महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-23

सुमहानपि मत्स्यः सन्स मनोर्मनसस्तदा ।
आसीद्यथेष्टहार्यश्च स्पर्शगन्धसुखश्च वै ॥२३॥

23. sumahānapi matsyaḥ sansa manormanasastadā ,
āsīdyatheṣṭahāryaśca sparśagandhasukhaśca vai.

23. sumahān api matsyaḥ san saḥ manoḥ manasaḥ tadā āsīt
yatheṣṭa-hāryaḥ ca sparśa-gandha-sukhaḥ ca vai

23. Although that fish was truly enormous, it was then, for Manu, easy to handle as he wished, and pleasant to touch and smell.

Words meanings summery:

• सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge, enormous

• अपि (api) - although, even though (even, also, too, indeed, although)

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• सन् (san) - being (the fish) (being, existing)

• सः (saḥ) - that (fish) (that, he)

• मनोः (manoḥ) - for Manu (of Manu, for Manu)

• मनसः (manasaḥ) - for the mind (referring to Manu's perception or experience) (of the mind, from the mind, for the mind)

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• यथेष्ट-हार्यः (yatheṣṭa-hāryaḥ) - easy to handle as he wished (easily carried as desired, to be handled as one wishes)

• च (ca) - and, also

• स्पर्श-गन्ध-सुखः (sparśa-gandha-sukhaḥ) - pleasant to touch and smell (pleasant by touch and smell, pleasant to touch and smell)

• च (ca) - and, also

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

Words meanings and morphology

सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, huge, enormous

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat

sumahat - very great, huge, enormous

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
• mahat – great, large, immense
  adjective
  Derived from root mah (to be great).
  Root: mah (class 1)

Note: masculine nominative singular of sumahat.

अपि (api) - although, even though (even, also, too, indeed, although)

(indeclinable)

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

सन् (san) - being (the fish) (being, existing)

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, good, virtuous

Present Active Participle

Derived from root 'as' (to be) with śatṛ affix.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: masculine nominative singular of present active participle of 'as' (to be).

सः (saḥ) - that (fish) (that, he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: masculine nominative singular of tad.

मनोः (manoḥ) - for Manu (of Manu, for Manu)

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu (a primordial man, lawgiver), man

Root: man

Note: can be genitive or dative singular. Contextually, 'for Manu' makes sense with 'manasaḥ'.

मनसः (manasaḥ) - for the mind (referring to Manu's perception or experience) (of the mind, from the mind, for the mind)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, heart, soul

Root: man (class 4)

Note: Can be genitive or ablative singular. With manoḥ, it forms a sense of 'for Manu's mind' or 'to Manu's perception'.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Derived from pronominal stem 'tad' + dā affix.

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect, 3rd person singular, active voice.

Root: as (class 2)

यथेष्ट-हार्यः (yatheṣṭa-hāryaḥ) - easy to handle as he wished (easily carried as desired, to be handled as one wishes)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yatheṣṭa-hārya

yatheṣṭa-hārya - to be carried according to wish, manageable as desired

Compound. 'Yatheṣṭa' means 'as desired', 'hārya' means 'to be carried/managed'.

Compound type : karmadhāraya (yatheṣṭa+hārya)

• yatheṣṭa – as desired, according to wish
  adjective
  From 'yathā' (as) and 'iṣṭa' (desired, pp. of iṣ).
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• hārya – to be carried, to be taken, to be removed, manageable
  gerundive
  Gerundive (kṛtya)
  Derived from root 'hṛ' + ṇyat affix.
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: masculine nominative singular.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

स्पर्श-गन्ध-सुखः (sparśa-gandha-sukhaḥ) - pleasant to touch and smell (pleasant by touch and smell, pleasant to touch and smell)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sparśa-gandha-sukha

sparśa-gandha-sukha - pleasant due to touch and smell

Compound of 'sparśa', 'gandha', and 'sukha'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sparśa+gandha+sukha)

• sparśa – touch, contact
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'spṛś' (to touch).
  Root: spṛś (class 6)
• gandha – smell, odor, fragrance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: gandh (class 1)
• sukha – pleasure, happiness, joy, pleasant
  noun/adjective (neuter)

Note: masculine nominative singular.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly, verily

(indeclinable)