महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-28, verse-44

तं तथा हीयमानं च हंसो दृष्ट्वाब्रवीदिदम् ।
उज्जिहीर्षुर्निमज्जन्तं स्मरन्सत्पुरुषव्रतम् ॥४४॥

44. taṁ tathā hīyamānaṁ ca haṁso dṛṣṭvābravīdidam ,
ujjihīrṣurnimajjantaṁ smaransatpuruṣavratam.

44. tam tathā hīyamāṇam ca haṃsaḥ dṛṣṭvā abravīt idam
ujjihīrṣuḥ nimajjantam smaran satpuruṣavratam

44. ca tam tathā hīyamāṇam dṛṣṭvā,
haṃsaḥ idam abravīt.
satpuruṣavratam smaran,
nimajjantam ujjihīrṣuḥ.

44. The swan, seeing him thus diminishing, spoke these words, desiring to uplift him who was sinking, remembering the sacred duty (vrata) of noble individuals.

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - him

• तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

• हीयमाणम् (hīyamāṇam) - diminishing, wasting away, being neglected

• च (ca) - and, also

• हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - swan, goose

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

• अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

• इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this)

• उज्जिहीर्षुः (ujjihīrṣuḥ) - desiring to uplift, wishing to rescue

• निमज्जन्तम् (nimajjantam) - him who was sinking, the sinking one

• स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering, recollecting

• सत्पुरुषव्रतम् (satpuruṣavratam) - the sacred duty (vrata) of noble individuals (the vow/conduct of good persons)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - him

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the crow mentioned in the previous verse.

तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, so

(indeclinable)

हीयमाणम् (hīyamāṇam) - diminishing, wasting away, being neglected

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of hīyamāṇa

hīyamāṇa - diminishing, wasting away, being neglected, failing

present passive participle

from root hā (to abandon, to leave) in passive voice + śānac suffix, or from root hī (to shrink, diminish)

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `tam` (him).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

हंसः (haṁsaḥ) - swan, goose

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of haṃsa

haṁsa - swan, goose, a mythical bird, soul (ātman)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen, after seeing

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

from root dṛś (to see) + ktvā suffix

Root: dṛś (class 1)

अब्रवीत् (abravīt) - he spoke, he said

(verb)

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

imperfect, 3rd person singular

laṅ (Imperfect), Parasmaipada, 3rd singular

Root: brū (class 2)

इदम् (idam) - these (words) (this)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

Note: Refers to the words that follow.

उज्जिहीर्षुः (ujjihīrṣuḥ) - desiring to uplift, wishing to rescue

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ujjihīrṣu

ujjihīrṣu - desiring to lift up, wishing to rescue, intending to remove

desiderative agent noun

from ud-hā (to lift up) in desiderative stem + u प्रत्यय

Prefix: ud

Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Agrees with `haṃsaḥ`.

निमज्जन्तम् (nimajjantam) - him who was sinking, the sinking one

(participle)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nimajjant

nimajjant - sinking, plunging, immersing

present active participle

from ni-majj (to sink) + śatṛ suffix

Prefix: ni

Root: majj (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `tam` (the crow).

स्मरन् (smaran) - remembering, recollecting

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smarant

smarant - remembering, recollecting

present active participle

from root smṛ (to remember) + śatṛ suffix

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `haṃsaḥ`.

सत्पुरुषव्रतम् (satpuruṣavratam) - the sacred duty (vrata) of noble individuals (the vow/conduct of good persons)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of satpuruṣavrata

satpuruṣavrata - the vow/observance/conduct of good people

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (satpuruṣa+vrata)

• satpuruṣa – good person, noble man, righteous individual
  noun (masculine)
  sat (good, true) + puruṣa (person)
• vrata – vow, sacred duty, observance, conduct, rule
  noun (neuter)