महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-31

नौस्थश्च मां प्रतीक्षेथास्तदा मुनिजनप्रिय ।
आगमिष्याम्यहं शृङ्गी विज्ञेयस्तेन तापस ॥३१॥

31. nausthaśca māṁ pratīkṣethāstadā munijanapriya ,
āgamiṣyāmyahaṁ śṛṅgī vijñeyastena tāpasa.

31. nau-sthaḥ ca mām pratīkṣethāḥ tadā muni-jana-priya
āgamiṣyāmi aham śṛṅgī vijñeyaḥ tena tāpasa

31. O beloved of the sages, you should then wait for me, who will be in the boat. I will come as the horned one, O ascetic, and by that sign, you are to recognize me.

Words meanings summery:

• नौ-स्थः (nau-sthaḥ) - who is in the boat (referring to Manu who will be in the boat) (one standing in a boat, boat-dweller)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• माम् (mām) - me

• प्रतीक्षेथाः (pratīkṣethāḥ) - you should wait (you should wait, you should expect)

• तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

• मुनि-जन-प्रिय (muni-jana-priya) - O beloved of the sages (vocative, referring to Manu) (beloved of the sages, dear to ascetics)

• आगमिष्यामि (āgamiṣyāmi) - I will come

• अहम् (aham) - I (the fish) (I)

• शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - (as) the horned one (referring to the fish) (having a horn, horned)

• विज्ञेयः (vijñeyaḥ) - to be recognized (to be known, to be recognized)

• तेन (tena) - by that (sign/horn) (by that, by him)

• तापस (tāpasa) - O ascetic (vocative, referring to Manu) (ascetic)

Words meanings and morphology

नौ-स्थः (nau-sthaḥ) - who is in the boat (referring to Manu who will be in the boat) (one standing in a boat, boat-dweller)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nau-stha

nau-stha - one standing in a boat, boat-dweller

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (nau+stha)

• nau – boat
  noun (feminine)
• stha – standing, situated
  adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix (Dha)
  Derived from √sthā with suffix -a
  Root: sthā (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

प्रतीक्षेथाः (pratīkṣethāḥ) - you should wait (you should wait, you should expect)

(verb)

2nd person , singular, middle, optative (liṅ) of pratīkṣ

Prefix: prati

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

तदा (tadā) - then (then, at that time)

(indeclinable)

Derived from tad (that) + affix -dā

मुनि-जन-प्रिय (muni-jana-priya) - O beloved of the sages (vocative, referring to Manu) (beloved of the sages, dear to ascetics)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni-jana-priya

muni-jana-priya - dear to the people of sages, beloved by ascetics

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+jana+priya)

• muni – sage, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
• jana – people, person, individual
  noun (masculine)
• priya – dear, beloved, favorite
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Addressed to Manu.

आगमिष्यामि (āgamiṣyāmi) - I will come

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of ā-gam

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I (the fish) (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - (as) the horned one (referring to the fish) (having a horn, horned)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṅgin

śṛṅgin - horned, having horns, a horned animal

Derived from śṛṅga (horn) with suffix -in

Note: Used here as an adjective in apposition to 'aham'.

विज्ञेयः (vijñeyaḥ) - to be recognized (to be known, to be recognized)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vijñeya

vijñeya - to be known, recognizable, discernible

Gerundive

Derived from √jñā with prefix vi and suffix -ya (kṛtya)

Prefix: vi

Root: jñā (class 9)

Note: Refers to the speaker (the fish).

तेन (tena) - by that (sign/horn) (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to the 'horned one' as the means of recognition.

तापस (tāpasa) - O ascetic (vocative, referring to Manu) (ascetic)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - ascetic, hermit

Derived from tapas (penance) + suffix -a

Note: Addressed to Manu.