महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-320, verse-16

ततो मन्दाकिनीं रम्यामुपरिष्टादभिव्रजन् ।
शुको ददर्श धर्मात्मा पुष्पितद्रुमकाननाम् ॥१६॥

16. tato mandākinīṁ ramyāmupariṣṭādabhivrajan ,
śuko dadarśa dharmātmā puṣpitadrumakānanām.

16. tataḥ mandākinīm ramyām upariṣṭāt abhivrajan
śukaḥ dadarśa dharmātmā puṣpitadrumakānanām

16. Then, approaching from above, Śuka, whose nature was righteousness (dharma), saw the beautiful Mandākinī river, characterized by its groves of flowering trees.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from there, thereupon)

• मन्दाकिनीम् (mandākinīm) - the Mandākinī river (Mandākinī (river))

• रम्याम् (ramyām) - beautiful (beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasant)

• उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - from above (from above, above, on the upper side)

• अभिव्रजन् (abhivrajan) - approaching (approaching, going towards, proceeding)

• शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka (Śuka (proper name); parrot)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld, perceived)

• धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - whose nature was righteousness (dharma) (one whose nature is righteousness; righteous-souled, virtuous)

• पुष्पितद्रुमकाननाम् (puṣpitadrumakānanām) - characterized by its groves of flowering trees (having groves of flowering trees; abounding in flowering forest-groves)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon (then, from there, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

From tad (that) + suffix -tas

मन्दाकिनीम् (mandākinīm) - the Mandākinī river (Mandākinī (river))

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mandākinī

mandākinī - the name of a sacred river, especially in Citrakūṭa and near the Ganges

Note: Object of the verb dadarśa.

रम्याम् (ramyām) - beautiful (beautiful, charming, delightful, pleasant)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ramya

ramya - lovely, charming, delightful, beautiful, enjoyable

Gerundive

Formed from root ram (to enjoy, delight in) + ṇyat suffix

Root: ram (class 1)

Note: Agrees with mandākinīm.

उपरिष्टात् (upariṣṭāt) - from above (from above, above, on the upper side)

(indeclinable)

From upari (above) + suffix -ḍāt

अभिव्रजन् (abhivrajan) - approaching (approaching, going towards, proceeding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhivrajat

abhivrajat - approaching, going towards, proceeding

Present Active Participle

From abhi-vraj (to go towards) + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: abhi

Root: vraj (class 1)

शुकः (śukaḥ) - Śuka (Śuka (proper name); parrot)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śuka

śuka - Śuka (name of a sage, son of Vyāsa); a parrot

Note: Subject of the verb dadarśa.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw (saw, beheld, perceived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of dṛś

Perfect tense (lit)

Reduplicated root

Root: dṛś (class 1)

धर्मात्मा (dharmātmā) - whose nature was righteousness (dharma) (one whose nature is righteousness; righteous-souled, virtuous)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmātman

dharmātman - one whose soul or nature is righteousness; virtuous, pious

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dharma+ātman)

• dharma – constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, cosmic order
  noun (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• ātman – soul, self, essence, spirit, breath
  noun (masculine)
  Root: an (class 2)

Note: An attribute of Śuka.

पुष्पितद्रुमकाननाम् (puṣpitadrumakānanām) - characterized by its groves of flowering trees (having groves of flowering trees; abounding in flowering forest-groves)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of puṣpitadrumakānana

puṣpitadrumakānana - having groves of flowering trees, abounding in forest-groves with flowering trees

Compound type : bahuvrihi (puṣpita+druma+kānana)

• puṣpita – flowered, blooming, having flowers
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle (derived from noun)
  From noun puṣpa (flower) + itac suffix
• druma – tree, plant
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dru
• kānana – forest, grove, garden, wilderness
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kan

Note: Agrees with mandākinīm.