महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-345, verse-1

भीष्म उवाच ।
स वनानि विचित्राणि तीर्थानि च सरांसि च ।
अभिगच्छन्क्रमेण स्म कंचिन्मुनिमुपस्थितः ॥१॥

1. bhīṣma uvāca ,
sa vanāni vicitrāṇi tīrthāni ca sarāṁsi ca ,
abhigacchankrameṇa sma kaṁcinmunimupasthitaḥ.

1. bhīṣmaḥ uvāca saḥ vanāni vicitrāṇi tīrthāni ca sarāṃsi
ca abhigacchan krameṇa sma kañcit munim upasthitaḥ

1. Bhishma said: Gradually, as he journeyed, visiting various forests, sacred bathing places (tīrthas), and lakes, he eventually came upon a certain sage.

Words meanings summery:

• भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

• सः (saḥ) - he (the brahmin) (he, that)

• वनानि (vanāni) - forests (forests, woods)

• विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various (various, diverse, wonderful, painted)

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred bathing places (tīrthas) (sacred bathing places, fords, holy places)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• सरांसि (sarāṁsi) - lakes (lakes, ponds)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अभिगच्छन् (abhigacchan) - visiting (going towards, approaching, visiting)

• क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually (in due course, gradually, in order)

• स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past action) (indeed, certainly (particle indicating past tense when used with present tense verb))

• कञ्चित् (kañcit) - a certain (a certain, someone)

• मुनिम् (munim) - sage (sage, ascetic, silent one)

• उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - came upon (approached, stood near, arrived at, present)

Words meanings and morphology

भीष्मः (bhīṣmaḥ) - Bhishma (Bhishma (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhīṣma

bhīṣma - Bhishma (name of a character in Mahabharata); terrible, formidable

उवाच (uvāca) - said (said, spoke)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of root vac

Root: vac (class 2)

सः (saḥ) - he (the brahmin) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the brahmin from the previous verse.

वनानि (vanāni) - forests (forests, woods)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove, water

Note: Object of 'abhigacchan'.

विचित्राणि (vicitrāṇi) - various (various, diverse, wonderful, painted)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vicitra

vicitra - various, diverse, variegated, wonderful

from vi-citra 'diverse-colored, wonderful'

Note: Qualifies 'vanāni'.

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - sacred bathing places (tīrthas) (sacred bathing places, fords, holy places)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - ford, sacred bathing place, holy place, place of pilgrimage

Note: Object of 'abhigacchan'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'tīrthāni' and 'sarāṃsi'.

सरांसि (sarāṁsi) - lakes (lakes, ponds)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of saras

saras - lake, pond, pool

Note: Object of 'abhigacchan'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects the list of locations.

अभिगच्छन् (abhigacchan) - visiting (going towards, approaching, visiting)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhigacchat

abhigacchat - going towards, approaching, visiting

Present Active Participle

from root gam 'to go' with upasarga abhi

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.

क्रमेण (krameṇa) - gradually (in due course, gradually, in order)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, sequence, course

Note: Adverbial usage.

स्म (sma) - (particle indicating past action) (indeed, certainly (particle indicating past tense when used with present tense verb))

(indeclinable)

Note: Used with 'abhigacchan' and 'upasthitaḥ' to convey past action.

कञ्चित् (kañcit) - a certain (a certain, someone)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kañcid

kañcid - some, any, a certain one

from kim + cit

Note: Qualifies 'munim'.

मुनिम् (munim) - sage (sage, ascetic, silent one)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, inspired holy man, silent one

Note: Object of 'upasthitaḥ'.

उपस्थितः (upasthitaḥ) - came upon (approached, stood near, arrived at, present)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upasthita

upasthita - approached, present, arrived, near

Past Passive Participle

from root sthā 'to stand' with upasarga upa

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'saḥ'.