महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-8, chapter-49, verse-41

कौशिकोऽप्यभवद्विप्रस्तपस्वी न बहुश्रुतः ।
नदीनां संगमे ग्रामाददूरे स किलावसत् ॥४१॥

41. kauśiko'pyabhavadviprastapasvī na bahuśrutaḥ ,
nadīnāṁ saṁgame grāmādadūre sa kilāvasat.

41. kauśikaḥ api abhavat vipraḥ tapasvī na bahuśrutaḥ
nadīnām saṅgame grāmāt adūre sa kila avasat

41. saḥ kauśikaḥ api abhavat vipraḥ tapasvī na
bahuśrutaḥ nadīnām saṅgame grāmāt adūre kila avasat

41. Kaushika became a Brahmin (vipra) and an ascetic (tapasvin), but he was not very learned. He reportedly lived near the confluence of rivers, not far from a village.

Words meanings summery:

• कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Kaushika

• अपि (api) - also, even

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

• विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin, an inspired one, a sage

• तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic, one who practices austerity

• न (na) - not, no

• बहुश्रुतः (bahuśrutaḥ) - much heard, very learned, erudite

• नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of rivers

• सङ्गमे (saṅgame) - at the confluence, at the meeting place

• ग्रामात् (grāmāt) - from a village

• अदूरे (adūre) - not far, near

• स (sa) - he, that

• किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, reportedly

• अवसत् (avasat) - dwelt, lived

Words meanings and morphology

कौशिकः (kauśikaḥ) - Kaushika

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kauśika

kauśika - a descendant of Kuśika; a proper name (Kaushika)

अपि (api) - also, even

(indeclinable)

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, was

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

root 'bhū', 3rd person singular imperfect active

Root: bhū (class 1)

विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin, an inspired one, a sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra

vipra - Brahmin; inspired one; sage

तपस्वी (tapasvī) - an ascetic, one who practices austerity

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tapasvin

tapasvin - an ascetic, one who practices austerity (tapas)

Derived from 'tapas' + suffix '-vin'

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बहुश्रुतः (bahuśrutaḥ) - much heard, very learned, erudite

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bahuśruta

bahuśruta - much heard; very learned, erudite

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (bahu+śruta)

• bahu – much, many, abundant
  adjective (masculine)
• śruta – heard, learned
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root 'śru' (to hear)
  Root: śru (class 5)

नदीनाम् (nadīnām) - of rivers

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of nadī

nadī - river

सङ्गमे (saṅgame) - at the confluence, at the meeting place

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of saṅgama

saṅgama - confluence, meeting, union

Prefix: sam

Root: gam (class 1)

ग्रामात् (grāmāt) - from a village

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of grāma

grāma - village, hamlet

अदूरे (adūre) - not far, near

(indeclinable)

compound of 'a-' (negation) and 'dūra' (far)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dūra)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negating prefix
• dūra – far, distant
  adjective (neuter)

Note: Adverbial use of locative singular of adjective 'adūra'.

स (sa) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

किल (kila) - indeed, it is said, reportedly

(indeclinable)

अवसत् (avasat) - dwelt, lived

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active

root 'vas' (to dwell), 3rd person singular imperfect active

Root: vas (class 1)