महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-35, verse-24

तेषामागच्छतां रात्रौ पथिस्थाने वृकोऽभवत् ।
तथा कूपोऽविदूरेऽभूत्सरस्वत्यास्तटे महान् ॥२४॥

24. teṣāmāgacchatāṁ rātrau pathisthāne vṛko'bhavat ,
tathā kūpo'vidūre'bhūtsarasvatyāstaṭe mahān.

24. teṣām āgacchatām rātrau pathisthāne vṛkaḥ abhavat
tathā kūpaḥ avidūre abhūt sarasvatyāḥ taṭe mahān

24. teṣām rātrau āgacchatām pathisthāne vṛkaḥ abhavat
tathā sarasvatyāḥ taṭe avidūre mahān kūpaḥ abhūt

24. As they were traveling at night, a wolf appeared on the path. Also, a large well was located not far away, on the bank of the Sarasvatī River.

Words meanings summery:

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

• आगच्छताम् (āgacchatām) - of those who were coming, while coming

• रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

• पथिस्थाने (pathisthāne) - in the place on the path, on the way

• वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - a wolf

• अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became, happened

• तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so, likewise

• कूपः (kūpaḥ) - a well

• अविदूरे (avidūre) - not far, nearby, in the vicinity

• अभूत् (abhūt) - was, existed, became

• सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvatī (river)

• तटे (taṭe) - on the bank, on the shore

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

Words meanings and morphology

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of them, of those

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आगच्छताम् (āgacchatām) - of those who were coming, while coming

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, plural of āgacchat

āgacchat - coming, approaching

Present Active Participle

Derived from root gam (to go) with upasarga ā (to, towards)

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

रात्रौ (rātrau) - at night

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of rātri

rātri - night

पथिस्थाने (pathisthāne) - in the place on the path, on the way

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of pathisthāna

pathisthāna - a place on the path

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pathin+sthāna)

• pathin – path, way, road
  noun (masculine)
• sthāna – place, standing, position
  noun (neuter)

वृकः (vṛkaḥ) - a wolf

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vṛka

vṛka - wolf

अभवत् (abhavat) - was, became, happened

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - and, thus, so, likewise

(indeclinable)

कूपः (kūpaḥ) - a well

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit

अविदूरे (avidūre) - not far, nearby, in the vicinity

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of avidūra

avidūra - not far, near

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dūra)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• dūra – far, distant
  adjective

Note: Used adverbially to mean 'nearby'.

अभूत् (abhūt) - was, existed, became

(verb)

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

Root: bhū (class 1)

सरस्वत्याः (sarasvatyāḥ) - of Sarasvatī (river)

(proper noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvatī (name of a river and a goddess)

तटे (taṭe) - on the bank, on the shore

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of taṭa

taṭa - bank, shore, slope

महान् (mahān) - great, large, mighty

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, extensive