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.

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)