महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-166, verse-1

अर्जुन उवाच ।
ततोऽहं स्तूयमानस्तु तत्र तत्र महर्षिभिः ।
अपश्यमुदधिं भीममपांपतिमथाव्ययम् ॥१॥

1. arjuna uvāca ,
tato'haṁ stūyamānastu tatra tatra maharṣibhiḥ ,
apaśyamudadhiṁ bhīmamapāṁpatimathāvyayam.

1. arjuna uvāca tataḥ aham stūyamānaḥ tu tatra tatra
maharṣibhiḥ apaśyam udadhim bhīmam apām patim atha avyayam

1. Arjuna said: Then, as I was being praised by great sages everywhere, I beheld the dreadful ocean, the lord of waters, which is also imperishable.

Words meanings summery:

• अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

• अहम् (aham) - I

• स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised, being eulogized

• तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages, by wise seers

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

• उदधिम् (udadhim) - the ocean, sea

• भीमम् (bhīmam) - dreadful, terrible, formidable

• अपाम् (apām) - of waters

• पतिम् (patim) - lord, master, protector

• अथ (atha) - and, now, then, moreover

• अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, unchanging

Words meanings and morphology

अर्जुन (arjuna) - Arjuna

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arjuna

arjuna - Arjuna (name of a Pāṇḍava prince)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, spoke

(verb)

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

Root: vac (class 2)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thence, afterwards

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

स्तूयमानः (stūyamānaḥ) - being praised, being eulogized

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of stūyamāna

stūyamāna - being praised

Present Passive Participle

Formed from root stu (to praise) in passive voice with the śānac suffix.

Root: stu (class 2)

Note: Agrees with 'aham'.

तु (tu) - indeed, but, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition 'tatra tatra' indicates 'here and there' or 'everywhere'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition 'tatra tatra' indicates 'here and there' or 'everywhere'.

महर्षिभिः (maharṣibhiḥ) - by great sages, by wise seers

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of maharṣi

maharṣi - great sage, esteemed seer

Compound type : Karma-dhāraya (mahat+ṛṣi)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective
• ṛṣi – sage, seer, inspired poet
  noun (masculine)

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw, I beheld

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Root dṛś is replaced by paś in present and imperfect tenses.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

उदधिम् (udadhim) - the ocean, sea

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of udadhi

udadhi - ocean, sea (lit. 'water-receptacle')

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (udaka+dhi)

• udaka – water
  noun (neuter)
• dhi – receptacle, container (from root dhā 'to place')
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

भीमम् (bhīmam) - dreadful, terrible, formidable

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bhīma

bhīma - dreadful, terrible, formidable, fearful

Derived from root bhī (to fear).

Root: bhī (class 3)

Note: Agrees with 'udadhim'.

अपाम् (apām) - of waters

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of ap

ap - water

पतिम् (patim) - lord, master, protector

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pati

pati - lord, master, husband, protector

Note: Forms a compound with 'apām' meaning 'lord of waters'.

अथ (atha) - and, now, then, moreover

(indeclinable)

अव्ययम् (avyayam) - imperishable, immutable, unchanging

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of avyaya

avyaya - imperishable, immutable, unchanging; an indeclinable word

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+vyaya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• vyaya – decay, loss, destruction, expenditure
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'udadhim'.