महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-183, verse-15

ततस्तेषामहं वाग्भिस्तर्पितः सहसोत्थितः ।
मातरं सरितां श्रेष्ठामपश्यं रथमास्थिताम् ॥१५॥

15. tatasteṣāmahaṁ vāgbhistarpitaḥ sahasotthitaḥ ,
mātaraṁ saritāṁ śreṣṭhāmapaśyaṁ rathamāsthitām.

15. tataḥ teṣām aham vāgbhiḥ tarpitaḥ sahasā utthitaḥ
mātaram saritām śreṣṭhām apaśyam ratham āsthitām

15. tataḥ teṣām vāgbhiḥ tarpitaḥ aham sahasā utthitaḥ,
saritām śreṣṭhām mātaram ratham āsthitām apaśyam

15. Then, being gratified by their words, I suddenly rose. I saw the mother, the foremost of rivers, seated in a chariot.

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

• अहम् (aham) - I

• वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - by words (by words, with speeches)

• तर्पितः (tarpitaḥ) - satisfied (satisfied, gratified, pleased)

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, quickly, by force)

• उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - risen, stood up (risen, stood up, emerged)

• मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

• सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

• श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - foremost (best, foremost, chief)

• अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw (I saw, I beheld)

• रथम् (ratham) - chariot

• आस्थिताम् (āsthitām) - seated in (standing on, seated in, situated)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from that)

(indeclinable)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

वाग्भिः (vāgbhiḥ) - by words (by words, with speeches)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of vāc

vāc - speech, word, voice

Root: vac (class 2)

तर्पितः (tarpitaḥ) - satisfied (satisfied, gratified, pleased)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tarpita

tarpita - satisfied, gratified, pleased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root tṛp (to satisfy)

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly (suddenly, quickly, by force)

(indeclinable)

उत्थितः (utthitaḥ) - risen, stood up (risen, stood up, emerged)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utthita

utthita - risen, stood up, emerged

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ut

Prefix: ut

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

मातरम् (mātaram) - mother

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of mātṛ

mātṛ - mother

Note: Object of 'apaśyam'.

सरिताम् (saritām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of sarit

sarit - river

Root: sṛ (class 1)

श्रेष्ठाम् (śreṣṭhām) - foremost (best, foremost, chief)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śreṣṭha

śreṣṭha - best, foremost, chief, most excellent

Superlative degree of praśasya/praśasta (excellent)

Root: praśas

Note: Modifies 'mātaram'.

अपश्यम् (apaśyam) - I saw (I saw, I beheld)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of dṛś

Imperfect

'a'-augment + root + personal ending

Root: dṛś (class 1)

रथम् (ratham) - chariot

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ratha

ratha - chariot, car

Root: ram

आस्थिताम् (āsthitām) - seated in (standing on, seated in, situated)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āsthita

āsthita - standing on, seated, situated, resorted to

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand) with upasarga ā

Prefix: ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mātaram'.