महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-35

चिन्तयामास च मनुस्तं मत्स्यं पृथिवीपते ।
स च तच्चिन्तितं ज्ञात्वा मत्स्यः परपुरंजय ।
शृङ्गी तत्राजगामाशु तदा भरतसत्तम ॥३५॥

35. cintayāmāsa ca manustaṁ matsyaṁ pṛthivīpate ,
sa ca taccintitaṁ jñātvā matsyaḥ parapuraṁjaya ,
śṛṅgī tatrājagāmāśu tadā bharatasattama.

35. cintayāmāsa ca manuḥ tam matsyam
pṛthivīpate | saḥ ca tat cintitam jñātvā
matsyaḥ parapuranjay | śṛṅgī
tatra ājagāma āśu tadā bharatasattama

35. O lord of the earth (pṛthivīpati)! Manu reflected upon that fish. And O best of the Bhāratas (bharatasattama), that fish, understanding Manu's thought, quickly came there, horned (śṛṅgī).

Words meanings summery:

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - Manu reflected (reflected, thought, considered)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

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

• तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

• मत्स्यम् (matsyam) - the fish (fish)

• पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth (addressing the king to whom the story is narrated) (O lord of the earth)

• सः (saḥ) - that (fish) (he, that)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• तत् (tat) - Manu's (that) (that, his)

• चिन्तितम् (cintitam) - Manu's thought (thought, reflection, what was thought)

• ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - understanding (having known, having understood)

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - the fish (fish)

• परपुरन्जय् (parapuranjay) - O conqueror of enemy cities (addressing the king to whom the story is narrated) (O conqueror of enemy cities)

• शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - the horned one (the fish) (horned, having horns, a horned animal)

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

• आजगाम (ājagāma) - came (came, arrived)

• आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

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

• भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bhāratas (addressing the king to whom the story is narrated) (O best among the Bhāratas)

Words meanings and morphology

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - Manu reflected (reflected, thought, considered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of cintayāmāsa

Perfect Tense

Periphrastic perfect form of the causative of root 'cit' (to perceive, to understand) which is 'cint' (to think, consider). The 'āmāsa' part is from 'as' (to be).

Root: cit (class 10)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

manu - Manu, a progenitor of mankind, first man, sage

तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'matsyam'.

मत्स्यम् (matsyam) - the fish (fish)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish, a particular constellation

पृथिवीपते (pṛthivīpate) - O lord of the earth (addressing the king to whom the story is narrated) (O lord of the earth)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of pṛthivīpati

pṛthivīpati - lord of the earth, king

Tatpuruṣa compound: pṛthivī (earth) + pati (lord).

Compound type : tatpurusha (pṛthivī+pati)

• pṛthivī – earth, ground
  noun (feminine)
• pati – master, lord, husband
  noun (masculine)

सः (saḥ) - that (fish) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'matsyaḥ'.

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - Manu's (that) (that, his)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'cintitam'.

चिन्तितम् (cintitam) - Manu's thought (thought, reflection, what was thought)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cintita

cintita - thought, considered, reflected upon; a thought, an idea

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of the causative of root 'cit' (to perceive) which is 'cint' (to think, consider).

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: Used as a noun here.

ज्ञात्वा (jñātvā) - understanding (having known, having understood)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from the root 'jñā' (to know).

Root: jñā (class 9)

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - the fish (fish)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish, a particular constellation

परपुरन्जय् (parapuranjay) - O conqueror of enemy cities (addressing the king to whom the story is narrated) (O conqueror of enemy cities)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of parapuraṁjaya

parapuraṁjaya - conqueror of enemy cities; an epithet of a king

Compound formed from 'para' (other), 'pura' (city), and 'ṁjaya' (conqueror).

Compound type : tatpurusha (para+pura+jaya)

• para – other, enemy, foreign
  adjective
• pura – city, town, fortress
  noun (neuter)
• jaya – victory, triumph, conqueror
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'ji' (to conquer).
  Root: ji (class 1)

Note: The 'ñ' in 'parapurañjaya' is often transliterated as 'ṁ' or 'n' before 'j'.

शृङ्गी (śṛṅgī) - the horned one (the fish) (horned, having horns, a horned animal)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śṛṅgin

śṛṅgin - horned, having horns; a horned animal

Possessive suffix '-in' added to 'śṛṅga' (horn).

Note: Acts as a substantive here, referring to the fish.

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

(indeclinable)

आजगाम (ājagāma) - came (came, arrived)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of ājagāma

Perfect Tense

Perfect form of root 'gam' (to go) with prefix 'ā' (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

आशु (āśu) - quickly (quickly, swiftly)

(indeclinable)

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

(indeclinable)

Derived from the pronominal stem 'tad'.

भरतसत्तम (bharatasattama) - O best of the Bhāratas (addressing the king to whom the story is narrated) (O best among the Bhāratas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatasattama

bharatasattama - best among the Bhāratas, excellent Bhārata

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'bharata' (descendant of Bharata) + 'sattama' (best among). 'sattama' is superlative of 'sant' (being, good).

Compound type : tatpurusha (bharata+sattama)

• bharata – a descendant of Bharata, a king, a particular tribe
  proper noun (masculine)
• sattama – best, most excellent, pre-eminent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'sat' (good, existent).
  Root: as (class 2)