महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-37

वटाकरमयं पाशमथ मत्स्यस्य मूर्धनि ।
मनुर्मनुजशार्दूल तस्मिञ्शृङ्गे न्यवेशयत् ॥३७॥

37. vaṭākaramayaṁ pāśamatha matsyasya mūrdhani ,
manurmanujaśārdūla tasmiñśṛṅge nyaveśayat.

37. vaṭākaramayam pāśam atha matsyasya mūrdhani
| manuḥ manujaśārdūla tasmin śṛṅge nyaveśayat

37. O tiger among men (manujaśārdūla)! Manu then placed a rope made of tree bark (vaṭākaramaya) on the head of that fish, on its horn.

Words meanings summery:

• वटाकरमयम् (vaṭākaramayam) - made of tree bark (made of tree bark, made of the essence of the banyan tree)

• पाशम् (pāśam) - a rope (rope, snare, noose)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

• मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - of the fish

• मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head (on the head, in the head)

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

• मनुजशार्दूल (manujaśārdūla) - O tiger among men (addressing the king to whom the story is narrated) (O tiger among men, O foremost of men)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (horn) (on that, in that)

• शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the horn (on the horn, in the horn)

• न्यवेशयत् (nyaveśayat) - Manu placed (he placed, he caused to enter)

Words meanings and morphology

वटाकरमयम् (vaṭākaramayam) - made of tree bark (made of tree bark, made of the essence of the banyan tree)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vaṭākaramaya

vaṭākaramaya - made of tree bark; made of the essence/core of the banyan tree

Compound 'vaṭa' (banyan tree) + 'ākāra' (form/appearance/essence) + '-maya' (made of). Or 'vaṭa' (banyan tree) + 'akara' (bark, as in 'valkala') + '-maya'. 'ākāra' meaning tree-bark (from Monier-Williams).

Compound type : tatpurusha (vaṭa+ākāra+maya)

• vaṭa – banyan tree (Ficus indica)
  noun (masculine)
• ākāra – form, shape, appearance, manner, bark
  noun (masculine)
• maya – made of, consisting of, full of
  suffix
  Suffix forming adjectives meaning 'made of' or 'consisting of'.

Note: Qualifies 'pāśam'.

पाशम् (pāśam) - a rope (rope, snare, noose)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of pāśa

pāśa - rope, cord, snare, noose, chain

अथ (atha) - then (then, thereupon, now)

(indeclinable)

मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - of the fish

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish, a particular constellation

मूर्धनि (mūrdhani) - on the head (on the head, in the head)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of mūrdhan

mūrdhan - head, top, summit

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

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of manu

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

मनुजशार्दूल (manujaśārdūla) - O tiger among men (addressing the king to whom the story is narrated) (O tiger among men, O foremost of men)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of manujaśārdūla

manujaśārdūla - tiger among men, foremost of men, excellent man

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'manuja' (man) + 'śārdūla' (tiger). Used metaphorically to mean 'foremost/best'.

Compound type : tatpurusha (manuja+śārdūla)

• manuja – man, human being
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from 'manu' (man) + 'ja' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)
• śārdūla – tiger; also used as an intensifier or superlative meaning 'best', 'foremost'
  noun (masculine)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (horn) (on that, in that)

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'śṛṅge'.

शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - on the horn (on the horn, in the horn)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, pinnacle

न्यवेशयत् (nyaveśayat) - Manu placed (he placed, he caused to enter)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense, Causative

Imperfect form of the causative of root 'viś' (to enter) with prefix 'ni' (down, into).

Prefix: ni

Root: viś (class 6)