महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-46

सा बद्धा तत्र तैस्तूर्णमृषिभिर्भरतर्षभ ।
नौर्मत्स्यस्य वचः श्रुत्वा शृङ्गे हिमवतस्तदा ॥४६॥

46. sā baddhā tatra taistūrṇamṛṣibhirbharatarṣabha ,
naurmatsyasya vacaḥ śrutvā śṛṅge himavatastadā.

46. sā baddhā tatra taiḥ tūrṇam ṛṣibhiḥ bharatarṣabha
| nauḥ matsyasya vacaḥ śrutvā śṛṅge himavataḥ tadā

46. Then, O best of Bharatas (bharatarṣabha), that boat was quickly tied there by those seers (ṛṣi) to the peak of the Himalayas, having heard the words of the fish.

46. הו מבחר בני בְּהַרַטַה, החוזים קשרו אותה שם במהירות, לפי דברי הדג, על פסגת הִימַוַט.

Words meanings summery:

• सा (sā) - that, she

• बद्धा (baddhā) - tied, bound

• तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

• तैः (taiḥ) - by those

• तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, immediately, swiftly

• ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the seers (ṛṣi), by the sages

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

• नौः (nauḥ) - the boat

• मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - of the fish

• वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - to the peak, on the peak, on the summit

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

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

सा (sā) - that, she

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Note: Refers to nauḥ (boat).

बद्धा (baddhā) - tied, bound

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of baddha

baddha - tied, bound, fastened, imprisoned

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √bandh (to tie).

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Agrees with sā and nauḥ. Used here predicatively, implying 'was tied'.

तत्र (tatra) - there, to that place

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb of place, referring to the peak.

तैः (taiḥ) - by those

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, it

Note: Agrees with ṛṣibhiḥ, indicating the agents of the tying.

तूर्णम् (tūrṇam) - quickly, immediately, swiftly

(indeclinable)

Past Passive Participle (often used adverbially)

Derived from √tvar (to hasten).

Root: tvar (class 1)

Note: Adverb, modifying the act of tying.

ऋषिभिः (ṛṣibhiḥ) - by the seers (ṛṣi), by the sages

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - seer, sage, inspired poet

Note: Indicates the agents of the tying, agreeing with taiḥ.

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O best of Bharatas

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of the Bharatas, bull among Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – descendant of Bharata, a ruler of India (Bharata-varṣa)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, chief, best, excellent
  noun (masculine)

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

नौः (nauḥ) - the boat

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - boat, ship, vessel

Note: The subject of the implied 'was tied'.

मत्स्यस्य (matsyasya) - of the fish

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

Note: Modifies vacaḥ.

वचः (vacaḥ) - word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacas

vacas - word, speech, saying, declaration

Note: Object of śrutvā.

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

Derived from √śru (to hear) with suffix -ktvā.

Root: śru (class 5)

Note: Indicates an action completed before the main action (tying).

शृङ्गे (śṛṅge) - to the peak, on the peak, on the summit

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of śṛṅga

śṛṅga - horn, peak, summit, pinnacle

Note: Indicates the location where the boat was tied.

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 śṛṅge.

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

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