महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-98, verse-20

सोऽनुस्रोतस्तदा राजन्प्लवमान ऋषिस्ततः ।
जगाम सुबहून्देशानन्धस्तेनोडुपेन ह ॥२०॥

20. so'nusrotastadā rājanplavamāna ṛṣistataḥ ,
jagāma subahūndeśānandhastenoḍupena ha.

20. saḥ anusrotas tadā rājan plavamānaḥ ṛṣiḥ tataḥ
jagāma subahūn deśān andhaḥ tena oḍupena ha

20. O King, then that blind sage, drifting along with the current on that raft (oḍupa), indeed traveled to many lands.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• अनुस्रोतस् (anusrotas) - along the stream/current

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• राजन् (rājan) - O king

• प्लवमानः (plavamānaḥ) - floating, swimming, drifting

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, ascetic

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon

• जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he traveled

• सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many, numerous

• देशान् (deśān) - lands, countries, regions

• अन्धः (andhaḥ) - blind

• तेन (tena) - by that, by him, with that

• ओडुपेन (oḍupena) - by that raft/boat (by a raft, by a float)

• ह (ha) - indeed, surely (an emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the sage.

अनुस्रोतस् (anusrotas) - along the stream/current

(indeclinable)

Adverbial compound (avyayībhāva) formed from anu (along) and srotas (stream).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (anu+srotas)

• anu – after, along, according to
  indeclinable
• srotas – stream, current, flow
  noun (neuter)
  From root √sru (to flow).
  Root: sru (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adverb modifying the action of floating.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Formed from pronoun stem tad + suffix -dā.

राजन् (rājan) - O king

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

N-stem noun.

Root: rāj

Note: Addressed to the listener/reader.

प्लवमानः (plavamānaḥ) - floating, swimming, drifting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of plavamāna

plavamāna - floating, swimming, drifting

Present Middle Participle

From root √plu (to float, swim) with present middle participle suffix -māna.

Root: plu (class 1)

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

I-stem noun.

Root: ṛṣ

Note: Subject of the sentence.

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thereupon

(indeclinable)

जगाम (jagāma) - he went, he traveled

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of gam

Perfect tense, 3rd person singular

From root √gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Main verb of the sentence.

सुबहून् (subahūn) - very many, numerous

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of subahu

subahu - very many, very much, numerous

Compound formed from su- (good, intense) and bahu (many).

Compound type : avyayībhāva (su+bahu)

• su – good, well, excellent, very
  indeclinable
• bahu – many, much, numerous
  adjective (masculine)
  U-stem adjective.

Note: Qualifies 'deśān'.

देशान् (deśān) - lands, countries, regions

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deśa

deśa - place, country, region, direction

Root: diś

Note: Object of the verb 'jagāma'.

अन्धः (andhaḥ) - blind

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of andha

andha - blind, dark

Root: andh

Note: Qualifies 'ṛṣiḥ' (the sage).

तेन (tena) - by that, by him, with that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, him, it

Note: Qualifies 'oḍupena'.

ओडुपेन (oḍupena) - by that raft/boat (by a raft, by a float)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of oḍupa

oḍupa - a float, raft, small boat

Note: Indicates the means by which he traveled.

ह (ha) - indeed, surely (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

An emphatic or exclamatory particle.