महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-315, verse-11

तं ददर्शाश्रमपदे नारदः सुमहातपाः ।
अथैनमब्रवीत्काले मधुराक्षरया गिरा ॥११॥

11. taṁ dadarśāśramapade nāradaḥ sumahātapāḥ ,
athainamabravītkāle madhurākṣarayā girā.

11. tam dadarśa āśramapade nāradaḥ sumahātapāḥ
atha enam abravīt kāle madhurākṣarayā girā

11. sumahātapāḥ nāradaḥ āśramapade tam dadarśa
atha kāle madhurākṣarayā girā enam abravīt

11. Nārada, endowed with great austerity (tapas), saw him in the hermitage. Then, at the appropriate moment, he spoke to him with sweet words.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him, that

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• आश्रमपदे (āśramapade) - in the hermitage, at the hermitage site

• नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (proper name)

• सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - endowed with great austerity (tapas) (of great austerity, endowed with great ascetic power)

• अथ (atha) - then, next, now

• एनम् (enam) - him

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• काले (kāle) - at the time, in time, at the proper moment

• मधुराक्षरया (madhurākṣarayā) - with sweet words, with sweet syllables

• गिरा (girā) - with speech, with words

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him, that

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of √dṛś

Perfect 3rd singular

Root √dṛś in Perfect active, 3rd person singular. Reduplicated form.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

आश्रमपदे (āśramapade) - in the hermitage, at the hermitage site

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage, hermitage ground/site

Compound.

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastery, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)
• pada – place, step, foot, word
  noun (neuter)

नारदः (nāradaḥ) - Nārada (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nārada

nārada - Nārada (a divine sage, messenger of the gods)

सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - endowed with great austerity (tapas) (of great austerity, endowed with great ascetic power)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahātapas

sumahātapas - one of great ascetic power/austerity

Bahuvrīhi compound with prefix su- and adjective mahat (mahā-) modifying tapas.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahat+tapas)

• su – good, well, very
  indeclinable (prefix)
• mahat – great, large
  adjective (masculine)
• tapas – austerity, asceticism, heat
  noun (neuter)
  From root √tap (to heat, suffer austerity).
  Root: tap (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then, next, now

(indeclinable)

एनम् (enam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ena

ena - him, her, it (proximal demonstrative)

Shortened form of etam. Used for direct reference.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

Imperfect 3rd singular

Root √brū in Imperfect active, 3rd person singular.

Root: brū (class 2)

काले (kāle) - at the time, in time, at the proper moment

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, season, proper moment

मधुराक्षरया (madhurākṣarayā) - with sweet words, with sweet syllables

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of madhurākṣarā

madhurākṣara - having sweet syllables/words, melodious

Compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (madhura+akṣara)

• madhura – sweet, pleasant, melodious
  adjective (masculine)
• akṣara – syllable, imperishable, word
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: a
  Root: kṣar (class 1)

गिरा (girā) - with speech, with words

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of gir

gir - speech, word, voice

From root √gṛ (to call, invoke).

Root: gṛ (class 6)