महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-255, verse-48

स प्रविश्याश्रमपदं व्यपविद्धबृसीघटम् ।
मार्कण्डेयादिभिर्विप्रैरनुकीर्णं ददर्श ह ॥४८॥

48. sa praviśyāśramapadaṁ vyapaviddhabṛsīghaṭam ,
mārkaṇḍeyādibhirviprairanukīrṇaṁ dadarśa ha.

48. sa praviśya āśramapadam vyapaviddhabṛsīghaṭam
mārkaṇḍeyādibhiḥ vipraiḥ anukīrṇam dadarśa ha

48. He (Yudhishthira) entered the hermitage and saw it, with its kusha-grass seats and water pots scattered about, and teeming with Brahmins like Markandeya.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - Referring to King Yudhishthira. (he, that)

• प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

• आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage grounds, abode of ascetics

• व्यपविद्धबृसीघटम् (vyapaviddhabṛsīghaṭam) - having kusha-grass seats and water-pots scattered

• मार्कण्डेयादिभिः (mārkaṇḍeyādibhiḥ) - by Markandeya and others

• विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by Brahmins, by learned men

• अनुकीर्णम् (anukīrṇam) - strewn, filled, scattered with

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - Referring to King Yudhishthira. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he

प्रविश्य (praviśya) - having entered

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Absolutive form of root viś with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: viś (class 6)

आश्रमपदम् (āśramapadam) - hermitage grounds, abode of ascetics

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramapada

āśramapada - hermitage grounds, dwelling of hermits

Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+pada)

• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat; a stage of life (āśrama)
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram
• pada – foot, step, place, abode, spot
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pad

व्यपविद्धबृसीघटम् (vyapaviddhabṛsīghaṭam) - having kusha-grass seats and water-pots scattered

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of vyapaviddhabṛsīghaṭa

vyapaviddhabṛsīghaṭa - having scattered kusha-grass seats and water-pots

Compound describing the state of the āśramapada.

Compound type : bahuvrihi (vyapaviddha+bṛsī+ghaṭa)

• vyapaviddha – scattered, thrown about, dispersed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root vidh with upasargas vi and apa.
  Prefixes: vi+apa
  Root: vidh
• bṛsī – kusha-grass seat, cushion
  noun (feminine)
• ghaṭa – pot, jar, water-pot
  noun (masculine)

Note: This compound acts as an adjective describing āśramapadam.

मार्कण्डेयादिभिः (mārkaṇḍeyādibhiḥ) - by Markandeya and others

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of mārkaṇḍeyādi

mārkaṇḍeyādi - Markandeya and so on, beginning with Markandeya

Compound of Mārkaṇḍeya (a sage) and ādi (beginning, etc.).

Compound type : tatpurusha (mārkaṇḍeya+ādi)

• mārkaṇḍeya – Markandeya (name of a sage)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, and so on, etcetera
  noun (masculine)

विप्रैः (vipraiḥ) - by Brahmins, by learned men

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of vipra

vipra - Brahmin, inspired, wise man

Root: vip

अनुकीर्णम् (anukīrṇam) - strewn, filled, scattered with

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of anukīrṇa

kīrṇa - scattered, spread, strewn

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of root kṛ (to scatter) with prefix anu.

Prefix: anu

Root: kṛ (class 6)

Note: Describes āśramapadam in the accusative case.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect Tense

Perfect active form of root dṛś.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

An emphatic or expletive particle.