महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-274, verse-35

तं तु यज्ञं तथारूपं गच्छन्तमुपलभ्य सः ।
धनुरादाय बाणं च तदान्वसरत प्रभुः ॥३५॥

35. taṁ tu yajñaṁ tathārūpaṁ gacchantamupalabhya saḥ ,
dhanurādāya bāṇaṁ ca tadānvasarata prabhuḥ.

35. taṃ tu yajñaṃ tathārūpaṃ gacchantam upalabhya saḥ
| dhanuḥ ādāya bāṇaṃ ca tadā anvasarat prabhuḥ

35. tu saḥ prabhuḥ tathārūpaṃ gacchantam taṃ yajñaṃ
upalabhya dhanuḥ bāṇaṃ ca ādāya tadā anvasarat

35. But the lord, having perceived that Vedic ritual (yajña) moving in that form, then, taking his bow and arrow, pursued it.

Words meanings summery:

• तं (taṁ) - that, him

• तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

• यज्ञं (yajñaṁ) - the Vedic ritual (yajña) itself, personified as a deer (Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice)

• तथारूपं (tathārūpaṁ) - in the form of a deer (of that form, in such a form)

• गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - going, moving, flying

• उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having perceived, having noticed, having found

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

• आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, having picked up

• बाणं (bāṇaṁ) - arrow

• च (ca) - and

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• अन्वसरत् (anvasarat) - followed, pursued

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Lord Shiva (the lord, master, mighty one)

Words meanings and morphology

तं (taṁ) - that, him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine accusative singular of 'tad'

तु (tu) - but, indeed, moreover

(indeclinable)

यज्ञं (yajñaṁ) - the Vedic ritual (yajña) itself, personified as a deer (Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - Vedic ritual, offering, sacrifice, devotion

from √yaj 'to worship'

Root: yaj (class 1)

तथारूपं (tathārūpaṁ) - in the form of a deer (of that form, in such a form)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tathārūpa

tathārūpa - of that form, having such a form, in such a state

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (tathā+rūpa)

• tathā – thus, in that manner
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, shape, appearance
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with 'yajñaṃ' and 'gacchantam'

गच्छन्तम् (gacchantam) - going, moving, flying

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving

Present Active Participle

from √gam 'to go' with -śatṛ suffix

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'yajñaṃ'

उपलभ्य (upalabhya) - having perceived, having noticed, having found

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from upa-√labh 'to obtain, perceive' with -ya suffix

Prefix: upa

Root: labh (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Masculine nominative singular of 'tad'

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dhanus

dhanus - bow

आदाय (ādāya) - having taken, having seized, having picked up

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from ā-√dā 'to take, receive' with -ya suffix

Prefix: ā

Root: dā (class 3)

बाणं (bāṇaṁ) - arrow

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bāṇa

bāṇa - arrow

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

from 'tad' (that) with -dā suffix

अन्वसरत् (anvasarat) - followed, pursued

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anu-sṛ

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular imperfect active

Prefix: anu

Root: sṛ (class 1)

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Lord Shiva (the lord, master, mighty one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, able

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)