महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-253, verse-4

स कदाचिन्महातेजा जलवासो महीपते ।
चचार लोकान्विप्रर्षिः प्रेक्षमाणो मनोजवः ॥४॥

4. sa kadācinmahātejā jalavāso mahīpate ,
cacāra lokānviprarṣiḥ prekṣamāṇo manojavaḥ.

4. saḥ kadācit mahātejāḥ jalavāsaḥ mahīpate
cacāra lokān viprarṣiḥ prekṣamāṇaḥ manojavah

4. mahīpate saḥ viprarṣiḥ mahātejāḥ jalavāsaḥ
manojavah kadācit lokān cacāra prekṣamāṇaḥ

4. O King, that brahmin sage (viprarṣiḥ), of great splendor, residing in water and swift as thought, once wandered the worlds, observing (everything).

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometime, at some time

• महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very brilliant, powerful

• जलवासः (jalavāsaḥ) - residing in water, having water as an abode

• महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O ruler of the earth

• चचार (cacāra) - wandered, roamed, moved

• लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, regions, realms

• विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - brahmin sage, a sage who is a brahmin

• प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing, beholding, seeing, looking on

• मनोजवह् (manojavah) - swift as thought, mind-swift

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometime, at some time

(indeclinable)

महातेजाः (mahātejāḥ) - of great splendor, very brilliant, powerful

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātejas

mahātejas - great splendor, great majesty, highly powerful

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+tejas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• tejas – splendor, brilliance, energy, power, majesty
  noun (neuter)

जलवासः (jalavāsaḥ) - residing in water, having water as an abode

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jalavāsa

jalavāsa - dwelling in water, abode in water

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+vāsa)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• vāsa – dwelling, abode, residence
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 1)

महीपते (mahīpate) - O king, O ruler of the earth

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahīpati

mahīpati - lord of the earth, king, ruler

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahī+pati)

• mahī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, ruler
  noun (masculine)

चचार (cacāra) - wandered, roamed, moved

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of car

Root: car (class 1)

लोकान् (lokān) - worlds, regions, realms

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, region, people

विप्रर्षिः (viprarṣiḥ) - brahmin sage, a sage who is a brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viprarṣi

viprarṣi - a brahmin who is also a sage or seer

Compound type : tatpurusha (vipra+ṛṣi)

• vipra – brahmin, learned, inspired
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet, Vedic sage
  noun (masculine)

प्रेक्षमाणः (prekṣamāṇaḥ) - observing, beholding, seeing, looking on

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prekṣamāṇa

prekṣamāṇa - observing, looking at, seeing

Present Middle Participle

Derived from root 'īkṣ' (to see) with prefix 'pra'

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

मनोजवह् (manojavah) - swift as thought, mind-swift

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manojavas

manojavas - swift as thought, having the speed of mind

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manas+java)

• manas – mind, intellect, thought
  noun (neuter)
• java – speed, swiftness, quickness
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ju (class 1)