महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-44

ततो हिमवतः शृङ्गं यत्परं पुरुषर्षभ ।
तत्राकर्षत्ततो नावं स मत्स्यः कुरुनन्दन ॥४४॥

44. tato himavataḥ śṛṅgaṁ yatparaṁ puruṣarṣabha ,
tatrākarṣattato nāvaṁ sa matsyaḥ kurunandana.

44. tataḥ himavataḥ śṛṅgam yat param puruṣarṣabha |
tatra akarṣat tataḥ nāvam saḥ matsyaḥ kurunandana

44. Then, O best among men (puruṣarṣabha), that fish, O delight of the Kurus (kurunandana), pulled the boat to that supreme peak of the Himalayas.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

• हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalayas, of Himavat

• शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak, horn, summit

• यत् (yat) - which, that

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

• पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men

• तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

• अकर्षत् (akarṣat) - he pulled, he dragged

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

• नावम् (nāvam) - boat, ship

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

• कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from there

(indeclinable)

हिमवतः (himavataḥ) - of the Himalayas, of Himavat

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - Himavat (the Himalayas), snowy (mountain)

Possessive adjective formed with -vat suffix, referring to the mountain range.

Note: Genitive singular, modifying śṛṅgam.

शृङ्गम् (śṛṅgam) - peak, horn, summit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, pinnacle

Note: Accusative singular, indicating the destination of the action.

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Relative pronoun, refers to śṛṅgam.

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, excellent, other, next

Note: Agrees with yat and śṛṅgam, completing the description 'which is supreme'.

पुरुषर्षभ (puruṣarṣabha) - O best among men

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of puruṣarṣabha

puruṣarṣabha - best of men, bull among men, eminent man

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puruṣa+ṛṣabha)

• puruṣa – man, person, male, human being, the cosmic person (puruṣa)
  noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

Note: An epithet for the listener, Yudhishthira, often used in the Mahabharata.

तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

(indeclinable)

अकर्षत् (akarṣat) - he pulled, he dragged

(verb)

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

Imperfect tense form (laṅ).

Root: kṛṣ (class 1)

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition of 'then' emphasizes the sequence of events.

नावम् (nāvam) - boat, ship

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship, vessel

Note: Object of akarṣat.

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Refers to the fish, subject of akarṣat.

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

Note: In apposition with saḥ.

कुरुनन्दन (kurunandana) - O delight of the Kurus, O son of Kuru

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of kurunandana

kurunandana - delight of the Kurus, joy of the Kuru dynasty, son of Kuru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kuru+nandana)

• kuru – Kuru (name of an ancient dynasty/tribe)
  proper noun (masculine)
• nandana – son, delighter, joy, pleasing
  noun (masculine)
  verbal noun
  Derived from √nand (to rejoice, be glad).
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: An epithet for the listener, Yudhishthira, often used in the Mahabharata.