महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-213, verse-6

स शैलं मानसं गत्वा ध्यायन्नर्थमिमं भृशम् ।
शुश्रावार्तस्वरं घोरमथ मुक्तं स्त्रिया तदा ॥६॥

6. sa śailaṁ mānasaṁ gatvā dhyāyannarthamimaṁ bhṛśam ,
śuśrāvārtasvaraṁ ghoramatha muktaṁ striyā tadā.

6. saḥ śailam mānasam gatvā dhyāyan artham imam bhṛśam
| śuśrāva ārtasvaram ghoram atha muktam striyā tadā

6. Having gone to Mount Manasa, he (Indra) was deeply meditating on this matter (artha) when he then heard a terrible cry of distress uttered by a woman.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - Indra (he)

• शैलम् (śailam) - mountain

• मानसम् (mānasam) - Manasa (mountain)

• गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

• ध्यायन् (dhyāyan) - meditating, reflecting

• अर्थम् (artham) - matter, purpose, meaning

• इमम् (imam) - this

• भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely

• शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - he heard

• आर्तस्वरम् (ārtasvaram) - a cry of distress, a mournful sound

• घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

• अथ (atha) - then, and then

• मुक्तम् (muktam) - uttered, released

• स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - Indra (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

Note: Refers to Purandara (Indra).

शैलम् (śailam) - mountain

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of śaila

śaila - mountain, rock, hill

Root: śil

Note: Object of motion `gatvā`.

मानसम् (mānasam) - Manasa (mountain)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mānasa

mānasa - relating to the mind, mental / Manasa (name of a sacred lake or mountain)

Root: man

Note: Agrees with `śailam`.

गत्वा (gatvā) - having gone

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

root `gam` (to go) + `tvā` (absolutive suffix)

Root: gam (class 1)

ध्यायन् (dhyāyan) - meditating, reflecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dhyāyat

dhyāyat - meditating, thinking, contemplating

Present Active Participle

root `dhyā` (to meditate) + `śatṛ` (present active participle suffix)

Root: dhyā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `saḥ`.

अर्थम् (artham) - matter, purpose, meaning

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - meaning, purpose, object, matter, wealth

Note: Object of meditation.

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Agrees with `artham`.

भृशम् (bhṛśam) - greatly, intensely

(indeclinable)

Often used as an adverb.

Note: Adverb modifying `dhyāyan`.

शुश्राव (śuśrāva) - he heard

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of śru

Perfect Active

reduplicated perfect form

Root: śru (class 5)

आर्तस्वरम् (ārtasvaram) - a cry of distress, a mournful sound

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ārtasvara

ārtasvara - a cry of distress, piteous sound

Compound type : tatpurusha (ārta+svara)

• ārta – distressed, afflicted, pained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  root `ṛ` (to go, move) with `ā` + `kta` suffix
  Prefix: ā
  Root: ṛ (class 3)
• svara – sound, tone, voice, cry
  noun (masculine)
  Root: svṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of `śuśrāva`.

घोरम् (ghoram) - terrible, dreadful

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, awful, frightful

Root: ghūr

Note: Agrees with `ārtasvaram`.

अथ (atha) - then, and then

(indeclinable)

मुक्तम् (muktam) - uttered, released

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mukta

mukta - released, liberated, uttered, discharged

Past Passive Participle

root `muc` (to release, utter) + `kta` (past passive participle suffix)

Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with `ārtasvaram`.

स्त्रिया (striyā) - by a woman

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of strī

strī - woman, wife

Note: Agent in passive construction (`muktam`).

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

Formed from `tad` (that)