महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-10, verse-12

अथास्य बुद्धिरभवत्तपस्ये भरतर्षभ ।
ततोऽब्रवीत्कुलपतिं पादौ संगृह्य भारत ॥१२॥

12. athāsya buddhirabhavattapasye bharatarṣabha ,
tato'bravītkulapatiṁ pādau saṁgṛhya bhārata.

12. atha asya buddhiḥ abhavat tapasye bharatarṣabha
tataḥ abravīt kulapatim pādau saṃgṛhya bhārata

12. bharatarṣabha,
atha asya tapasye buddhiḥ abhavat.
bhārata,
tataḥ pādau saṃgṛhya kulapatim abravīt

12. Then, O best of Bharatas, a thought about asceticism (tapas) arose in his mind. Thereupon, he spoke to the head of the hermitage, having clasped his feet.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अस्य (asya) - his (mind) (to him, his, of him)

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence, understanding, thought, idea

• अभवत् (abhavat) - arose, became, happened

• तपस्ये (tapasye) - in (or concerning) asceticism (tapas)

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

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

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, said

• कुलपतिम् (kulapatim) - to the head of the family/hermitage

• पादौ (pādau) - the two feet

• संगृह्य (saṁgṛhya) - having clasped (the feet) (having grasped, having taken hold of)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - his (mind) (to him, his, of him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one (masculine singular genitive/dative)

Declension of idam

Note: Possessive, 'his thought'.

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intelligence, understanding, thought, idea

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, perception, understanding, mind, thought, idea

From root budh (to awaken, know)

Root: budh (class 1)

अभवत् (abhavat) - arose, became, happened

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd Person, Singular, Active

Root bhū (class 1) with 'a' augment for imperfect.

Root: bhū (class 1)

तपस्ये (tapasye) - in (or concerning) asceticism (tapas)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tapasya

tapasya - asceticism, penance, austerity (derived from tapas)

Derived from tapas.

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Refers to the topic of the thought.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - bull of Bharatas, chief among Bharatas, best of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a king, a clan name
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛ (class 3)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

From pronominal stem tad + suffix tas

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd Person, Singular, Active

Root brū (class 2) with 'a' augment for imperfect.

Root: brū (class 2)

कुलपतिम् (kulapatim) - to the head of the family/hermitage

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kulapati

kulapati - head of a family, chief of a clan, head of a hermitage (where 10 families or more live)

kula (family) + pati (master)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kula+pati)

• kula – family, race, tribe, community
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kul (class 1)
• pati – master, lord, husband, chief
  noun (masculine)
  Root: pā (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

पादौ (pādau) - the two feet

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, dual of pāda

pāda - foot, leg, base, quarter

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Object of 'saṃgṛhya'.

संगृह्य (saṁgṛhya) - having clasped (the feet) (having grasped, having taken hold of)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root grah (to seize) with prefix sam, using suffix ya (for prefixed roots)

Prefix: sam

Root: grah (class 9)

भारत (bhārata) - O Bhārata (descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - a descendant of Bharata, a king, a clan name (vocative)

Root: bhṛ (class 3)