महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-35, verse-29

त्रित आत्मानमालक्ष्य कूपे वीरुत्तृणावृते ।
निमग्नं भरतश्रेष्ठ पापकृन्नरके यथा ॥२९॥

29. trita ātmānamālakṣya kūpe vīruttṛṇāvṛte ,
nimagnaṁ bharataśreṣṭha pāpakṛnnarake yathā.

29. tritaḥ ātmānam ālakṣya kūpe vīruttṛṇāvṛte
nimagnam bharataśreṣṭha pāpakṛt narake yathā

29. bharataśreṣṭha tritaḥ kupa vīruttṛṇāvṛte
nimagnam ātmānam ālakṣya narake pāpakṛt yathā

29. O best of Bharatas, Trita, perceiving himself (ātman) sunken in the well, which was covered with creepers and grass, was like a sinner fallen into hell.

Words meanings summery:

• त्रितः (tritaḥ) - A sage, protagonist of the story. (Trita)

• आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself, the self (ātman)

• आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having seen, perceiving, having noticed

• कूपे (kūpe) - in the well

• वीरुत्तृणावृते (vīruttṛṇāvṛte) - in the one covered with creepers and grass

• निमग्नम् (nimagnam) - sunken, immersed, plunged

• भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - An address to Janamejaya. (O best of Bharatas)

• पापकृत् (pāpakṛt) - evildoer, sinner

• नरके (narake) - in hell

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

Words meanings and morphology

त्रितः (tritaḥ) - A sage, protagonist of the story. (Trita)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trita

trita - Trita (name of a Vedic sage)

आत्मानम् (ātmānam) - oneself, the self (ātman)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, spirit, essence

आलक्ष्य (ālakṣya) - having seen, perceiving, having noticed

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of root 'lakṣ' (to perceive, mark) with prefix 'ā' (towards, completely)

Prefix: ā

Root: lakṣ (class 1)

कूपे (kūpe) - in the well

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit, hole

वीरुत्तृणावृते (vīruttṛṇāvṛte) - in the one covered with creepers and grass

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of vīruttṛṇāvṛta

vīruttṛṇāvṛta - covered with creepers and grass

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vīrudh+tṛṇa+āvṛta)

• vīrudh – creeper, plant, herb
  noun (feminine)
• tṛṇa – grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• āvṛta – covered, surrounded, enveloped
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'vṛ' (to cover) with prefix 'ā' (towards, completely)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Modifies 'kūpe'

निमग्नम् (nimagnam) - sunken, immersed, plunged

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nimagna

nimagna - submerged, sunk, immersed

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'maj' (to sink, plunge) with prefix 'ni' (down)

Prefix: ni

Root: maj (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'ātmānam'

भरतश्रेष्ठ (bharataśreṣṭha) - An address to Janamejaya. (O best of Bharatas)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bharataśreṣṭha

bharataśreṣṭha - best among Bharatas (descendants of Bharata)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+śreṣṭha)

• bharata – Bharata (name of a king, a descendant of whom)
  proper noun (masculine)
• śreṣṭha – best, most excellent, chief
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative degree of 'praśasya' (praiseworthy)

पापकृत् (pāpakṛt) - evildoer, sinner

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpakṛt

pāpakṛt - sinner, evildoer

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pāpa+kṛt)

• pāpa – sin, evil, wicked
  noun (neuter)
• kṛt – doer, maker, performing
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root 'kṛ' (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

नरके (narake) - in hell

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of naraka

naraka - hell, Hades, infernal region

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)