महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-36

तं दृष्ट्वा मनुजेन्द्रेन्द्र मनुर्मत्स्यं जलार्णवे ।
शृङ्गिणं तं यथोक्तेन रूपेणाद्रिमिवोच्छ्रितम् ॥३६॥

36. taṁ dṛṣṭvā manujendrendra manurmatsyaṁ jalārṇave ,
śṛṅgiṇaṁ taṁ yathoktena rūpeṇādrimivocchritam.

36. tam dṛṣṭvā manujendrendra manuḥ matsyam jalārṇave |
śṛṅgiṇam tam yathoktena rūpeṇa adrim iva ucchritam

36. O foremost among kings (manujendrendra)! Manu saw that horned fish in the ocean, rising like a mountain with the very form he had described.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, seeing)

• मनुजेन्द्रेन्द्र (manujendrendra) - O foremost among kings (addressing the narrator's audience) (O lord of lords of men, O chief of kings)

• मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (Manu (a progenitor of mankind))

• मत्स्यम् (matsyam) - the fish (fish)

• जलार्णवे (jalārṇave) - in the ocean (in the ocean, in the water-ocean)

• शृङ्गिणम् (śṛṅgiṇam) - the horned one (the fish) (horned)

• तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

• यथोक्तेन (yathoktena) - with the described (as said, as stated, as described)

• रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - with the form (by form, with the form, in the form)

• अद्रिम् (adrim) - a mountain (mountain, rock)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

• उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - rising (like a mountain) (raised, lofty, high, risen)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'matsyam'.

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen (having seen, seeing)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form from the root 'dṛś' (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

मनुजेन्द्रेन्द्र (manujendrendra) - O foremost among kings (addressing the narrator's audience) (O lord of lords of men, O chief of kings)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujendrendra

manujendrendra - chief of kings, lord of lords of men

Compound: manuja (man) + indra (chief) + indra (chief/lord) = manujendra (lord of men) + indra (chief). Dvandva-like or a series of tatpurusha compounds leading to 'chief of kings'. Manuja-indra is a tatpurusha, then (Manujendra)-indra is another tatpurusha.

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuja+indra+indra)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'manu' (man) + 'ja' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a deity), chief, lord, best
  noun (masculine)

Note: The compound means 'indra of manuja-indras' or 'indra among manuja-indras', denoting a supreme king.

मनुः (manuḥ) - Manu (Manu (a progenitor of mankind))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

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

मत्स्यम् (matsyam) - the fish (fish)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish, a particular constellation

जलार्णवे (jalārṇave) - in the ocean (in the ocean, in the water-ocean)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of jalārṇava

jalārṇava - ocean (lit. water-ocean)

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'jala' (water) + 'arṇava' (ocean).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jala+arṇava)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• arṇava – ocean, sea
  noun (masculine)

शृङ्गिणम् (śṛṅgiṇam) - the horned one (the fish) (horned)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śṛṅgin

śṛṅgin - horned, having horns; a horned animal

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

Note: Qualifies 'matsyam' (the fish).

तम् (tam) - that (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Again refers to 'matsyam'.

यथोक्तेन (yathoktena) - with the described (as said, as stated, as described)

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of yathokta

yathokta - as said, as stated, as described, according to what has been said

Indeclinable compound 'yathā' (as) + past passive participle 'ukta' (said/spoken) from root 'vac' (to speak).

Compound type : avyayibhava (yathā+ukta)

• yathā – as, just as, according to
  indeclinable
• ukta – said, spoken, declared
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root 'vac' (to speak).
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Qualifies 'rūpeṇa'.

रूपेण (rūpeṇa) - with the form (by form, with the form, in the form)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, shape, appearance, beauty

अद्रिम् (adrim) - a mountain (mountain, rock)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of adri

adri - mountain, rock, cloud

इव (iva) - like (like, as if, as)

(indeclinable)

उच्छ्रितम् (ucchritam) - rising (like a mountain) (raised, lofty, high, risen)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ucchrita

ucchrita - raised, lifted up, lofty, high, risen

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'śri' (to resort to, to lean on) with prefix 'ud' (up).

Prefix: ud

Root: śri (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'adrim'.