महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-35, verse-31

स एवमनुसंचिन्त्य तस्मिन्कूपे महातपाः ।
ददर्श वीरुधं तत्र लम्बमानां यदृच्छया ॥३१॥

31. sa evamanusaṁcintya tasminkūpe mahātapāḥ ,
dadarśa vīrudhaṁ tatra lambamānāṁ yadṛcchayā.

31. saḥ evam anusaṃcintya tasmin kūpe mahātapaḥ
dadarśa vīrudham tatra lambamānām yadṛcchayā

31. saḥ mahātapaḥ evam tasmin kūpe anusaṃcintya
tatra yadṛcchayā lambamānām vīrudham dadarśa

31. Thus, having reflected in that well, the great ascetic (tapasvin) saw a creeper hanging there by chance.

Words meanings summery:

• सः (saḥ) - he

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• अनुसंचिन्त्य (anusaṁcintya) - having reflected, having pondered deeply

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

• कूपे (kūpe) - in the well

• महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - Referring to the sage Trita. (the great ascetic (tapas))

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

• वीरुधम् (vīrudham) - a creeper, a plant

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• लम्बमानाम् (lambamānām) - hanging, swinging

• यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, accidentally, spontaneously

Words meanings and morphology

सः (saḥ) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he/she/it

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

अनुसंचिन्त्य (anusaṁcintya) - having reflected, having pondered deeply

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of the causative of root 'cit' (to perceive, think) with prefixes 'anu' (after) and 'sam' (together, completely).

Prefixes: anu+sam

Root: cit (class 10)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - in that

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that

Note: Used here as a demonstrative adjective modifying 'kūpe'.

कूपे (kūpe) - in the well

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kūpa

kūpa - well, pit, hole

महातपः (mahātapaḥ) - Referring to the sage Trita. (the great ascetic (tapas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas

mahātapas - great ascetic (tapas), one of great austerity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+tapas)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• tapas – asceticism, spiritual austerity, penance
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tap (class 1)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect past (liṭ) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

वीरुधम् (vīrudham) - a creeper, a plant

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vīrudh

vīrudh - creeper, plant, herb, shrub

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

लम्बमानाम् (lambamānām) - hanging, swinging

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of lambamāna

lambamāna - hanging, suspended, swinging

Present Middle Participle

Present Middle Participle of root 'lamb' (to hang, depend).

Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'vīrudham'.

यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, accidentally, spontaneously

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of yadṛcchā

yadṛcchā - chance, spontaneity, free will, according to one's own will

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yat+ṛcchā)

• yat – that which, what
  pronoun
• ṛcchā – wish, desire, will
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from root 'ṛcch' (to go, move, reach, or possibly 'iṣ' to wish).
  Root: ṛcch (class 1)