महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-16, verse-11

अथ तत्रापि पद्मानि विचिन्वन्भरतर्षभ ।
अन्वपश्यत्स देवेन्द्रं बिसमध्यगतं स्थितम् ॥११॥

11. atha tatrāpi padmāni vicinvanbharatarṣabha ,
anvapaśyatsa devendraṁ bisamadhyagataṁ sthitam.

11. atha tatra api padmāni vicinvan bharatarṣabha
anvapaśyat sa devendraṃ bisamadhyagataṃ sthitam

11. Then, O best of Bharatas, while searching for lotuses even in that place, he perceived Indra, the lord of gods, situated within the center of a lotus fiber.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• पद्मानि (padmāni) - lotuses

• विचिन्वन् (vicinvan) - searching, seeking, gathering

• भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - an address to a prominent member of the Bharata lineage, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna in the Mahābhārata context. (O best of Bharatas, O bull of Bharatas)

• अन्वपश्यत् (anvapaśyat) - he saw, he perceived, he looked after

• स (sa) - refers to the subject of `anvapaśyat`, who is searching for lotuses. (he, that)

• देवेन्द्रं (devendraṁ) - Indra, the lord of gods

• बिसमध्यगतं (bisamadhyagataṁ) - situated in the middle of a lotus fiber

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, located

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

पद्मानि (padmāni) - lotuses

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of padma

padma - lotus

विचिन्वन् (vicinvan) - searching, seeking, gathering

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vicinvat

vicinvat - searching, seeking, gathering

Present Active Participle

derived from √ci (to gather, to seek) with prefix vi-

Prefix: vi

Root: ci (class 5)

भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - an address to a prominent member of the Bharata lineage, likely Dhṛtarāṣṭra or Arjuna in the Mahābhārata context. (O best of Bharatas, O bull of Bharatas)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha

bharatarṣabha - best of Bharatas, bull of Bharatas

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of a legendary king), descendant of Bharata
  proper noun (masculine)
• ṛṣabha – bull, best, chief
  noun (masculine)

अन्वपश्यत् (anvapaśyat) - he saw, he perceived, he looked after

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of anvapaśyat

Imperfect, 3rd person singular

derived from √paś (to see) with prefixes anu- and ava-

Prefixes: anu+ava

Root: paś (class 4)

स (sa) - refers to the subject of `anvapaśyat`, who is searching for lotuses. (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

देवेन्द्रं (devendraṁ) - Indra, the lord of gods

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of devendra

devendra - chief of the gods, Indra

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (deva+indra)

• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
• indra – Indra (name of a Vedic deity, king of gods)
  proper noun (masculine)

बिसमध्यगतं (bisamadhyagataṁ) - situated in the middle of a lotus fiber

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of bisamadhyagata

bisamadhyagata - gone into the middle of a lotus-stalk, situated in the center of a lotus fiber

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bisa+madhya+gata)

• bisa – lotus-stalk, lotus-fiber
  noun (neuter)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, situated, attained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  derived from √gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Modifies `devendraṃ`.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - standing, situated, located

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sthita

sthita - standing, situated, located, existing

Past Passive Participle

derived from √sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies `devendraṃ`.