महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-87, verse-8

यस्यास्तीरे सतां मध्ये ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः ।
पपात स पुनर्लोकाँल्लेभे धर्मान्सनातनान् ॥८॥

8. yasyāstīre satāṁ madhye yayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ ,
papāta sa punarlokāँllebhe dharmānsanātanān.

8. yasyāḥ tīre satām madhye yayātiḥ nahuṣātmajaḥ
papāta sa punaḥ lokān lebhe dharmān sanātanān

8. On the bank of that river, among the virtuous, Yayāti, the son of Nahuṣa, fell (from his heavenly abode). He then regained eternal merits (dharma) and worlds.

Words meanings summery:

• यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which river (of which, whose)

• तीरे (tīre) - on the bank, shore

• सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous people (of the good, of the virtuous, of the existing ones)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, among, in the midst of

• ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa. (Yayāti (name of an ancient king))

• नहुषात्मजः (nahuṣātmajaḥ) - Refers to King Yayāti. (son of Nahuṣa)

• पपात (papāta) - fell from heavenly realms due to loss of merit. (fell, descended)

• स (sa) - Yayāti (he)

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

• लोकान् (lokān) - heavenly realms (worlds, realms, regions)

• लेभे (lebhe) - attained, gained, received

• धर्मान् (dharmān) - merits (dharma) that lead to higher worlds (merits, virtues, laws (dharma))

• सनातनान् (sanātanān) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

Words meanings and morphology

यस्याः (yasyāḥ) - of which river (of which, whose)

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of yad

yad - which, what (relative pronoun)

Genitive singular feminine of 'yad'.

तीरे (tīre) - on the bank, shore

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tīra

tīra - bank, shore, edge

सताम् (satām) - of the virtuous people (of the good, of the virtuous, of the existing ones)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of sat

sat - existing, good, virtuous, real; a good person, a saint

Present Active Participle

Genitive plural of 'sat' (masculine/feminine/neuter stem, here implied masculine).

Root: as (class 2)

मध्ये (madhye) - in the middle, among, in the midst of

(indeclinable)

Locative singular of 'madhya'.

Note: Functions adverbially here.

ययातिः (yayātiḥ) - King Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa. (Yayāti (name of an ancient king))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yayāti

yayāti - Yayāti (a celebrated king, son of Nahuṣa)

नहुषात्मजः (nahuṣātmajaḥ) - Refers to King Yayāti. (son of Nahuṣa)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nahuṣātmaja

nahuṣātmaja - son of Nahuṣa

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nahuṣa+ātmaja)

• nahuṣa – Nahuṣa (a mythical king, father of Yayāti)
  proper noun (masculine)
• ātmaja – son, offspring
  noun (masculine)
  From 'ātman' (self) + 'ja' (born).
  Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Epithet for Yayāti.

पपात (papāta) - fell from heavenly realms due to loss of merit. (fell, descended)

(verb)

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

Perfect

Reduplicated past tense.

Root: pat (class 1)

स (sa) - Yayāti (he)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

Nominative singular masculine of 'tad'.

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, anew

(indeclinable)

लोकान् (lokān) - heavenly realms (worlds, realms, regions)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, region, people

Accusative plural of 'loka'.

Note: Object of 'lebhe'.

लेभे (lebhe) - attained, gained, received

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of labh

Perfect (ātmanepada)

Root 'labh' (1st class, ātmanepada).

Root: labh (class 1)

धर्मान् (dharmān) - merits (dharma) that lead to higher worlds (merits, virtues, laws (dharma))

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma

dharma - constitution, natural law, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty, virtue, merit, religious ordinance, justice (dharma)

Accusative plural of 'dharma'.

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Object of 'lebhe'.

सनातनान् (sanātanān) - eternal, everlasting, ancient

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sanātana

sanātana - eternal, everlasting, ancient, primeval

Accusative plural masculine. From 'sana' (old) + 'tana' (suffix).

Note: Qualifies 'dharmān'.