महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-29, verse-115

उपातिष्ठन्त पशवः स्वयं तं संशितव्रतम् ।
ग्राम्यारण्या महात्मानं रन्तिदेवं यशस्विनम् ॥११५॥

115. upātiṣṭhanta paśavaḥ svayaṁ taṁ saṁśitavratam ,
grāmyāraṇyā mahātmānaṁ rantidevaṁ yaśasvinam.

115. upātiṣṭhanta paśavaḥ svayam tam saṃśitavratam
grāmyāraṇyāḥ mahātmānam rantidevam yaśasvinam

115. grāmyāraṇyāḥ paśavaḥ svayam saṃśitavratam
mahātmānam yaśasvinam tam rantidevam upātiṣṭhanta

115. The domestic and wild animals themselves spontaneously approached the great-souled, glorious Rantideva, who was firm in his vows.

Words meanings summery:

• उपातिष्ठन्त (upātiṣṭhanta) - they approached, they attended, they served

• पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, cattle

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, voluntarily, spontaneously

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• संशितव्रतम् (saṁśitavratam) - refers to Rantideva (one with firm vows, one whose vows are well-kept)

• ग्राम्यारण्याः (grāmyāraṇyāḥ) - referring to animals (domestic and wild)

• महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - refers to Rantideva (the great-souled one)

• रन्तिदेवम् (rantidevam) - Rantideva

• यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - refers to Rantideva (the famous, the glorious)

Words meanings and morphology

उपातिष्ठन्त (upātiṣṭhanta) - they approached, they attended, they served

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, imperfect past (laṅ) of upā-sthā

Root with upasargas 'upa' (near, towards) and 'ā' (towards, fully), meaning to approach or serve.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

पशवः (paśavaḥ) - animals, cattle

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of paśu

paśu - animal, beast, cattle

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, voluntarily, spontaneously

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'sva' (self).

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

संशितव्रतम् (saṁśitavratam) - refers to Rantideva (one with firm vows, one whose vows are well-kept)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśitavrata

saṁśitavrata - one with firm or well-kept vows

Bahuvrīhi compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśita+vrata)

• saṃśita – sharpened, firm, well-kept, disciplined
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root śā/śo (to sharpen, to discipline) with prefix saṃ (together, completely).
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śā/śo (class 4)
• vrata – vow, sacred observance, religious duty
  noun (neuter)

ग्राम्यारण्याः (grāmyāraṇyāḥ) - referring to animals (domestic and wild)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of grāmyāraṇya

grāmyāraṇya - domestic and wild

Dvandva compound

Compound type : dvandva (grāmya+āraṇya)

• grāmya – domestic, rural, belonging to a village
  adjective (masculine)
• āraṇya – wild, forest-dwelling, relating to a forest
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'paśavaḥ'.

महात्मानम् (mahātmānam) - refers to Rantideva (the great-souled one)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, venerable

Bahuvrīhi compound, literally 'one whose self (ātman) is great (mahā)'.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
  Feminine form of 'mahat' used in compounds.
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

रन्तिदेवम् (rantidevam) - Rantideva

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of rantideva

rantideva - Rantideva (name of a legendary king)

यशस्विनम् (yaśasvinam) - refers to Rantideva (the famous, the glorious)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of yaśasvin

yaśasvin - famous, glorious, renowned

Derived from 'yaśas' (fame, glory) with possessive suffix '-vin'.