महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-4, chapter-14, verse-21

तां मृगीमिव वित्रस्तां दृष्ट्वा कृष्णां समीपगाम् ।
उदतिष्ठन्मुदा सूतो नावं लब्ध्वेव पारगः ॥२१॥

21. tāṁ mṛgīmiva vitrastāṁ dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇāṁ samīpagām ,
udatiṣṭhanmudā sūto nāvaṁ labdhveva pāragaḥ.

21. tām mṛgīm iva vitrastām dṛṣṭvā kṛṣṇām samīpagām
| udatiṣṭhat mudā sūtaḥ nāvam labdhvā iva pāragḥ

21. Seeing her, Kṛṣṇā (Draupadī), who was terrified like a doe and approaching him, the charioteer (Kīcaka) rose with delight, just like a voyager who has found a boat.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - Draupadī (her, that (feminine))

• मृगीम् (mṛgīm) - a doe, a female deer

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• वित्रस्ताम् (vitrastām) - Draupadī, terrified by Kīcaka (terrified, frightened, alarmed)

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - (Kīcaka) having seen (having seen)

• कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā, the dark-complexioned one)

• समीपगाम् (samīpagām) - Draupadī, who was approaching Kīcaka (likely led by a servant) (approaching, come near, being nearby)

• उदतिष्ठत् (udatiṣṭhat) - Kīcaka rose (with joy) (he rose, he stood up)

• मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily, delightedly

• सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Kīcaka (who held the position of charioteer / commander-in-chief in the Matsya kingdom) (charioteer, bard, carpenter, chief officer)

• नावम् (nāvam) - a boat, a ship

• लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having found, having received

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पारग्ः (pāragḥ) - a voyager eager to cross (one who goes to the other shore, a voyager, a ferryman)

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - Draupadī (her, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Direct object of 'dṛṣṭvā'.

मृगीम् (mṛgīm) - a doe, a female deer

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mṛgī

mṛgī - a female deer, a doe

Feminine form of 'mṛga' (deer).

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

वित्रस्ताम् (vitrastām) - Draupadī, terrified by Kīcaka (terrified, frightened, alarmed)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vitrasta

vitrasta - terrified, frightened, alarmed, afraid

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of √tras (to tremble, be afraid) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: tras (class 4)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - (Kīcaka) having seen (having seen)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of √dṛś (to see).

Root: dṛś (class 1)

कृष्णाम् (kṛṣṇām) - Draupadī (Kṛṣṇā, the dark-complexioned one)

(proper noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kṛṣṇā

kṛṣṇā - Kṛṣṇā (a name for Draupadī, meaning 'dark' or 'dark-complexioned')

Note: Agrees with 'tām'.

समीपगाम् (samīpagām) - Draupadī, who was approaching Kīcaka (likely led by a servant) (approaching, come near, being nearby)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of samīpaga

samīpaga - going near, approaching, being in proximity

Compound of 'samīpa' (near, proximity) and '-ga' (going, from √gam).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (samīpa+ga)

• samīpa – near, proximity, vicinity
  indeclinable
• ga – going, moving, reaching
  adjective
  Agent suffix from √gam (to go). The feminine form is 'gā'.
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Describes Draupadī's state of movement.

उदतिष्ठत् (udatiṣṭhat) - Kīcaka rose (with joy) (he rose, he stood up)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of utsthā

Imperfect Active

3rd person singular Imperfect Active of √sthā (to stand) with prefix ut-

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

मुदा (mudā) - with joy, happily, delightedly

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of mud

mud - joy, delight, pleasure, happiness

Root: mud (class 1)

सूतः (sūtaḥ) - Kīcaka (who held the position of charioteer / commander-in-chief in the Matsya kingdom) (charioteer, bard, carpenter, chief officer)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sūta

sūta - charioteer, royal bard, carpenter; a man of mixed caste; a chief officer or minister

Root: sū (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'udatiṣṭhat'.

नावम् (nāvam) - a boat, a ship

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nau

nau - a boat, a ship, a vessel

Note: Direct object of 'labdhvā'.

लब्ध्वा (labdhvā) - having obtained, having found, having received

(indeclinable)

Absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of √labh (to obtain).

Root: labh (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

पारग्ः (pāragḥ) - a voyager eager to cross (one who goes to the other shore, a voyager, a ferryman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāraga

pāraga - one who goes across, a crosser, a voyager, a ferryman

Compound of 'pāra' (the other shore, opposite bank) and '-ga' (going, from √gam).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāra+ga)

• pāra – the other side, opposite bank, further shore, end
  noun (neuter)
• ga – going, moving, one who goes
  adjective
  Agent suffix from √gam (to go).
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Acts as the subject of the implied verb in the simile.