महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-38

संयतस्तेन पाशेन मत्स्यः परपुरंजय ।
वेगेन महता नावं प्राकर्षल्लवणाम्भसि ॥३८॥

38. saṁyatastena pāśena matsyaḥ parapuraṁjaya ,
vegena mahatā nāvaṁ prākarṣallavaṇāmbhasi.

38. saṃyataḥ tena pāśena matsyaḥ parapuranjay |
vegena mahatā nāvam prākarṣat lavaṇāmbhasi

38. O conqueror of enemy cities (parapuranjay)! The fish, bound by that rope, swiftly pulled the boat with great force through the salty waters.

Words meanings summery:

• संयतः (saṁyataḥ) - bound (bound, restrained, controlled, firm)

• तेन (tena) - by that (by that, by him)

• पाशेन (pāśena) - by the rope (by the rope, with the rope)

• 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)

• वेगेन (vegena) - with force (with speed, with force, quickly)

• महता (mahatā) - with great (by great, with great)

• नावम् (nāvam) - the boat (boat, ship)

• प्राकर्षत् (prākarṣat) - pulled (he pulled, he dragged)

• लवणाम्भसि (lavaṇāmbhasi) - through the salty waters (in the salty water, in the salt ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

संयतः (saṁyataḥ) - bound (bound, restrained, controlled, firm)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃyata

saṁyata - bound, tied, restrained, controlled, firm, collected

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root 'yam' (to restrain, control) with prefix 'sam' (together, completely).

Prefix: sam

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'matsyaḥ'.

तेन (tena) - by that (by that, by him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to 'pāśena'.

पाशेन (pāśena) - by the rope (by the rope, with the rope)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pāśa

pāśa - rope, cord, snare, noose, chain

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)

वेगेन (vegena) - with force (with speed, with force, quickly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vega

vega - speed, velocity, force, impetuosity

महता (mahatā) - with great (by great, with great)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, mighty, considerable

Note: Qualifies 'vegena'.

नावम् (nāvam) - the boat (boat, ship)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship, vessel

प्राकर्षत् (prākarṣat) - pulled (he pulled, he dragged)

(verb)

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

Imperfect Tense

Imperfect form of root 'kṛṣ' (to pull, draw) with prefix 'pra' (forward, forth).

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

लवणाम्भसि (lavaṇāmbhasi) - through the salty waters (in the salty water, in the salt ocean)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of lavaṇāmbhas

lavaṇāmbhas - salty water, salt ocean

Tatpuruṣa compound: 'lavaṇa' (salty) + 'ambhas' (water).

Compound type : tatpurusha (lavaṇa+ambhas)

• lavaṇa – salt, salty
  adjective (neuter)
• ambhas – water, fluid, ocean
  noun (neuter)