महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-125, verse-14

स तु कामान्मृगो राजन्नासाद्यासाद्य तं नृपम् ।
पुनरभ्येति जवनो जवेन महता ततः ॥१४॥

14. sa tu kāmānmṛgo rājannāsādyāsādya taṁ nṛpam ,
punarabhyeti javano javena mahatā tataḥ.

14. saḥ tu kāmān mṛgaḥ rājan āsādya āsādya tam
nṛpam punaḥ abhyeti javanaḥ javena mahatā tataḥ

14. rājan saḥ mṛgaḥ tu kāmān tam nṛpam āsādya āsādya
tataḥ mahatā javena javanaḥ punaḥ abhyeti

14. But that deer, O King, driven by desire, repeatedly approaching the king, then swiftly came back again with great speed.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

• कामान् (kāmān) - driven by desires (desires, wishes)

• मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, wild animal

• राजन् (rājan) - O king!

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached

• आसाद्य (āsādya) - having repeatedly reached, having repeatedly approached

• तम् (tam) - that, him

• नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes back

• जवनः (javanaḥ) - swift, quick, speedy

• जवेन (javena) - with speed, quickly

• महता (mahatā) - great, with great

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

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

कामान् (kāmān) - driven by desires (desires, wishes)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of kāma

kāma - desire, wish, love; god of love (Kāma)

मृगः (mṛgaḥ) - deer, wild animal

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, antelope

राजन् (rājan) - O king!

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having reached, having approached

(indeclinable)

Gerund

Absolutive participle from root sad with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

आसाद्य (āsādya) - having repeatedly reached, having repeatedly approached

(indeclinable)

Gerund

Absolutive participle from root sad with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sad (class 1)

Note: Repetition indicates emphasis or continuous action

तम् (tam) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

नृपम् (nṛpam) - king, ruler

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nṛpa

nṛpa - king, ruler (lit. 'man-protector')

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

अभ्येति (abhyeti) - approaches, comes back

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of i

Root 'i' with prefix 'abhi'

Prefix: abhi

Root: i (class 2)

जवनः (javanaḥ) - swift, quick, speedy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of javana

javana - swift, quick, speedy

जवेन (javena) - with speed, quickly

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of java

java - speed, swiftness, velocity

महता (mahatā) - great, with great

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Note: Agrees with javena

ततः (tataḥ) - then, from there, thence

(indeclinable)