float, ferrying)

(nominal form)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vāhayat

vāhayat - causing to carry/flow, ferrying

present participle (causative)

causative of vah (to carry, flow)

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: agrees with `tām`

जले (jale) - in the water (where the boat was) (in water)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

तीर्थयात्राम् (tīrthayātrām) - on a pilgrimage (pilgrimage, journey to sacred places)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tīrthayātrā

tīrthayātrā - pilgrimage, journey to sacred places

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tīrtha+yātrā)

• tīrtha – ford, sacred bathing place, holy place
  noun (neuter)
• yātrā – journey, procession, pilgrimage
  noun (feminine)
  action noun
  from yā (to go)
  Root: yā (class 2)

Note: accusative used adverbially for the path/destination of motion

परिक्रामान् (parikrāmān) - wandering (Parashara) (wandering around, moving about)

(nominal form)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parikrāmat

parikrāmat - wandering around

present participle

from kram (to step, go)

Prefix: pari

Root: kram (class 1)

Note: agrees with `parāśaraḥ`

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - saw (her) (saw, beheld)

(verb)

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

Root dṛś changes to paś in present tense

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, emphasizing the action (indeed, surely)

(indeclinable)

पराशरः (parāśaraḥ) - The sage Parashara (Parashara (name of a sage))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parāśara

parāśara - name of a sage, father of Vyasa