महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-15, verse-19

ततः सौभवधायाहं प्रतस्थे पृथिवीपते ।
स मया सागरावर्ते दृष्ट आसीत्परीप्सता ॥१९॥

19. tataḥ saubhavadhāyāhaṁ pratasthe pṛthivīpate ,
sa mayā sāgarāvarte dṛṣṭa āsītparīpsatā.

19. tataḥ saubhavadhāya aham pratasthe pṛthivīpate
sa mayā sāgarāvarte dṛṣṭaḥ āsīt parīpsatā

19. Then, O Lord of the Earth, I set out for the destruction of Saubha. He (Salva) was seen by me, while I was searching for him, in a whirlpool of the ocean.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सौभवधाय (saubhavadhāya) - for the destruction of Saubha (Salva's city/vehicle) (for the destruction of Saubha)

• अहम् (aham) - I (Krishna) (I)

• प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - I set out (I set out, I proceeded, I departed)

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O Lord of the Earth (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O lord of the earth, O king)

• स (sa) - He (Salva) (he, that)

• मया (mayā) - by me (Krishna) (by me)

• सागरावर्ते (sāgarāvarte) - in a whirlpool of the ocean (in the ocean's whirlpool)

• दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - was seen (seen, beheld)

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was (he was, it was)

• परीप्सता (parīpsatā) - by me, seeking (him) (by the one desiring to obtain, by the one searching)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

From 'tad' (that) + 'tas' (ablative suffix)

सौभवधाय (saubhavadhāya) - for the destruction of Saubha (Salva's city/vehicle) (for the destruction of Saubha)

(noun)

Dative, masculine, singular of saubhavadha

saubhavadha - destruction of Saubha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saubha+vadha)

• saubha – name of an aerial city/vehicle; belonging to the Sauva people
  proper noun (neuter)
• vadha – killing, slaying, destruction, striking
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'vadh' (to strike, kill)
  Root: vadh (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I (Krishna) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

प्रतस्थे (pratasthe) - I set out (I set out, I proceeded, I departed)

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, perfect (lit) of prasthā

From 'pra' + root 'sthā' (to stand)

Prefix: pra

Root: sthā (class 1)

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O Lord of the Earth (addressing Dhritarashtra) (O lord of the earth, O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - king, lord of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – lord, master, husband, owner
  noun (masculine)

स (sa) - He (Salva) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Subject of the passive verb.

मया (mayā) - by me (Krishna) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

Note: Agent in a passive construction.

सागरावर्ते (sāgarāvarte) - in a whirlpool of the ocean (in the ocean's whirlpool)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of sāgarāvarta

sāgarāvarta - ocean's whirlpool, eddy of the ocean

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (sāgara+āvarta)

• sāgara – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)
  From 'sa' (with) + 'agara' (mountains, implies one with mountains, i.e., shores)
• āvarta – whirlpool, eddy, rolling, turning
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ā' + root 'vṛt' (to turn)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Location where Salva was seen.

दृष्टः (dṛṣṭaḥ) - was seen (seen, beheld)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, beheld, observed, understood

past passive participle

From root 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix 'kta'

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'sa'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was (he was, it was)

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Auxiliary verb for past passive construction.

परीप्सता (parīpsatā) - by me, seeking (him) (by the one desiring to obtain, by the one searching)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of parīpsat

parīpsat - desiring to obtain, wishing to seize, seeking, intending to attack

present active participle, desiderative

From desiderative stem of 'āp' (to obtain) with 'pari' prefix and present participle suffix 'śatṛ'

Prefix: pari

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Implied subject is Krishna, agreeing with 'mayā'.