महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-20

स तत्र ववृधे मत्स्यः किंचित्कालमरिंदम ।
ततः पुनर्मनुं दृष्ट्वा मत्स्यो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥२०॥

20. sa tatra vavṛdhe matsyaḥ kiṁcitkālamariṁdama ,
tataḥ punarmanuṁ dṛṣṭvā matsyo vacanamabravīt.

20. sa tatra vavṛdhe matsyaḥ kiṃcitkālam ariṃdama
tataḥ punaḥ manum dṛṣṭvā matsyaḥ vacanam abravīt

20. He, the fish, grew there for some time, O subduer of enemies (ariṃdama). Then, having seen Manu again, the fish spoke these words.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - referring to the fish (he, that)

• तत्र (tatra) - in the Ganga river (there, in that place)

• ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew, increased

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• किंचित्कालम् (kiṁcitkālam) - for some time, for a little while

• अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies (vocative, addressing Manu) (subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes)

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

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• मनुम् (manum) - Manu

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - referring to the fish (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Nominative singular masculine of 'tad'.

तत्र (tatra) - in the Ganga river (there, in that place)

(indeclinable)

ववृधे (vavṛdhe) - grew, increased

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of vṛdh

Root: vṛdh (class 1)

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

किंचित्कालम् (kiṁcitkālam) - for some time, for a little while

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kiṃcitkāla

kiṁcitkāla - a little time, some time

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kiṃcit+kāla)

• kiṃcit – something, a little, some
  indeclinable
• kāla – time, period
  noun (masculine)

Note: Used adverbially to denote duration.

अरिंदम (ariṁdama) - O subduer of enemies (vocative, addressing Manu) (subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of ariṃdama

ariṁdama - subduer of enemies, conqueror of foes

From 'ari' (enemy) and root 'dam' (to subdue).

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (ari+dama)

• ari – enemy, foe
  noun (masculine)
• dama – subduing, taming
  noun (masculine)
  From root dam (to subdue)
  Root: dam (class 4)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon, from that

(indeclinable)

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

मनुम् (manum) - Manu

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, human being, man

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable participle from root dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

Note: Repetition of matsyaḥ for clarity as the subject.

वचनम् (vacanam) - word, speech

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speaking, word, speech, saying

From root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Object of 'abravīt'.

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - spoke, said

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice of root brū.

Root: brū (class 2)