महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-93, verse-28

अथाश्रमपदं प्राप्तः फलान्यादाय वारुणिः ।
न चापश्यत गां तत्र सवत्सां काननोत्तमे ॥२८॥

28. athāśramapadaṁ prāptaḥ phalānyādāya vāruṇiḥ ,
na cāpaśyata gāṁ tatra savatsāṁ kānanottame.

28. atha āśramapadam prāptaḥ phalāni ādāya vāruṇiḥ
na ca apaśyat gām tatra savatsām kānanottame

28. Then Varuṇa's son, having reached his hermitage after collecting fruits, did not see the cow with her calf there, in that excellent forest.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage, hermitage grounds

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - (he) having arrived (reached, arrived, obtained)

• फलानि (phalāni) - fruits, results

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having picked, having received

• वारुणिः (vāruṇiḥ) - refers to the sage, possibly Vasiṣṭha or Agastya, depending on the context of the story. (son of Varuṇa)

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - (he) did not see (he saw (imperfect tense, 3rd person singular))

• गाम् (gām) - cow (accusative singular)

• तत्र (tatra) - in the hermitage/forest (there, in that place)

• सवत्साम् (savatsām) - with calf (feminine accusative singular)

• काननोत्तमे (kānanottame) - in the best of forests

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage, hermitage grounds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage, ascetic's dwelling, sacred grove

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+pada)

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

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - (he) having arrived (reached, arrived, obtained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived, acquired

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root āp with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

फलानि (phalāni) - fruits, results

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of phala

phala - fruit, result, consequence, reward

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having picked, having received

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund) with prefix

Derived from root dā (to give) with prefix ā-

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

वारुणिः (vāruṇiḥ) - refers to the sage, possibly Vasiṣṭha or Agastya, depending on the context of the story. (son of Varuṇa)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāruṇi

vāruṇi - son of Varuṇa, descendant of Varuṇa (name of a sage)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - (he) did not see (he saw (imperfect tense, 3rd person singular))

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 1)

गाम् (gām) - cow (accusative singular)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of go

go - cow, ox, earth, ray of light

तत्र (tatra) - in the hermitage/forest (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

सवत्साम् (savatsām) - with calf (feminine accusative singular)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of savatsā

savatsā - with a calf, having a calf

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+vatsa)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vatsa – calf, child, offspring
  noun (masculine)

काननोत्तमे (kānanottame) - in the best of forests

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of kānanottama

kānanottama - best forest, excellent forest

Compound type : tatpurusha (kānana+uttama)

• kānana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)
• uttama – best, highest, supreme
  adjective (masculine)