महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-10

स मत्स्यवचनं श्रुत्वा कृपयाभिपरिप्लुतः ।
मनुर्वैवस्वतोऽगृह्णात्तं मत्स्यं पाणिना स्वयम् ॥१०॥

10. sa matsyavacanaṁ śrutvā kṛpayābhipariplutaḥ ,
manurvaivasvato'gṛhṇāttaṁ matsyaṁ pāṇinā svayam.

10. saḥ matsyavacanam śrutvā kṛpayā abhipariplutaḥ
manuḥ vaivasvataḥ agṛhṇāt tam matsyam pāṇinā svayam

10. Having heard the fish's words, Manu Vaivasvata, overwhelmed with compassion, himself took that fish with his hand.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Manu (he, that)

• मत्स्यवचनम् (matsyavacanam) - the fish's words, speech of the fish

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• कृपया (kṛpayā) - with compassion, out of pity, by mercy

• अभिपरिप्लुतः (abhipariplutaḥ) - overwhelmed with compassion (overwhelmed, inundated, drenched, immersed)

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (a primordial human, legislator)

• वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - a specific Manu, son of the Sun god Vivasvat (son of Vivasvat)

• अगृह्णात् (agṛhṇāt) - he took, he seized, he grasped

• तम् (tam) - that fish (that, him)

• मत्स्यम् (matsyam) - the fish being taken (fish)

• पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand, by the hand

• स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by himself, personally

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Manu (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मत्स्यवचनम् (matsyavacanam) - the fish's words, speech of the fish

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of matsyavacana

matsyavacana - fish's words, speech of the fish

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (matsya+vacana)

• matsya – fish
  noun (masculine)
• vacana – speech, word, saying, utterance
  noun (neuter)
  From the root √vac
  Root: vac (class 2)

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed with the suffix -tvā

Root: śru (class 5)

कृपया (kṛpayā) - with compassion, out of pity, by mercy

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kṛpā

kṛpā - compassion, pity, mercy, grace

From the root √kṛp

Root: kṛp (class 1)

अभिपरिप्लुतः (abhipariplutaḥ) - overwhelmed with compassion (overwhelmed, inundated, drenched, immersed)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of abhiparipluta

abhiparipluta - overwhelmed, inundated, drenched, surrounded

Past Passive Participle

From prefixes abhi-pari- and root √plu

Prefixes: abhi+pari

Root: plu (class 1)

Note: Agrees with Manuḥ

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (a primordial human, legislator)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (a progenitor of mankind, lawgiver), human being, man

From the root √man

Root: man (class 4)

वैवस्वतः (vaivasvataḥ) - a specific Manu, son of the Sun god Vivasvat (son of Vivasvat)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vaivasvata

vaivasvata - descendant of Vivasvat, belonging to Vivasvat; name of a Manu

Taddhita (patronymic) derivation from Vivasvat

अगृह्णात् (agṛhṇāt) - he took, he seized, he grasped

(verb)

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

Root: grah (class 9)

तम् (tam) - that fish (that, him)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

मत्स्यम् (matsyam) - the fish being taken (fish)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

पाणिना (pāṇinā) - with the hand, by the hand

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāṇi

pāṇi - hand, forearm

स्वयम् (svayam) - oneself, by himself, personally

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of sva (self)