महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-341, verse-8

तस्यैवं खिद्यमानस्य धर्मं परममास्थितः ।
कदाचिदतिथिः प्राप्तो ब्राह्मणः सुसमाहितः ॥८॥

8. tasyaivaṁ khidyamānasya dharmaṁ paramamāsthitaḥ ,
kadācidatithiḥ prāpto brāhmaṇaḥ susamāhitaḥ.

8. tasya evam khidyamānasya dharmam paramam āsthitaḥ
kadācit atithiḥ prāptaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ su-samāhitaḥ

8. As he was thus distressed, a Brahmin guest, devoted to the supreme natural law (dharma) and well-composed, arrived one day.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of him (of him, his)

• एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

• खिद्यमानस्य (khidyamānasya) - of the one being distressed (of the one being distressed, of the one grieving)

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) ((dharma), duty, righteousness, law)

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

• आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - devoted to (situated in, engaged in, devoted to, resorting to)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - one day (once, sometimes, at some time)

• अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - a guest (a guest, stranger)

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived (arrived, reached, obtained, attained)

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (a Brahmin, relating to Brahman)

• सु-समाहितः (su-samāhitaḥ) - well-composed (well-composed, very tranquil, highly concentrated)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of him (of him, his)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun, 3rd person.

Note: Agrees with 'khidyamānasya'.

एवम् (evam) - thus (thus, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of demonstrative base 'e'.

खिद्यमानस्य (khidyamānasya) - of the one being distressed (of the one being distressed, of the one grieving)

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of khidyamāna

khidyamāna - being distressed, grieving, wearying

Present Middle Participle

From root khid (Divādi class 4) + śānac suffix.

Root: khid (class 4)

Note: Adjective modifying the implied subject of the previous verse.

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) ((dharma), duty, righteousness, law)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, moral merit, intrinsic nature

From root dhṛ (to uphold, support).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'āsthitaḥ'.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme (supreme, highest, ultimate)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, most excellent

Superlative form of 'para'.

आस्थितः (āsthitaḥ) - devoted to (situated in, engaged in, devoted to, resorting to)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - stood upon, situated in, resorted to, engaged in, devoted to

Past Passive Participle

From root sthā (to stand) with prefix ā- (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions as an adjective for 'brāhmaṇaḥ'.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - one day (once, sometimes, at some time)

(indeclinable)

From interrogative stem ka + dā + cit.

Note: The final 'd' of 'kadācid' becomes 't' due to external sandhi (pacification).

अतिथिः (atithiḥ) - a guest (a guest, stranger)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of atithi

atithi - guest, stranger, visitor

Masculine i-stem noun.

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived (arrived, reached, obtained, attained)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - arrived, reached, obtained, attained

Past Passive Participle

From root āp (to obtain) with prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as the main verb (finite verb) in combination with the subject.

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin (a Brahmin, relating to Brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin (member of the priestly class), relating to Brahman

From brahman.

Note: Subject of 'prāptaḥ'.

सु-समाहितः (su-samāhitaḥ) - well-composed (well-composed, very tranquil, highly concentrated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of susamāhita

susamāhita - well-composed, very tranquil, highly concentrated, collected

Compound.

Compound type : karmadhāraya / pra-adi-tatpuruṣa (su+samāhita)

• su – good, well, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning 'good' or 'well'.
• samāhita – collected, composed, fixed, concentrated, absorbed
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhā (to place, put) with prefixes sam-ā-.
  Prefixes: sam+ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)