महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-41, verse-10

तत्राप्यधिकसंतापो विश्वामित्रो महामुनिः ।
दृष्ट्वा तेजो वसिष्ठस्य चिन्तामभिजगाम ह ।
तस्य बुद्धिरियं ह्यासीद्धर्मनित्यस्य भारत ॥१०॥

10. tatrāpyadhikasaṁtāpo viśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ ,
dṛṣṭvā tejo vasiṣṭhasya cintāmabhijagāma ha ,
tasya buddhiriyaṁ hyāsīddharmanityasya bhārata.

10. tatra api adhika-santāpaḥ viśvāmitraḥ
mahāmuniḥ dṛṣṭvā tejaḥ vasiṣṭhasya
cintām abhijagāma ha tasya buddhiḥ
iyaṃ hi āsīt dharma-nityasya bhārata

10. bhārata tatra api adhika-santāpaḥ
mahāmuniḥ viśvāmitraḥ vasiṣṭhasya tejaḥ
dṛṣṭvā cintām abhijagāma ha tasya
dharma-nityasya buddhiḥ iyaṃ hi āsīt

10. O Bhārata, seeing the great splendour of Vasiṣṭha there, the great sage (mahāmuni) Viśvāmitra became even more tormented, and indeed fell into deep anxiety. This thought occurred to him, who was ever devoted to natural law (dharma)

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there

• अपि (api) - even, also, moreover

• अधिक-सन्तापः (adhika-santāpaḥ) - greatly tormented, exceedingly distressed

• विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (proper name of a great sage)

• महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendour, brilliance, spiritual power, energy

• वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

• चिन्ताम् (cintām) - anxiety, worry, thought

• अभिजगाम (abhijagāma) - went towards, fell into, approached

• ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (narrative particle)

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, thought, mind, understanding

• इयम् (iyam) - this

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was

• धर्म-नित्यस्य (dharma-nityasya) - of one ever devoted to natural law (dharma)

• भारत (bhārata) - O Janamejaya (O descendant of Bharata)

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there

(indeclinable)

अपि (api) - even, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

अधिक-सन्तापः (adhika-santāpaḥ) - greatly tormented, exceedingly distressed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhika-santāpa

adhika-santāpa - exceedingly distressed, greatly tormented

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (adhika+santāpa)

• adhika – more, excessive, greater
  adjective (masculine)
• santāpa – torment, heat, distress
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: tap (class 1)

विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (proper name of a great sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra

viśvāmitra - Viśvāmitra

महामुनिः (mahāmuniḥ) - great sage

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmuni

mahāmuni - great sage

karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+muni)

• mahā – great
  adjective (masculine)
  from mahat
• muni – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(verb)

active

absolutive

root dṛś with suffix ktvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: absolutive form

तेजः (tejaḥ) - splendour, brilliance, spiritual power, energy

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - splendour, brilliance, light, energy, power

वसिष्ठस्य (vasiṣṭhasya) - of Vasiṣṭha

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of vasiṣṭha

vasiṣṭha - Vasiṣṭha

चिन्ताम् (cintām) - anxiety, worry, thought

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, care, anxiety

Root: cint (class 10)

अभिजगाम (abhijagāma) - went towards, fell into, approached

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of abhigam

Prefix: abhi

Root: gam (class 1)

ह (ha) - indeed, certainly (narrative particle)

(indeclinable)

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, thought, mind, understanding

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, intelligence, thought, mind

Root: budh (class 1)

इयम् (iyam) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

आसीत् (āsīt) - was

(verb)

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

Root: as (class 2)

धर्म-नित्यस्य (dharma-nityasya) - of one ever devoted to natural law (dharma)

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of dharma-nitya

dharma-nitya - constantly devoted to natural law or righteousness

tatpurusha compound

Compound type : tatpurusha (dharma+nitya)

• dharma – natural law, righteousness, duty
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• nitya – constant, eternal, devoted to
  adjective (masculine)

भारत (bhārata) - O Janamejaya (O descendant of Bharata)

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhārata

bhārata - descendant of Bharata

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