महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-43

ततः स्निग्धाम्बुदाभासं वेदव्यासमकल्मषम् ।
आवासं च सरस्वत्याः स वै व्यासं ददर्श ह ॥४३॥

43. tataḥ snigdhāmbudābhāsaṁ vedavyāsamakalmaṣam ,
āvāsaṁ ca sarasvatyāḥ sa vai vyāsaṁ dadarśa ha.

43. tataḥ snigdha ambuda ābhāsam vedavyāsam akalmaṣam
āvāsam ca sarasvatyāḥ sa vai vyāsam dadarśa ha

43. tataḥ saḥ vai snigdha ambuda ābhāsam,
akalmaṣam,
sarasvatyāḥ ca āvāsam vedavyāsam (vyāsam) ha dadarśa.

43. Then he (Droṇi) indeed saw Vyāsa (Vedavyāsa), who possessed the luster of a dark, moist cloud, was spotless, and was the very abode of Sarasvatī (the goddess of knowledge).

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

• स्निग्ध (snigdha) - smooth, glossy, moist, dark-blue, loving

• अम्बुद (ambuda) - cloud (lit. water-giver)

• आभासम् (ābhāsam) - luster, appearance, semblance

• वेदव्यासम् (vedavyāsam) - Vedavyāsa (the compiler of the Vedas)

• अकल्मषम् (akalmaṣam) - spotless, sinless, pure, faultless

• आवासम् (āvāsam) - metaphorically, as the seat or source (dwelling, abode, residence)

• च (ca) - and, also

• सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, speech, and art)

• सः (saḥ) - Droṇi (Aśvatthāman) (he, that)

• वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

• व्यासम् (vyāsam) - Vedavyāsa, the sage (Vyāsa)

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

• ह (ha) - indeed, verily, truly

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of `tad` (that).

स्निग्ध (snigdha) - smooth, glossy, moist, dark-blue, loving

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of snigdha

snigdha - smooth, glossy, moist, dark-blue, tender, loving

Past Passive Participle

From root `snih` (to be oily, to be soft, to love).

Root: snih (class 4)

Note: Part of `snigdhāmbudābhāsam`.

अम्बुद (ambuda) - cloud (lit. water-giver)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ambuda

ambuda - cloud, water-giver

Compound of `ambu` (water) and `da` (giver, from root `dā`).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (ambu+da)

• ambu – water
  noun (neuter)
• da – giver, bestower
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root dā (to give).
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Part of `snigdhāmbudābhāsam`.

आभासम् (ābhāsam) - luster, appearance, semblance

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ābhāsa

ābhāsa - luster, splendor, appearance, semblance

From root `bhās` (to shine) with upasarga `ā` and suffix `a`.

Prefix: ā

Root: bhās (class 1)

Note: Last element of the `snigdhāmbudābhāsam` compound, which is a bahuvrīhi describing Vyāsa.

वेदव्यासम् (vedavyāsam) - Vedavyāsa (the compiler of the Vedas)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vedavyāsa

vedavyāsa - Vyāsa, the compiler of the Vedas, a great sage

Compound of `veda` (sacred knowledge) and `vyāsa` (compiler, arranger).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vyāsa)

• veda – sacred knowledge, Veda
  noun (masculine)
  From root vid (to know).
  Root: vid (class 2)
• vyāsa – compiler, arranger, expansion, diameter, separation
  proper noun (masculine)
  From vi + as (to throw, cast), meaning to spread out, arrange.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of `dadarśa`.

अकल्मषम् (akalmaṣam) - spotless, sinless, pure, faultless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of akalmaṣa

akalmaṣa - spotless, sinless, pure, faultless

`a` (negation) + `kalmaṣa` (stain, sin, fault).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kalmaṣa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• kalmaṣa – stain, impurity, sin, fault
  noun (neuter)

Note: Describes Vyāsa.

आवासम् (āvāsam) - metaphorically, as the seat or source (dwelling, abode, residence)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of āvāsa

āvāsa - dwelling, abode, residence, place of rest

From root `vas` (to dwell) with upasarga `ā`.

Prefix: ā

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: Describes Vyāsa.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'spotless' and 'abode of Sarasvatī'.

सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, speech, and art)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (goddess of knowledge, wisdom, art, music, and speech), a river

From `sarasvat` (having pools or water) + `ī` feminine suffix.

Note: Possessive, 'of Sarasvatī'.

सः (saḥ) - Droṇi (Aśvatthāman) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of `dadarśa`.

वै (vai) - indeed, surely, verily

(indeclinable)

Used to emphasize or confirm.

व्यासम् (vyāsam) - Vedavyāsa, the sage (Vyāsa)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vyāsa

vyāsa - compiler, arranger, name of a sage (Vedavyāsa)

From `vi` + root `as` (to throw, cast), meaning to spread out, arrange.

Prefix: vi

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Object of `dadarśa`.

ददर्श (dadarśa) - saw, beheld

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of dṛś

Perfect third person singular

Reduplicated perfect form of root `dṛś`.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verb.

ह (ha) - indeed, verily, truly

(indeclinable)

A particle used for emphasis or to fill a verse.