महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-35, verse-25

अथ त्रितो वृकं दृष्ट्वा पथि तिष्ठन्तमग्रतः ।
तद्भयादपसर्पन्वै तस्मिन्कूपे पपात ह ।
अगाधे सुमहाघोरे सर्वभूतभयंकरे ॥२५॥

25. atha trito vṛkaṁ dṛṣṭvā pathi tiṣṭhantamagrataḥ ,
tadbhayādapasarpanvai tasminkūpe papāta ha ,
agādhe sumahāghore sarvabhūtabhayaṁkare.

25. atha tritaḥ vṛkam dṛṣṭvā pathi
tiṣṭhantam agrataḥ tat bhayāt apasarpan
vai tasmin kūpe papāta ha agādhe
sumahāghore sarvabhūtabhayaṃkare

25. atha tritaḥ pathi agrataḥ tiṣṭhantam
vṛkam dṛṣṭvā tat bhayāt apasarpan
vai agādhe sumahāghore
sarvabhūtabhayaṃkare tasmin kūpe ha papāta

25. Then Trita, upon seeing the wolf standing in front of him on the path, retreated in fear of it and indeed fell into that well. It was unfathomably deep, exceedingly dreadful, and capable of striking fear into all creatures.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

• त्रितः (tritaḥ) - Trita

• वृकम् (vṛkam) - a wolf

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the way

• तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - standing, remaining

• अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, ahead, before

• तत् (tat) - its, that

• भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

• अपसर्पन् (apasarpan) - retreating, slipping away

• वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• कूपे (kūpe) - into the well, in the well

• पपात (papāta) - fell, plunged

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

• अगाधे (agādhe) - unfathomably deep, bottomless

• सुमहाघोरे (sumahāghore) - exceedingly dreadful, very terrible

• सर्वभूतभयंकरे (sarvabhūtabhayaṁkare) - causing fear to all beings

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - now, then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

त्रितः (tritaḥ) - Trita

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trita

trita - Trita (a Vedic sage)

वृकम् (vṛkam) - a wolf

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛka

vṛka - wolf

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Formed from root dṛś (to see)

Root: dṛś (class 1)

पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the way

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, way, road

तिष्ठन्तम् (tiṣṭhantam) - standing, remaining

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tiṣṭhat

tiṣṭhat - standing, staying

Present Active Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

अग्रतः (agrataḥ) - in front, ahead, before

(indeclinable)

तत् (tat) - its, that

(pronoun)

Genitive, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Implied genitive case from its usage in a compound

भयात् (bhayāt) - from fear, out of fear

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bhaya

bhaya - fear, dread

अपसर्पन् (apasarpan) - retreating, slipping away

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apasarpat

apasarpat - retreating, moving away

Present Active Participle

Derived from root sṛp (to creep, move) with upasarga apa (away)

Prefix: apa

Root: sṛp (class 1)

वै (vai) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

कूपे (kūpe) - into the well, in the well

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit

पपात (papāta) - fell, plunged

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of pat

Root: pat (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

अगाधे (agādhe) - unfathomably deep, bottomless

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of agādha

agādha - unfathomable, very deep

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+gādha)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• gādha – fordable, shallow, fathomable
  adjective

सुमहाघोरे (sumahāghore) - exceedingly dreadful, very terrible

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sumahāghora

sumahāghora - exceedingly dreadful

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahā+ghora)

• su – very, exceedingly, good
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large
  adjective
• ghora – dreadful, terrible, fearful
  adjective

सर्वभूतभयंकरे (sarvabhūtabhayaṁkare) - causing fear to all beings

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of sarvabhūtabhayaṃkara

sarvabhūtabhayaṁkara - causing fear to all creatures

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+bhūta+bhayaṃkara)

• sarva – all, every
  adjective
• bhūta – being, creature, element
  noun (neuter)
• bhayaṃkara – dreadful, terrible, causing fear
  adjective