महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-341, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
आसीत्किल कुरुश्रेष्ठ महापद्मे पुरोत्तमे ।
गङ्गाया दक्षिणे तीरे कश्चिद्विप्रः समाहितः ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
āsītkila kuruśreṣṭha mahāpadme purottame ,
gaṅgāyā dakṣiṇe tīre kaścidvipraḥ samāhitaḥ.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca | āsīt kila kuruseṣṭha mahāpadme pure
uttame | gaṅgāyā dakṣiṇe tīre kaścit vipraḥ samāhitaḥ

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca kuruseṣṭha,
gaṅgāyā dakṣiṇe tīre mahāpadme uttame pure kaścit samāhitaḥ vipraḥ kila āsīt

1. Bhishma said: O best of the Kurus, on the southern bank of the Ganga, in the excellent city of Mahapadma, there was indeed a certain Brahmin who was deeply focused (samāhita).

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• किल (kila) - Emphasizing the certainty or traditional nature of the statement. (indeed, certainly, it is said)

• कुरुसेष्ठ (kuruseṣṭha) - An address to the listener, likely a king or revered figure in the Kuru lineage. (O best of the Kurus)

• महापद्मे (mahāpadme) - Refers to the specific city where the Brahmin resided. (in Mahapadma (a city name))

• पुरे (pure) - Refers to Mahapadma as an excellent city. (in the city)

• उत्तमे (uttame) - Modifies 'pure', describing it as an excellent city. (excellent, best)

• गङ्गाया (gaṅgāyā) - Refers to the sacred river Ganga (Ganges). (of the Ganga (river))

• दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - Refers to the southern direction of the river bank. (southern, right)

• तीरे (tīre) - Refers to the bank of the Ganga river. (on the bank, on the shore)

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - Introduces an unnamed Brahmin, indicating 'a certain Brahmin'. (a certain, some, someone)

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - Refers to a member of the priestly and learned class. (Brahmin, learned person, inspired one)

• समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - Describes the Brahmin's mental state of deep focus or spiritual absorption. (self-controlled, composed, concentrated, attentive)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (a proper name); formidable, terrible

From root bhīṣ (to be terrible, to frighten)

Root: bhīṣ (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Active

Irregular perfect form of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Imperfect Active

Third person singular imperfect form of root as.

Root: as (class 2)

किल (kila) - Emphasizing the certainty or traditional nature of the statement. (indeed, certainly, it is said)

(indeclinable)

An emphatic or narrative particle.

कुरुसेष्ठ (kuruseṣṭha) - An address to the listener, likely a king or revered figure in the Kuru lineage. (O best of the Kurus)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kuruśreṣṭha

kuruśreṣṭha - best of the Kurus, most excellent among the Kurus

Tatpuruṣa compound (genitive: Kurūṇāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+śreṣṭha)

• kuru – a member of the Kuru dynasty; name of an ancient kingdom
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, pre-eminent, superior
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'praśasya' or 'praśasta' (excellent).

महापद्मे (mahāpadme) - Refers to the specific city where the Brahmin resided. (in Mahapadma (a city name))

(proper noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāpadma

mahāpadma - a great lotus; a very large number; name of a city

Compound of mahā (great) and padma (lotus). Here used as a geographical name.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+padma)

• mahā – great, large, mighty, extensive
  adjective
• padma – lotus flower; a specific large number; name of a person or place
  noun (neuter)

पुरे (pure) - Refers to Mahapadma as an excellent city. (in the city)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pura

pura - city, town, fortress, abode

उत्तमे (uttame) - Modifies 'pure', describing it as an excellent city. (excellent, best)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of uttama

uttama - uppermost, highest, best, excellent, principal

Superlative of 'ud' (up).

Note: Agrees with 'pure' in gender, number, and case.

गङ्गाया (gaṅgāyā) - Refers to the sacred river Ganga (Ganges). (of the Ganga (river))

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of gaṅgā

gaṅgā - the river Ganga (Ganges); a goddess

Note: Genitive singular of a feminine ā-ending noun.

दक्षिणे (dakṣiṇe) - Refers to the southern direction of the river bank. (southern, right)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of dakṣiṇa

dakṣiṇa - southern, right (direction), skillful, able, honest

Note: Agrees with 'tīre' in gender, number, and case.

तीरे (tīre) - Refers to the bank of the Ganga river. (on the bank, on the shore)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīra

tīra - bank, shore, edge, boundary

From root tṝ (to cross, to traverse)

Root: tṝ (class 1)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - Introduces an unnamed Brahmin, indicating 'a certain Brahmin'. (a certain, some, someone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - a certain, some, anyone, someone

Formed by adding particle 'cid' to the interrogative pronoun 'ka' (who).

Note: Agrees with 'vipraḥ'.

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - Refers to a member of the priestly and learned class. (Brahmin, learned person, inspired one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, priest, sage, learned, inspired, wise

From root 'vip' (to tremble, to be inspired) or 'vi' + 'pra' (to fill forth).

Root: vip (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

समाहितः (samāhitaḥ) - Describes the Brahmin's mental state of deep focus or spiritual absorption. (self-controlled, composed, concentrated, attentive)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samāhita

samāhita - collected, composed, attentive, self-controlled, concentrated, absorbed in meditation

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dhā' (to place, put) with prefixes 'sam-' and 'ā-'.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'vipraḥ'.