महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-191, verse-16

एतच्छ्रुत्वा स कच्छपस्तस्मात्सरस
उत्थायाभ्यगच्छद्यत्र तिष्ठामो वयं तस्य सरसस्तीरे ॥१६॥

16. etacchrutvā sa kacchapastasmātsarasa
utthāyābhyagacchadyatra tiṣṭhāmo vayaṁ tasya sarasastīre.

16. etat śrutvā saḥ kacchapaḥ tasmāt sarasaḥ utthāya
abhyagacchat yatra tiṣṭhāmaḥ vayam tasya sarasaḥ tīre

16. Having heard this, that tortoise rose from the lake and came to the bank of that same lake, where we were residing.

Words meanings summery:

• एतत् (etat) - this

• श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• कच्छपः (kacchapaḥ) - tortoise

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

• सरसः (sarasaḥ) - from the lake

• उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having stood up

• अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - approached, went towards

• यत्र (yatra) - where

• तिष्ठामः (tiṣṭhāmaḥ) - we stand, we stay

• वयम् (vayam) - we

• तस्य (tasya) - of that

• सरसः (sarasaḥ) - of the lake

• तीरे (tīre) - on the bank

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

श्रुत्वा (śrutvā) - having heard

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

`śru` + `ktvā`

Root: śru (class 5)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कच्छपः (kacchapaḥ) - tortoise

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kacchapa

kacchapa - tortoise

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that

सरसः (sarasaḥ) - from the lake

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond

उत्थाय (utthāya) - having risen, having stood up

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

`ud` + `sthā` + `lyap`

Prefix: ud

Root: sthā (class 1)

अभ्यगच्छत् (abhyagacchat) - approached, went towards

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of abhigam

Past Imperfect Active

`abhi` + `gam` + `at`

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

यत्र (yatra) - where

(indeclinable)

तिष्ठामः (tiṣṭhāmaḥ) - we stand, we stay

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (Laṭ) of sthā

Present Active

`sthā` + `mas`

Root: sthā (class 1)

वयम् (vayam) - we

(pronoun)

Nominative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

तस्य (tasya) - of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

सरसः (sarasaḥ) - of the lake

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of saras

saras - lake, pond

तीरे (tīre) - on the bank

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīra

tīra - bank, shore