महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-185, verse-6

तं कदाचित्तपस्यन्तमार्द्रचीरजटाधरम् ।
वीरिणीतीरमागम्य मत्स्यो वचनमब्रवीत् ॥६॥

6. taṁ kadācittapasyantamārdracīrajaṭādharam ,
vīriṇītīramāgamya matsyo vacanamabravīt.

6. taṃ kadācit tapasyantam ārdracīrajaṭādharam
vīriṇītīram āgamya matsyaḥ vacanam abravīt

6. Once, a fish approached him, who was performing asceticism (tapas) and wearing wet bark-garments and matted locks, on the bank of the Vīriṇī and spoke these words.

6. פעם, כשסיגף את עצמו לבוש בגדי קליפה לחים ועם קוקו, בא דג אל גדת הנהר וִירִינִי ואמר לו דברים.

Words meanings summery:

• तं (taṁ) - him, that (accusative masculine)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

• तपस्यन्तम् (tapasyantam) - performing austerity (tapas), practicing penance (accusative masculine)

• आर्द्रचीरजटाधरम् (ārdracīrajaṭādharam) - wearing wet bark-garments and matted locks

• वीरिणीतीरम् (vīriṇītīram) - The bank of the river named Vīriṇī. (the bank of the Vīriṇī (river))

• आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, having approached

• मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - a fish

• वचनम् (vacanam) - a word, speech, saying

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

Words meanings and morphology

तं (taṁ) - him, that (accusative masculine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Object of implied verb (e.g., 'addressing him'). Also, the object of description for the participles.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once, sometimes, at some time

(indeclinable)

`kadā` (when) + `cit` (particle of indefiniteness)

तपस्यन्तम् (tapasyantam) - performing austerity (tapas), practicing penance (accusative masculine)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tapasyant

tapasyant - performing austerity, practicing penance

Present Active Participle

From denominative verb `tapasyati` (to perform tapas)

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Formed from `tapasya` (denominative from `tapas`) + `śatṛ`.

आर्द्रचीरजटाधरम् (ārdracīrajaṭādharam) - wearing wet bark-garments and matted locks

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārdracīrajaṭādhara

ārdracīrajaṭādhara - wearing wet bark-garments and matted locks

Compound describing someone wearing these things.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ārdra+cīra+jaṭā+dhara)

• ārdra – wet, moist, fresh
  adjective
• cīra – bark-garment, strip of cloth
  noun (neuter)
• jaṭā – matted hair, tangled locks
  noun (feminine)
• dhara – wearing, bearing, holding
  adjective
  Agent noun/adjective from root dhṛ
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `taṃ`.

वीरिणीतीरम् (vīriṇītīram) - The bank of the river named Vīriṇī. (the bank of the Vīriṇī (river))

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vīriṇītīra

vīriṇītīra - bank of the Vīriṇī (river)

compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīriṇī+tīra)

• vīriṇī – name of a river or plant
  proper noun (feminine)
• tīra – bank, shore, edge
  noun (neuter)

Note: Object of `āgamya`.

आगम्य (āgamya) - having come, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

from root `gam` with prefix `ā`, suffix `lyaP`

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

मत्स्यः (matsyaḥ) - a fish

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of matsya

matsya - fish

Root: mad

वचनम् (vacanam) - a word, speech, saying

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vacana

vacana - speech, word, saying, sentence

from root `vac`

Root: vac (class 2)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of brū

imperfect active

From root `brū` (or `vac`), imperfect form (laṅ). The initial `a` is the augment for past tense.

Root: brū (class 2)

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