महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-16

तत्र तं प्राक्षिपच्चापि मनुः परपुरंजय ।
अथावर्धत मत्स्यः स पुनर्वर्षगणान्बहून् ॥१६॥

16. tatra taṁ prākṣipaccāpi manuḥ parapuraṁjaya ,
athāvardhata matsyaḥ sa punarvarṣagaṇānbahūn.

16. tatra tam prākṣipat ca api manuḥ parapuraṃjaya
atha avardhata matsyaḥ sa punaḥ varṣagaṇān bahūn

16. And there, O conqueror of enemy cities (parapuraṃjaya), Manu placed that fish. Then, that fish again grew larger for many years.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - in that large pond (there, in that place)

• तम् (tam) - that (fish) (him, that)

• प्राक्षिपत् (prākṣipat) - threw, cast, placed

• च (ca) - and, also

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• मनुः (manuḥ) - The progenitor Manu (Manu (a progenitor of mankind), man)

• परपुरंजय (parapuraṁjaya) - O conqueror of enemy cities (an address to the listener) (conqueror of enemy cities)

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• अवर्धत (avardhata) - grew, increased, flourished

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• स (sa) - that (fish) (that, he)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

• वर्षगणान् (varṣagaṇān) - for periods of many years (year-counts, periods of years)

• बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous, much

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - in that large pond (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

From tad + tra suffix.

तम् (tam) - that (fish) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of prākṣipat.

प्राक्षिपत् (prākṣipat) - threw, cast, placed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of kṣip

Root verb.

Prefix: pra

Root: kṣip (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

Particle.

मनुः (manuḥ) - The progenitor Manu (Manu (a progenitor of mankind), man)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, man, human being

Root: man

Note: Subject of prākṣipat.

परपुरंजय (parapuraṁjaya) - O conqueror of enemy cities (an address to the listener) (conqueror of enemy cities)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (para+pura+jaya)

• para – other, enemy, supreme
  adjective
• pura – city, town, stronghold
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, conquest, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  From root √ji (to conquer)
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: Addressed to the listener.

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Particle.

अवर्धत (avardhata) - grew, increased, flourished

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of vṛdh

Ātmanepada verb.

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

Note: Subject of avardhata.

स (sa) - that (fish) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Qualifies matsyaḥ.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew, furthermore

(indeclinable)

Particle.

वर्षगणान् (varṣagaṇān) - for periods of many years (year-counts, periods of years)

(compound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṣa+gaṇa)

• varṣa – year, rain, monsoon
  noun (neuter)
  Root: vṛṣ (class 1)
• gaṇa – group, multitude, troop, count
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gaṇ (class 10)

Note: Denotes duration of time.

बहून् (bahūn) - many, numerous, much

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bahu

bahu - many, numerous, much

Note: Qualifies varṣagaṇān.