महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-38, verse-6

तत्र पूर्वं तपस्तप्तं काव्येन सुमहात्मना ।
यत्रास्य नीतिरखिला प्रादुर्भूता महात्मनः ।
तत्रस्थश्चिन्तयामास दैत्यदानवविग्रहम् ॥६॥

6. tatra pūrvaṁ tapastaptaṁ kāvyena sumahātmanā ,
yatrāsya nītirakhilā prādurbhūtā mahātmanaḥ ,
tatrasthaścintayāmāsa daityadānavavigraham.

6. tatra pūrvam tapaḥ taptam kāvyena
sumahātmanā yatra asya nītiḥ akhilā
prādurbhūtā mahātmanaḥ tatrasthaḥ
cintayāmāsa daityadānavavigraham

6. pūrvam tatra sumahātmanā kāvyena
tapaḥ taptam yatra asya mahātmanaḥ
akhilā nītiḥ prādurbhūtā tatrasthaḥ
daityadānavavigraham cintayāmāsa

6. There, in ancient times, the greatly revered Kāvya performed severe asceticism (tapas). It was there that his entire system of moral and political wisdom emerged. While residing in that place, he pondered the ongoing conflict between the Daityas and Dānavas.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - in ancient times (formerly, previously, before)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - severe asceticism (penance, asceticism, spiritual austerity)

• तप्तम् (taptam) - performed (referring to penance) (performed, heated, tormented)

• काव्येन (kāvyena) - by Kāvya (Śukra), the guru of the asuras (by Kāvya, by Śukra)

• सुमहात्मना (sumahātmanā) - by the very great-souled, by the highly spiritual

• यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

• अस्य (asya) - his, of this

• नीतिः (nītiḥ) - system of moral and political wisdom (policy, moral conduct, wisdom, ethics)

• अखिला (akhilā) - entire, complete, whole

• प्रादुर्भूता (prādurbhūtā) - manifested, appeared, emerged

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Kāvya, the great-souled one (of the great-souled one)

• तत्रस्थः (tatrasthaḥ) - (Kāvya) residing there (staying there, residing there, being in that place)

• चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he pondered (he thought, he pondered, he reflected)

• दैत्यदानवविग्रहम् (daityadānavavigraham) - the ongoing conflict between the Daityas and Dānavas (the conflict of Daityas and Dānavas)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

Locative case of 'tad' (that) used adverbially

पूर्वम् (pūrvam) - in ancient times (formerly, previously, before)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adverb here, meaning 'formerly'.

तपः (tapaḥ) - severe asceticism (penance, asceticism, spiritual austerity)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - heat, warmth, penance, asceticism, religious austerity

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Subject of the passive participle 'taptam'.

तप्तम् (taptam) - performed (referring to penance) (performed, heated, tormented)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tapta

tapta - heated, tormented, performed (of austerities)

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'tap' (to heat, perform penance) with suffix -ta

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle, agreeing with 'tapaḥ'.

काव्येन (kāvyena) - by Kāvya (Śukra), the guru of the asuras (by Kāvya, by Śukra)

(proper noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kāvya

kāvya - poetic, a poet, Śukra (guru of the Asuras)

Note: Agent in the passive construction 'tapaḥ taptam'.

सुमहात्मना (sumahātmanā) - by the very great-souled, by the highly spiritual

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of sumahātman

sumahātman - very great-souled, highly spiritual, noble-minded

Compound of 'su' (very good, excellent) and 'mahātman' (great-souled)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahātman)

• su – good, well, very, excellent
  indeclinable
  Prefix/Adverb
• mahātman – great-souled, noble-minded, exalted
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (self, soul)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'kāvyena'.

यत्र (yatra) - where, in which place

(indeclinable)

Locative case of 'yad' (which) used adverbially

अस्य (asya) - his, of this

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Kāvya.

नीतिः (nītiḥ) - system of moral and political wisdom (policy, moral conduct, wisdom, ethics)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīti

nīti - guidance, conduct, moral, political wisdom, policy, ethics

From root 'nī' (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'prādurbhūtā'.

अखिला (akhilā) - entire, complete, whole

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of akhila

akhila - whole, entire, complete, all

Compound of 'a' (not) and 'khila' (deficient, barren)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+khila)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• khila – deficient, barren, waste, unoccupied
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adjective agreeing with 'nītiḥ'.

प्रादुर्भूता (prādurbhūtā) - manifested, appeared, emerged

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prādurbhūta

prādurbhūta - manifested, appeared, arisen

Past Passive Participle

Derived from 'prādur' (manifest) + root 'bhū' (to be, become) + suffix -ta

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle, agreeing with 'nītiḥ'.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of Kāvya, the great-souled one (of the great-souled one)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble-minded, exalted

Compound of 'mahā' (great) and 'ātman' (self, soul)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+ātman)

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

Note: Refers to Kāvya, connecting to 'asya'.

तत्रस्थः (tatrasthaḥ) - (Kāvya) residing there (staying there, residing there, being in that place)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatrastha

tatrastha - staying there, being in that place, situated there

Compound of 'tatra' (there) and 'stha' (standing, staying - from root 'sthā')

Compound type : saptamī-tatpuruṣa (tatra+stha)

• tatra – there, in that place
  indeclinable
  Locative case of 'tad' (that) used adverbially
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Kṛt suffix (agent noun or adjective)
  Derived from root 'sthā' (to stand, stay) with suffix -a
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Refers to Kāvya, acting as the implied subject of 'cintayāmāsa'.

चिन्तयामास (cintayāmāsa) - he pondered (he thought, he pondered, he reflected)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of cintayāmāsa

Perfect Tense

Periphrastic perfect of the denominative root 'cintay' from 'cintā' (thought)

Root: cit (class 10)

Note: The subject is implied as Kāvya.

दैत्यदानवविग्रहम् (daityadānavavigraham) - the ongoing conflict between the Daityas and Dānavas (the conflict of Daityas and Dānavas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of daityadānavavigraha

daityadānavavigraha - conflict of Daityas and Dānavas

Compound of 'Daitya', 'Dānava' and 'vigraha'

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (daitya+dānava+vigraha)

• daitya – a Daitya (class of demons, sons of Diti)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic from Diti
• dānava – a Dānava (class of demons, sons of Danu)
  proper noun (masculine)
  Patronymic from Danu
• vigraha – conflict, war, separation, form
  noun (masculine)
  From 'vi' + root 'grah' (to seize)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: grah (class 9)

Note: Object of 'cintayāmāsa'.