महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-21, verse-4

अथोपविष्टश्च यदा तस्मिन्भद्रासने तदा ।
स्नापयामास शनकैस्तमृषिं सुखहस्तवत् ।
दिव्यं च विधिवच्चक्रे सोपचारं मुनेस्तदा ॥४॥

4. athopaviṣṭaśca yadā tasminbhadrāsane tadā ,
snāpayāmāsa śanakaistamṛṣiṁ sukhahastavat ,
divyaṁ ca vidhivaccakre sopacāraṁ munestadā.

4. atha upaviṣṭaḥ ca yadā tasmin
bhadrāsane tadā snāpayāmāsa śanakaiḥ
tam ṛṣim sukhahastavat divyam ca
vidhivat cakre sopacāram muneḥ tadā

4. atha yadā upaviṣṭaḥ ca tasmin bhadrāsane
tadā (sā) śanakaiḥ tam ṛṣim
sukhahastavat snāpayāmāsa ca tadā
muneḥ divyam sopacāram vidhivat cakre

4. Then, when he was seated on that auspicious seat, she slowly bathed that sage (muni) with gentle hands. At that time, she also performed divine services for the sage, properly and with all due rites.

Words meanings summery:

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

• उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ) - seated (seated, sat down)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (in that, on that)

• भद्रासने (bhadrāsane) - on the auspicious seat (on the auspicious seat, on the throne)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• स्नापयामास (snāpayāmāsa) - she bathed (she caused to bathe, she bathed)

• शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly, gently (slowly, gradually, gently)

• तम् (tam) - that (sage) (him, that)

• ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (sage, seer)

• सुखहस्तवत् (sukhahastavat) - with gentle hands (having comfortable hands, with pleasant hands)

• दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, heavenly)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly, according to rule (according to rule, properly, ritually)

• चक्रे (cakre) - she performed (she did, performed)

• सोपचारम् (sopacāram) - with all proper rituals (with proper service, with rituals, attended by rituals)

• मुनेः (muneḥ) - for the sage (of the sage, of the ascetic)

• तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

उपविष्टः (upaviṣṭaḥ) - seated (seated, sat down)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upaviṣṭa

upaviṣṭa - seated, sat down, resting

Past Passive Participle

From √viś (to enter) with upasarga upa- (near, to sit near)

Prefix: upa

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Refers to the sage.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

यदा (yadā) - when (when, at which time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from relative pronoun yat

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to bhadrāsane.

भद्रासने (bhadrāsane) - on the auspicious seat (on the auspicious seat, on the throne)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhadrāsana

bhadrāsana - auspicious seat, throne, royal seat

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhadra+āsana)

• bhadra – auspicious, propitious, good, excellent
  adjective (neuter)
• āsana – seat, sitting, posture
  noun (neuter)
  From √ās (to sit)
  Root: ās (class 2)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from demonstrative pronoun tad

स्नापयामास (snāpayāmāsa) - she bathed (she caused to bathe, she bathed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of snāpayāmāsa

Periphrastic Perfect, Causative

From √snā (to bathe) in causative with periphrastic perfect suffix -āmāsa

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: The agent is implied (likely the lady attending him).

शनकैः (śanakaiḥ) - slowly, gently (slowly, gradually, gently)

(indeclinable)

Indeclinable form or adverbial usage of śanaka

Note: Instrumental plural of śanaka used as an adverb.

तम् (tam) - that (sage) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the ṛṣi (sage).

ऋषिम् (ṛṣim) - the sage (sage, seer)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

सुखहस्तवत् (sukhahastavat) - with gentle hands (having comfortable hands, with pleasant hands)

(adjective)

of sukhahastavat

sukhahastavat - having pleasant or comfortable hands

Suffix -vat indicating 'having'

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sukha+hasta)

• sukha – pleasure, comfort, ease
  noun (neuter)
• hasta – hand
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to describe the manner of bathing.

दिव्यम् (divyam) - divine (divine, heavenly)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of divya

divya - divine, heavenly, splendid, supernatural

From div (heaven)

Note: Qualifies an implied noun like 'treatment' or 'service'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विधिवत् (vidhivat) - properly, according to rule (according to rule, properly, ritually)

(indeclinable)

From vidhi (rule, injunction) with suffix -vat (like)

चक्रे (cakre) - she performed (she did, performed)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of kṛ

Perfect Middle

Root √kṛ (to do), Perfect tense, ātmanepada

Root: kṛ (class 8)

सोपचारम् (sopacāram) - with all proper rituals (with proper service, with rituals, attended by rituals)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sopacāra

sopacāra - attended by service, with proper observances

Bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + upacāra (service)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+upacāra)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• upacāra – service, attendance, ritual
  noun (masculine)
  From √car with upasarga upa-
  Prefix: upa
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Used adverbially to qualify 'cakre'.

मुनेः (muneḥ) - for the sage (of the sage, of the ascetic)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, silent one

Note: Used in the sense of 'for the sage' (dative equivalent).

तदा (tadā) - at that time (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from demonstrative pronoun tad