महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-141, verse-8

तस्मै शुश्रूषमाणाय भार्गवोऽकथयत्कथाम् ।
इयं यथा कपोतेन सिद्धिः प्राप्ता नराधिप ॥८॥

8. tasmai śuśrūṣamāṇāya bhārgavo'kathayatkathām ,
iyaṁ yathā kapotena siddhiḥ prāptā narādhipa.

8. tasmai śuśrūṣamāṇāya bhārgavaḥ akathayat kathām
iyam yathā kapotena siddhiḥ prāptā narādhipa

8. narādhipa tasmai śuśrūṣamāṇāya bhārgavaḥ kathām
akathayat yathā iyam siddhiḥ kapotena prāptā

8. To him, who was eager to listen, Bhargava narrated this story, O King, of how accomplishment (siddhi) was attained by a pigeon.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

• शुश्रूषमाणाय (śuśrūṣamāṇāya) - to one desiring to hear, to one wishing to serve, to one attending

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Bhargava (a sage)

• अकथयत् (akathayat) - told, narrated

• कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

• कपोतेन (kapotena) - by a pigeon

• सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

• प्राप्ता (prāptā) - obtained, achieved

• नराधिप (narādhipa) - O King, ruler of men

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मै (tasmai) - to him, for him

(pronoun)

Dative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: dative singular of 'tad' (that/he)

शुश्रूषमाणाय (śuśrūṣamāṇāya) - to one desiring to hear, to one wishing to serve, to one attending

(participle)

Dative, masculine, singular of śuśrūṣamāṇa

śuśrūṣamāṇa - desiring to hear, wishing to serve, attending

present active participle (ātmanepada)

derived from desiderative stem of √śru (to hear) + śānac suffix

Root: śru (class 5)

भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Bhargava (a sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - a descendant of Bhrigu, an epithet for various sages (e.g., Śukra, Cyavana, Jamadagni, Paraśurāma)

अकथयत् (akathayat) - told, narrated

(verb)

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

imperfect active 3rd singular

aorist/imperfect-like formation with 'a-' prefix

Root: kath (class 10)

कथाम् (kathām) - story, tale

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kathā

kathā - story, tale, narrative, discourse

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: nominative singular feminine of 'idam'

यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way

(indeclinable)

कपोतेन (kapotena) - by a pigeon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kapota

kapota - pigeon, dove

सिद्धिः (siddhiḥ) - accomplishment, success, perfection, supernatural power

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of siddhi

siddhi - accomplishment, success, attainment, perfection, supernatural power

Root: sidh (class 4)

प्राप्ता (prāptā) - obtained, achieved

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, acquired, reached, arrived

past passive participle

derived from pra- + √āp (to obtain, reach)

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

नराधिप (narādhipa) - O King, ruler of men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa

narādhipa - king, ruler of men, lord of men

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)

• nara – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
• adhipa – ruler, lord, master
  noun (masculine)