महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-8, verse-9

स तां दृष्ट्वा तदा कन्यां स्थूलकेशो द्विजोत्तमः ।
जग्राहाथ मुनिश्रेष्ठः कृपाविष्टः पुपोष च ।
ववृधे सा वरारोहा तस्याश्रमपदे शुभा ॥९॥

9. sa tāṁ dṛṣṭvā tadā kanyāṁ sthūlakeśo dvijottamaḥ ,
jagrāhātha muniśreṣṭhaḥ kṛpāviṣṭaḥ pupoṣa ca ,
vavṛdhe sā varārohā tasyāśramapade śubhā.

9. saḥ tām dṛṣṭvā tadā kanyām sthūlakeśaḥ
dvijottamaḥ jagrāha atha muniśreṣṭhaḥ
kṛpāviṣṭaḥ pupoṣa ca vavṛdhe
sā varārohā tasya āśramapade śubhā

9. Upon seeing that girl, the excellent Brahmin and best of sages, Sthūlakeśa, was filled with compassion. He took her in and nourished her. The beautiful and graceful girl then grew up auspiciously in his hermitage.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Sthūlakeśa) (he, that)

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

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (the girl) (having seen)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• कन्याम् (kanyām) - the girl (girl, maiden, daughter)

• स्थूलकेशः (sthūlakeśaḥ) - Sthūlakeśa (Sthūlakeśa (a proper name, lit. 'thick-haired'))

• द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - the best among brahmins (best among twice-born ones)

• जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took (her) (he took, seized)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, next, thereupon)

• मुनिश्रेष्ठः (muniśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of sages (best of sages)

• कृपाविष्टः (kṛpāviṣṭaḥ) - filled with compassion (filled with compassion, overcome by pity)

• पुपोष (pupoṣa) - he nourished (her) (he nourished, fostered)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - she grew up (she grew, increased)

• सा (sā) - she (the girl) (she, that (feminine))

• वरारोहा (varārohā) - the beautiful and graceful one (describing the girl) (a woman with beautiful hips/thighs)

• तस्य (tasya) - his (Sthūlakeśa's) (of him, his)

• आश्रमपदे (āśramapade) - in the hermitage (in the hermitage, at the hermitage site)

• शुभा (śubhā) - auspiciously, or as an auspicious one (qualifies sā) (auspicious, beautiful, bright)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he (referring to Sthūlakeśa) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

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

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (the girl) (having seen)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

indeclinable past participle

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

कन्याम् (kanyām) - the girl (girl, maiden, daughter)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - girl, maiden, virgin, daughter

स्थूलकेशः (sthūlakeśaḥ) - Sthūlakeśa (Sthūlakeśa (a proper name, lit. 'thick-haired'))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sthūlakeśa

sthūlakeśa - Sthūlakeśa (proper name, lit. 'thick-haired')

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sthūla+keśa)

• sthūla – thick, stout, large, gross
  adjective (masculine)
• keśa – hair
  noun (masculine)

द्विजोत्तमः (dvijottamaḥ) - the best among brahmins (best among twice-born ones)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvijottama

dvijottama - best of the twice-born (brahmins)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+uttama)

• dvija – twice-born (Brahmin, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, bird, tooth)
  noun (masculine)
• uttama – best, highest, excellent
  adjective (masculine)

जग्राह (jagrāha) - he took (her) (he took, seized)

(verb)

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

Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Reduplicated perfect.

अथ (atha) - then (then, next, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

मुनिश्रेष्ठः (muniśreṣṭhaḥ) - the best of sages (best of sages)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muniśreṣṭha

muniśreṣṭha - best of sages

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, excellent, most esteemed
  adjective (masculine)

कृपाविष्टः (kṛpāviṣṭaḥ) - filled with compassion (filled with compassion, overcome by pity)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kṛpāviṣṭa

kṛpāviṣṭa - filled with compassion, overcome by pity

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṛpā+āviṣṭa)

• kṛpā – compassion, pity, mercy
  noun (feminine)
• āviṣṭa – entered, possessed, filled with
  adjective (masculine)
  past participle
  from √viś with ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Qualifies muniśreṣṭhaḥ.

पुपोष (pupoṣa) - he nourished (her) (he nourished, fostered)

(verb)

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

Root: puṣ (class 4)

Note: Reduplicated perfect.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Joins jagrāha and pupoṣa.

ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - she grew up (she grew, increased)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

Note: Reduplicated perfect.

सा (sā) - she (the girl) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

वरारोहा (varārohā) - the beautiful and graceful one (describing the girl) (a woman with beautiful hips/thighs)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of varārohā

varārohā - a woman with beautiful hips or thighs

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vara+āroha)

• vara – excellent, best, beautiful, boon
  adjective (masculine)
• āroha – hip, buttock, ascending
  noun (masculine)
  from √ruh with ā
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ruh (class 1)

Note: Qualifies sā (the girl).

तस्य (tasya) - his (Sthūlakeśa's) (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आश्रमपदे (āśramapade) - in the hermitage (in the hermitage, at the hermitage site)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage, hermitage site

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
• pada – place, foot, step, word
  noun (neuter)

Note: The word is neuter, so āśramapade can be locative singular.

शुभा (śubhā) - auspiciously, or as an auspicious one (qualifies sā) (auspicious, beautiful, bright)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śubha

śubha - auspicious, beautiful, bright, fortunate

Note: Qualifies sā and varārohā.