महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-50, verse-22

स मुनिस्तत्तदा दृष्ट्वा मत्स्यानां कदनं कृतम् ।
बभूव कृपयाविष्टो निःश्वसंश्च पुनः पुनः ॥२२॥

22. sa munistattadā dṛṣṭvā matsyānāṁ kadanaṁ kṛtam ,
babhūva kṛpayāviṣṭo niḥśvasaṁśca punaḥ punaḥ.

22. saḥ muniḥ tat tadā dṛṣṭvā matsyānām kadanam kṛtam
babhūva kṛpayā āviṣṭaḥ niḥśvasan ca punaḥ punaḥ

22. saḥ muniḥ tadā matsyānām kṛtam kadanam tat dṛṣṭvā
kṛpayā āviṣṭaḥ babhūva ca punaḥ punaḥ niḥśvasan

22. Seeing the slaughter of the fish that had occurred, that sage was then overcome with compassion and sighed again and again.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• तत् (tat) - that (the situation/event)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the fish

• कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter, destruction, distress

• कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, caused

• बभूव (babhūva) - he became

• कृपया (kṛpayā) - by compassion

• आविष्टः (āviṣṭaḥ) - entered, overcome, filled with

• निःश्वसन् (niḥśvasan) - sighing

• च (ca) - and

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, contemplative person

तत् (tat) - that (the situation/event)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of the root √dṛś (to see).

Root: √dṛś (class 1)

मत्स्यानाम् (matsyānām) - of the fish

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of matsya

matsya - fish

कदनम् (kadanam) - slaughter, destruction, distress

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kadana

kadana - slaughter, destruction, distress, killing

कृतम् (kṛtam) - done, made, caused

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛta

kṛta - done, made, performed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √kṛ (to do, make).

Root: √kṛ (class 8)

बभूव (babhūva) - he became

(verb)

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

Root: √bhū (class 1)

कृपया (kṛpayā) - by compassion

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṛpā

kṛpā - compassion, pity, mercy

आविष्टः (āviṣṭaḥ) - entered, overcome, filled with

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āviṣṭa

āviṣṭa - entered, possessed, overcome, filled with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √viś (to enter) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: √viś (class 6)

निःश्वसन् (niḥśvasan) - sighing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niḥśvasat

niḥśvasat - sighing, breathing out

Present Active Participle

Present Active Participle of root √śvas (to breathe, sigh) with prefix nis-.

Prefix: nis

Root: √śvas (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, repeatedly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used in repetition 'punaḥ punaḥ' for emphasis of continuous action.