महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-127, verse-5

उपयातो नरव्याघ्र लोकपालो यमस्तदा ।
तमपश्यत्सुतपसमृषिं वै गौतमं मुनिम् ॥५॥

5. upayāto naravyāghra lokapālo yamastadā ,
tamapaśyatsutapasamṛṣiṁ vai gautamaṁ munim.

5. upayātaḥ naravyāghra lokapālaḥ yamaḥ tadā
tam apaśyat sutapasam ṛṣim vai gautamam munim

5. naravyāghra,
tadā lokapālaḥ yamaḥ upayātaḥ.
tam sutapasam ṛṣim vai gautamam munim apaśyat.

5. O tiger among men, then Yama, the guardian of the world, approached (him). He (Yama) saw that highly ascetic (tapasvin) sage, Gautama, the great renunciant (muni).

Words meanings summery:

• उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - approached, arrived

• नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

• लोकपालः (lokapālaḥ) - guardian of the world

• यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (god of death)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• तम् (tam) - Gautama (him, that)

• अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - Yama saw (he saw)

• सुतपसम् (sutapasam) - highly ascetic, one with good asceticism (tapas)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

• वै (vai) - indeed, truly

• गौतमम् (gautamam) - Gautama

• मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic

Words meanings and morphology

उपयातः (upayātaḥ) - approached, arrived

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upayāta

upayāta - approached, arrived, gone near

Past Passive Participle

root yā with prefix upa + suffix -ta

Prefix: upa

Root: yā (class 0)

नरव्याघ्र (naravyāghra) - O tiger among men, O best of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of naravyāghra

naravyāghra - tiger among men, best of men (honorific epithet)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+vyāghra)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• vyāghra – tiger
  noun (masculine)

लोकपालः (lokapālaḥ) - guardian of the world

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of lokapāla

lokapāla - guardian of the world (a class of deities)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (loka+pāla)

• loka – world, realm, universe
  noun (masculine)
• pāla – protector, guardian, keeper
  noun (masculine)

यमः (yamaḥ) - Yama (god of death)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yama

yama - Yama (the god of death, ruler of the south)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

तम् (tam) - Gautama (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अपश्यत् (apaśyat) - Yama saw (he saw)

(verb)

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

Root: dṛś (class 0)

सुतपसम् (sutapasam) - highly ascetic, one with good asceticism (tapas)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sutapas

sutapas - one who performs good or severe asceticism; highly ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+tapas)

• su – good, well, excellent (prefix)
  indeclinable
• tapas – asceticism, penance (tapas)
  noun (neuter)

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - sage, seer

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic singer

वै (vai) - indeed, truly

(indeclinable)

गौतमम् (gautamam) - Gautama

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gautama

gautama - Gautama (name of a sage)

मुनिम् (munim) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, saint, silent one