महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-103, verse-12

अथागस्त्यमृषिश्रेष्ठं वाहनायाजुहाव ह ।
द्रुतं सरस्वतीकूलात्स्मयन्निव महाबलः ॥१२॥

12. athāgastyamṛṣiśreṣṭhaṁ vāhanāyājuhāva ha ,
drutaṁ sarasvatīkūlātsmayanniva mahābalaḥ.

12. atha agastyam ṛṣiśreṣṭham vāhanāya ājuhāva ha
drutam sarasvatīkūlāt smayan iva mahābalaḥ

12. atha mahābalaḥ drutam ṛṣiśreṣṭham agastyam
sarasvatīkūlāt smayan iva vāhanāya ājuhāva ha

12. Then, the mighty one (Indra) quickly summoned Agastya, the foremost among sages, from the bank of the Sarasvati, as if smiling, for a vehicle.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then (now, then, thereupon)

• अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - Agastya (Agastya (a proper name))

• ऋषिश्रेष्ठम् (ṛṣiśreṣṭham) - the best of sages (best of sages, foremost sage)

• वाहनाय (vāhanāya) - for a vehicle (for a vehicle, for carrying, for riding)

• आजुहाव (ājuhāva) - summoned (summoned, called, invoked)

• ह (ha) - indeed (intensifier) (indeed, surely (particle))

• द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, fast)

• सरस्वतीकूलात् (sarasvatīkūlāt) - from the bank of the Sarasvati

• स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

• महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one (referring to Indra) (greatly powerful, mighty)

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then (now, then, thereupon)

(indeclinable)

अगस्त्यम् (agastyam) - Agastya (Agastya (a proper name))

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of agastya

agastya - Agastya (a celebrated Vedic sage)

ऋषिश्रेष्ठम् (ṛṣiśreṣṭham) - the best of sages (best of sages, foremost sage)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣiśreṣṭha

ṛṣiśreṣṭha - best of sages, foremost sage

Compound type : tatpurusha (ṛṣi+śreṣṭha)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, foremost
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Qualifies Agastya.

वाहनाय (vāhanāya) - for a vehicle (for a vehicle, for carrying, for riding)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of vāhana

vāhana - vehicle, conveyance, carrier, act of carrying

Derived from verb root 'vah' (to carry)

Root: vah (class 1)

आजुहाव (ājuhāva) - summoned (summoned, called, invoked)

(verb)

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

Perfect, 3rd person singular

Perfect tense form of √hvā with prefix 'ā'

Prefix: ā

Root: hvā (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed (intensifier) (indeed, surely (particle))

(indeclinable)

द्रुतम् (drutam) - quickly (quickly, swiftly, fast)

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from verb root 'dru' (to run); used as an adverb here.

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially here.

सरस्वतीकूलात् (sarasvatīkūlāt) - from the bank of the Sarasvati

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of sarasvatīkūla

sarasvatīkūla - bank of the Sarasvati river

Compound type : tatpurusha (sarasvatī+kūla)

• sarasvatī – Sarasvati (a sacred river and goddess)
  proper noun (feminine)
• kūla – bank, shore, slope
  noun (neuter)

स्मयन् (smayan) - smiling

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smi

smi - to smile

Present Active Participle

Present active participle of √smi (class 1)

Root: smi (class 1)

Note: Present active participle, agreeing with 'mahābalaḥ'.

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, similar to)

(indeclinable)

महाबलः (mahābalaḥ) - the mighty one (referring to Indra) (greatly powerful, mighty)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahābala

mahābala - greatly powerful, mighty, strong

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+bala)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• bala – strength, power, force
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the subject, Indra.