महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-49, verse-16

ततः सविस्मयश्चिन्तां जगामाथासितः प्रभुः ।
कथं भिक्षुरयं प्राप्तः समुद्रे स्नात एव च ॥१६॥

16. tataḥ savismayaścintāṁ jagāmāthāsitaḥ prabhuḥ ,
kathaṁ bhikṣurayaṁ prāptaḥ samudre snāta eva ca.

16. tataḥ sa-vismayaḥ cintām jagāma atha asitaḥ prabhuḥ
katham bhikṣuḥ ayam prāptaḥ samudre snātaḥ eva ca

16. tataḥ atha prabhuḥ asitaḥ sa-vismayaḥ cintām jagāma
katham ayam bhikṣuḥ samudre snātaḥ eva ca prāptaḥ

16. Then, Lord Asita, filled with wonder, began to ponder: "How has this mendicant arrived, seemingly having just bathed in the ocean?"

Words meanings summery:

• ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

• स-विस्मयः (sa-vismayaḥ) - filled with wonder (with wonder, astonished)

• चिन्ताम् (cintām) - thought, pondering (thought, reflection, worry)

• जगाम (jagāma) - began (to ponder), went into (thought) (went, attained, reached)

• अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

• असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita (the sage) (Asita (name of a sage))

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Lord (lord, master, powerful)

• कथम् (katham) - how? (how?, why?)

• भिक्षुः (bhikṣuḥ) - mendicant (mendicant, beggar, monk)

• अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

• प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

• समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean (in the ocean, sea)

• स्नातः (snātaḥ) - having just bathed (bathed, purified by bathing)

• एव (eva) - seemingly, just (now) (indeed, just, only, precisely)

• च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then (then, thereafter, from there)

(indeclinable)

स-विस्मयः (sa-vismayaḥ) - filled with wonder (with wonder, astonished)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sa-vismaya

sa-vismaya - with wonder, astonished, full of astonishment

Bahuvrihi compound of sa (with) and vismaya (wonder)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+vismaya)

• sa – with, together with
  indeclinable
• vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root smi (to smile) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: smi (class 1)

चिन्ताम् (cintām) - thought, pondering (thought, reflection, worry)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of cintā

cintā - thought, reflection, worry, anxiety

From root cit (to perceive, think), used as a denominative verb.

Root: cit (class 1)

जगाम (jagāma) - began (to ponder), went into (thought) (went, attained, reached)

(verb)

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

Perfect Active

Reduplicated perfect form of the root gam.

Root: gam (class 1)

अथ (atha) - then (then, now, moreover)

(indeclinable)

असितः (asitaḥ) - Asita (the sage) (Asita (name of a sage))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of asita

asita - Asita (name of a sage); dark, black, unfettered

प्रभुः (prabhuḥ) - Lord (lord, master, powerful)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prabhu

prabhu - lord, master, powerful, eminent, ruler, owner

From pra-bhū (to be mighty, to be prominent, to rule).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhū (class 1)

कथम् (katham) - how? (how?, why?)

(indeclinable)

भिक्षुः (bhikṣuḥ) - mendicant (mendicant, beggar, monk)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhikṣu

bhikṣu - mendicant, beggar, monk, one who lives by alms

From desiderative root bhikṣ (to beg), derived from bhaj (to divide, share).

Root: bhaj (class 1)

अयम् (ayam) - this (this (masculine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one

प्राप्तः (prāptaḥ) - arrived (arrived, obtained, reached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāpta

prāpta - obtained, reached, arrived, gained

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root āp (to obtain, reach) with prefix pra.

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Functions as predicate adjective in this context.

समुद्रे (samudre) - in the ocean (in the ocean, sea)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea, conflux of rivers

स्नातः (snātaḥ) - having just bathed (bathed, purified by bathing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of snāta

snāta - bathed, washed, purified by bathing

Past Passive Participle

Formed from root snā (to bathe).

Root: snā (class 2)

Note: Functions as predicate adjective, implying completion of the action.

एव (eva) - seemingly, just (now) (indeed, just, only, precisely)

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and (and, also, moreover)

(indeclinable)