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.

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)