महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-99, verse-8

स तार्यमाणो यमुनां मामुपेत्याब्रवीत्तदा ।
सान्त्वपूर्वं मुनिश्रेष्ठः कामार्तो मधुरं बहु ॥८॥

8. sa tāryamāṇo yamunāṁ māmupetyābravīttadā ,
sāntvapūrvaṁ muniśreṣṭhaḥ kāmārto madhuraṁ bahu.

8. saḥ tāryamāṇaḥ yamunām mām upetya abravīt tadā
sāntva-pūrvam muni-śreṣṭhaḥ kāma-ārtaḥ madhuram bahu

8. Then, while being ferried across the Yamunā, that best among sages, overcome by desire, approached me and spoke many gentle and sweet words.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - referring to Parāśara (he, that (masculine))

• तार्यमाणः (tāryamāṇaḥ) - being ferried across, being caused to cross

• यमुनाम् (yamunām) - the Yamunā river

• माम् (mām) - me

• उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having gone near

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• सान्त्व-पूर्वम् (sāntva-pūrvam) - gently, conciliatorily, with soothing words

• मुनि-श्रेष्ठः (muni-śreṣṭhaḥ) - Referring to Parāśara (best among sages, chief of ascetics)

• काम-आर्तः (kāma-ārtaḥ) - afflicted by desire, tormented by lust

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly, gently, pleasantly

• बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - referring to Parāśara (he, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तार्यमाणः (tāryamāṇaḥ) - being ferried across, being caused to cross

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tāryamāṇa

tāryamāṇa - being ferried, being crossed, being caused to cross

Present Passive Participle (Denominative)

from causative of root tṛ (tārayati) with suffix -śānac (middle voice)

Root: tṛ (class 1)

यमुनाम् (yamunām) - the Yamunā river

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yamunā

yamunā - name of a sacred river

Note: Object of tāryamāṇaḥ (or rather, the verb implied by it, tāryate).

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, me

Note: Object of upetya.

उपेत्य (upetya) - having approached, having gone near

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from root i with prefix upa, suffix -lyaP

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

imperfect (laṅ)

3rd person singular imperfect active

Root: brū (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

सान्त्व-पूर्वम् (sāntva-pūrvam) - gently, conciliatorily, with soothing words

(indeclinable)

karmadhāraya compound (or adverbial usage)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sāntva+pūrva)

• sāntva – gentleness, conciliation, soothing words
  noun (neuter)
• pūrva – former, prior, preceded by
  adjective (masculine)

मुनि-श्रेष्ठः (muni-śreṣṭhaḥ) - Referring to Parāśara (best among sages, chief of ascetics)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni-śreṣṭha

muni-śreṣṭha - best among sages, chief of ascetics

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (muni+śreṣṭha)

• muni – sage, ascetic, contemplative
  noun (masculine)
  Root: man (class 4)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of praśasya (excellent).

Note: Qualifies Parāśara.

काम-आर्तः (kāma-ārtaḥ) - afflicted by desire, tormented by lust

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kāmārta

kāmārta - afflicted by desire, love-sick, lustful

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (kāma+ārta)

• kāma – desire, wish, love, sensual pleasure
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)
• ārta – distressed, afflicted, tormented, suffering
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root ṛ 'to go' or ṛ 'to obtain' (with causative meaning)
  Root: ṛ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies Parāśara.

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly, gently, pleasantly

(indeclinable)

बहु (bahu) - much, many, greatly

(indeclinable)