महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-117, verse-36

स एवं शरभस्थाने न्यस्तो वै मुनिना तदा ।
मुनेः पार्श्वगतो नित्यं शारभ्यं सुखमाप्तवान् ॥३६॥

36. sa evaṁ śarabhasthāne nyasto vai muninā tadā ,
muneḥ pārśvagato nityaṁ śārabhyaṁ sukhamāptavān.

36. sa evam śarabha-sthāne nyastaḥ vai muninā tadā
muneḥ pārśva-gataḥ nityam śārabhyam sukham āptavān

36. sa tadā muninā evam śarabha-sthāne nyastaḥ vai
muneḥ pārśva-gataḥ nityam śārabhyam sukham āptavān

36. He, having been thus placed in the position of a śarabha by the sage at that time, constantly accompanying the sage, experienced the comfort inherent to a śarabha.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he, that one

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• शरभ-स्थाने (śarabha-sthāne) - in the place of a śarabha

• न्यस्तः (nyastaḥ) - placed, deposited, entrusted

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

• पार्श्व-गतः (pārśva-gataḥ) - gone to the side, accompanying, nearby

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

• शारभ्यम् (śārabhyam) - the nature of a śarabha, śarabha-like quality

• सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, pleasure

• आप्तवान् (āptavān) - obtained, achieved, reached

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

शरभ-स्थाने (śarabha-sthāne) - in the place of a śarabha

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śarabha-sthāna

śarabha-sthāna - place of a śarabha

Compound type : tatpurusha (śarabha+sthāna)

• śarabha – a mythical eight-legged beast (often a lion-killer), a kind of antelope
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, position, abode, situation
  noun (neuter)
  Noun derived from root `sthā` (to stand) with suffix `-ana`.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

न्यस्तः (nyastaḥ) - placed, deposited, entrusted

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nyasta

nyasta - placed, set down, deposited, put into

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root `as` (to throw) with prefix `ni`.

Prefix: ni

Root: as (class 4)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

मुनिना (muninā) - by the sage

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, saint

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

मुनेः (muneḥ) - of the sage

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, hermit, saint

पार्श्व-गतः (pārśva-gataḥ) - gone to the side, accompanying, nearby

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pārśva-gata

pārśva-gata - gone to the side, accompanying, being near

Compound type : tatpurusha (pārśva+gata)

• pārśva – side, flank, vicinity
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, arrived, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root `gam` (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially as neuter singular accusative.

शारभ्यम् (śārabhyam) - the nature of a śarabha, śarabha-like quality

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śārabhya

śārabhya - the nature of a śarabha, pertaining to a śarabha

Derived from `śarabha` with the taddhita suffix `ya` indicating 'state' or 'nature'.

सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, pleasure

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha

sukha - happiness, pleasure, joy, comfort

आप्तवान् (āptavān) - obtained, achieved, reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āptavat

āptavat - having obtained, having reached, achieved

Past Active Participle

Derived from root `āp` (to obtain, reach) with the suffix `ktavatū`.

Root: āp (class 5)