महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-35, verse-3

तत्र धर्मपरो ह्यासीत्त्रितः स सुमहातपाः ।
कूपे च वसता तेन सोमः पीतो महात्मना ॥३॥

3. tatra dharmaparo hyāsīttritaḥ sa sumahātapāḥ ,
kūpe ca vasatā tena somaḥ pīto mahātmanā.

3. tatra dharmaparaḥ hi āsīt tritaḥ saḥ sumahātapāḥ
kūpe ca vasatā tena somaḥ pītaḥ mahātmanā

3. tatra saḥ dharmaparaḥ sumahātapāḥ tritaḥ hi
āsīt ca kūpe vasatā tena mahātmanā somaḥ pītaḥ

3. Indeed, Trita, that greatly austere (tapas) sage, devoted to natural law (dharma), was there. And by him, the great-souled (mahātman) one, while residing in the well, Soma was drunk.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• धर्मपरः (dharmaparaḥ) - devoted to righteousness, intent on natural law

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• त्रितः (tritaḥ) - Trita

• सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

• सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - one of great asceticism, a great ascetic

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

• च (ca) - and, also

• वसता (vasatā) - by the one living, while living, by residing

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• सोमः (somaḥ) - the divine drink (Soma) (Soma (divine drink), the moon)

• पीतः (pītaḥ) - drunk, imbibed, consumed

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the noble one

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

धर्मपरः (dharmaparaḥ) - devoted to righteousness, intent on natural law

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmapara

dharmapara - devoted to natural law (dharma), intent on righteousness, virtuous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+para)

• dharma – natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
• para – devoted to, intent on, supreme, highest
  adjective (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

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

Imperfect Active Indicative

3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Root: as (class 2)

त्रितः (tritaḥ) - Trita

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of trita

trita - Trita (name of a Vedic sage)

सः (saḥ) - he, that (one)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सुमहातपाः (sumahātapāḥ) - one of great asceticism, a great ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahātapas

sumahātapas - one possessing great spiritual austerity (tapas), a great ascetic

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+mahā+tapas)

• su – good, excellent, well
  indeclinable
• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• tapas – asceticism, penance, spiritual austerity, heat
  noun (neuter)

कूपे (kūpe) - in the well, in the pit

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit, cavity

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

वसता (vasatā) - by the one living, while living, by residing

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vasat

vas - to dwell, to live, to reside

Present Active Participle

Instrumental singular of the present active participle 'vasat'.

Root: vas (class 1)

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सोमः (somaḥ) - the divine drink (Soma) (Soma (divine drink), the moon)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma (a divine intoxicating drink mentioned in the Vedas), the moon, a plant (Sarcostemma acidum)

पीतः (pītaḥ) - drunk, imbibed, consumed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pīta

pīta - drunk, imbibed, consumed, yellow (another meaning from a different root)

Past Passive Participle

from root pā (to drink)

Root: pā (class 1)

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the great-souled one, by the noble one

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, magnanimous, a great being

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, ultimate reality, essence
  noun (masculine)