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5,9

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-16

विचेरुः संप्रहर्षं च नाभ्यगच्छन्महातपाः ।
इन्द्रियाणि वशे कृत्वा पूर्णसागरसंनिभः ॥१६॥
16. viceruḥ saṁpraharṣaṁ ca nābhyagacchanmahātapāḥ ,
indriyāṇi vaśe kṛtvā pūrṇasāgarasaṁnibhaḥ.
16. viceruḥ saṃpraharṣam ca na abhyagacchan mahātapāḥ
indriyāṇi vaśe kṛtvā pūrṇasāgarasaṃnibhaḥ
16. The great ascetic (mahātapāḥ), having brought his senses (indriyāṇi) under control and being like a full ocean, found that his senses did not wander and did not experience delight.

Words meanings summery:

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  • विचेरुः (viceruḥ) - The senses (implied subject) wandered or strayed (wandered, roamed, moved about)
  • संप्रहर्षम् (saṁpraharṣam) - mental delight or elation from worldly experiences (great joy, delight, elation)
  • (ca) - and
  • (na) - not
  • अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - the senses (implied subject) did not experience or attain (delight) (they went towards, they attained, they experienced)
  • महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - a sage who performs severe austerities (tapas) (great ascetic, one of great austerity (tapas))
  • इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the five sense organs (senses, sense organs, faculties)
  • वशे (vaśe) - under his control (under control, in power, subjugated)
  • कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having brought (the senses) under control, having subdued (having done, having made)
  • पूर्णसागरसंनिभः (pūrṇasāgarasaṁnibhaḥ) - steady and unperturbed like a full, calm ocean (resembling a full ocean, like a full ocean)

Words meanings and morphology

विचेरुः (viceruḥ) - The senses (implied subject) wandered or strayed (wandered, roamed, moved about)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vi-car
Prefix: vi
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Implied subject is 'indriyāṇi' (senses).
संप्रहर्षम् (saṁpraharṣam) - mental delight or elation from worldly experiences (great joy, delight, elation)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃpraharṣa
saṁpraharṣa - great joy, delight, elation, ecstasy
Derived from root `hṛṣ` (to be excited) with prefixes `sam` and `pra`.
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
(na) - not
(indeclinable)
अभ्यगच्छन् (abhyagacchan) - the senses (implied subject) did not experience or attain (delight) (they went towards, they attained, they experienced)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of abhi-gam
Prefix: abhi
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Implied subject is 'indriyāṇi' (senses).
महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - a sage who performs severe austerities (tapas) (great ascetic, one of great austerity (tapas))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapāḥ
mahātapāḥ - great ascetic, one who has performed great austerities (tapas)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahā+tapas)
  • mahā – great, large, mighty
    adjective
  • tapas – austerity (tapas), penance, heat, spiritual fervor
    noun (neuter)
Note: Subject of the sentence, acting through his control over the senses.
इन्द्रियाणि (indriyāṇi) - the five sense organs (senses, sense organs, faculties)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of indriya
indriya - sense, sense organ, faculty, power
Note: Object of 'kṛtvā', and implied subject of 'viceruḥ' and 'abhyagacchan'.
वशे (vaśe) - under his control (under control, in power, subjugated)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vaśa
vaśa - will, power, control, subjugation
Note: Indicates the state into which the senses were brought.
कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - having brought (the senses) under control, having subdued (having done, having made)
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Derived from root `kṛ` with suffix `tvā`.
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Absolutive (gerund).
पूर्णसागरसंनिभः (pūrṇasāgarasaṁnibhaḥ) - steady and unperturbed like a full, calm ocean (resembling a full ocean, like a full ocean)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of pūrṇasāgarasaṃnibha
pūrṇasāgarasaṁnibha - resembling a full ocean, like a full ocean
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (pūrṇa+sāgara+saṃnibha)
  • pūrṇa – full, complete, filled
    adjective
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root `pṛ` (to fill).
    Root: pṛ
  • sāgara – ocean, sea
    noun (masculine)
  • saṃnibha – resembling, like, similar to
    adjective
Note: Adjective describing 'mahātapāḥ'.