महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-37, verse-29

शृणु मङ्कणकस्यापि कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः ।
आपगामवगाढस्य राजन्प्रक्रीडितं महत् ॥२९॥

29. śṛṇu maṅkaṇakasyāpi kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ ,
āpagāmavagāḍhasya rājanprakrīḍitaṁ mahat.

29. śṛṇu maṅkaṇakasya api kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ
āpagām avagāḍhasya rājan prakrīḍitam mahat

29. rājan śṛṇu api āpagām avagāḍhasya
kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ maṅkaṇakasya mahat prakrīḍitam

29. O King, listen also to the great sport (prākṛīḍitam) of Maṅkaṇaka, the lifelong celibate (brahmacārin), who had entered the river.

Words meanings summery:

• शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

• मङ्कणकस्य (maṅkaṇakasya) - of Maṅkaṇaka

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः (kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ) - of the lifelong celibate

• आपगाम् (āpagām) - to the river, into the river

• अवगाढस्य (avagāḍhasya) - Refers to Maṅkaṇaka, who entered the river. (of one who has entered/immersed)

• राजन् (rājan) - The speaker is addressing a king. (O king)

• प्रक्रीडितम् (prakrīḍitam) - The miraculous deed/play of Maṅkaṇaka. (sport, play, a wonderful feat, miracle)

• महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

Words meanings and morphology

शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen, hear

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru

Imperative Mood, Active Voice

Second person singular imperative of the root √śru, class 5.

Root: śru (class 5)

मङ्कणकस्य (maṅkaṇakasya) - of Maṅkaṇaka

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of maṅkaṇaka

maṅkaṇaka - name of a sage

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

कौमारब्रह्मचारिणः (kaumārabrahmacāriṇaḥ) - of the lifelong celibate

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of kaumārabrahmacārin

kaumārabrahmacārin - one who practices celibacy (brahmacarya) from childhood (kumāra); a lifelong celibate

Compound type : karmadhāraya (kaumāra+brahmacārin)

• kaumāra – relating to a boy/youth; youthful, juvenile, pertaining to childhood
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from kumāra (boy, youth).
• brahmacārin – a student living a life of celibacy; one who practices brahmacarya
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from brahman + cārin (one who moves/practices).
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `maṅkaṇakasya`. The term `brahmacārin` refers to a student or practitioner of celibacy, often associated with the first stage of life (āśrama).

आपगाम् (āpagām) - to the river, into the river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of āpagā

āpagā - a river, a stream

Note: Object of `avagāḍhasya`.

अवगाढस्य (avagāḍhasya) - Refers to Maṅkaṇaka, who entered the river. (of one who has entered/immersed)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of avagāḍha

avagāḍha - entered, immersed, plunged into, deep

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root √gāh (to plunge, dive) with the prefix ava-.

Prefix: ava

Root: gāh (class 1)

Note: Agrees with `maṅkaṇakasya`.

राजन् (rājan) - The speaker is addressing a king. (O king)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

प्रक्रीडितम् (prakrīḍitam) - The miraculous deed/play of Maṅkaṇaka. (sport, play, a wonderful feat, miracle)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prakrīḍita

prakrīḍita - played, sporting; a sport, play, amusement, a wonderful deed/miracle

Past Passive Participle (substantivized)

Derived from the root √krīḍ (to play) with the prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Often takes the meaning of a wonderful or divine sport/feat.

महत् (mahat) - great, large, important

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, important, mighty

Note: Agrees with `prakrīḍitam`.