महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-65, verse-31

बभार यत्रास्य पुरा काले दुर्गे महात्मनः ।
दारान्मतङ्गो धर्मात्मा राजर्षिर्व्याधतां गतः ॥३१॥

31. babhāra yatrāsya purā kāle durge mahātmanaḥ ,
dārānmataṅgo dharmātmā rājarṣirvyādhatāṁ gataḥ.

31. babhāra yatra asya purā kāle durge mahātmanaḥ
dārān mataṅgaḥ dharmātmā rājarṣiḥ vyādhatām gataḥ

31. Where, in ancient times, the great-souled royal sage Matanga, who had become a hunter, supported his wives in a difficult situation.

Words meanings summery:

• बभार (babhāra) - he supported (he bore, he supported, he carried, he maintained)

• यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

• अस्य (asya) - his (of him, of this, his)

• पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, anciently, in former times)

• काले (kāle) - in a situation (in time, at the proper time, at a specific time)

• दुर्गे (durge) - in a difficult situation (in a difficult place, in a fortress, in a hard situation)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Matanga (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

• दारान् (dārān) - his wives (wives)

• मतङ्गः (mataṅgaḥ) - Matanga (Matanga (proper name))

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous (righteous-souled, virtuous, whose self is dharma)

• राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - the royal sage (royal sage, king who is also a sage)

• व्याधताम् (vyādhatām) - to the state of a hunter (to the state of a hunter, fowler)

• गतः (gataḥ) - who had become (gone, attained, become)

Words meanings and morphology

बभार (babhāra) - he supported (he bore, he supported, he carried, he maintained)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Root bhṛ (class 3) in perfect tense, 3rd person singular.

Root: bhṛ (class 3)

यत्र (yatra) - where (where, in which place)

(indeclinable)

Adverb derived from ya- (relative pronoun).

अस्य (asya) - his (of him, of this, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

पुरा (purā) - in ancient times (formerly, anciently, in former times)

(indeclinable)

काले (kāle) - in a situation (in time, at the proper time, at a specific time)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season, opportunity

दुर्गे (durge) - in a difficult situation (in a difficult place, in a fortress, in a hard situation)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of durga

durga - difficult to go, difficult pass, fortress, difficulty, distress

Derived from prefix 'dur-' (difficult) and root 'gam' (to go).

Prefix: dur

Root: gam (class 1)

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled Matanga (of the great-souled one, of the noble one)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, great self

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

दारान् (dārān) - his wives (wives)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife (always plural in meaning, though grammatically masculine singular/plural)

मतङ्गः (mataṅgaḥ) - Matanga (Matanga (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mataṅga

mataṅga - Matanga (name of a sage, a mleccha, an elephant)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - the righteous (righteous-souled, virtuous, whose self is dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - whose nature is dharma, righteous, virtuous

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – righteous conduct, duty, law, virtue
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

राजर्षिः (rājarṣiḥ) - the royal sage (royal sage, king who is also a sage)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājarṣi

rājarṣi - royal sage, a king who has attained the status of a sage

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rājan+ṛṣi)

• rājan – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

व्याधताम् (vyādhatām) - to the state of a hunter (to the state of a hunter, fowler)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vyādhatā

vyādhatā - state of a hunter/fowler, hunter-hood

Derived from 'vyādha' (hunter) + '-tā' (suffix for abstract noun).

गतः (gataḥ) - who had become (gone, attained, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, arrived, reached, become, attained

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'gam' (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)