महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-50, verse-41

अथ कश्चिदृषिस्तेषां सारस्वतमुपेयिवान् ।
कुर्वाणं संशितात्मानं स्वाध्यायमृषिसत्तमम् ॥४१॥

41. atha kaścidṛṣisteṣāṁ sārasvatamupeyivān ,
kurvāṇaṁ saṁśitātmānaṁ svādhyāyamṛṣisattamam.

41. atha kaścit ṛṣiḥ teṣām sārasvatam upeyivān
kurvāṇam saṃśitātmānam svādhyāyam ṛṣisattamam

41. atha teṣām kaścit ṛṣiḥ saṃśitātmānam ṛṣisattamam
svādhyāyam kurvāṇam sārasvatam upeyivān

41. Then, one sage among them approached Sarasvata, who was the best of sages and was performing his sacred study with a disciplined mind (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - some one (anyone, someone)

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those sages (of them, for them)

• सारस्वतम् (sārasvatam) - to the sage Sarasvata (to Sarasvata (proper noun), relating to Sarasvatī)

• उपेयिवान् (upeyivān) - having approached, having reached

• कुर्वाणम् (kurvāṇam) - performing his sacred study (performing, doing, making)

• संशितात्मानम् (saṁśitātmānam) - having a sharpened self, disciplined mind, purified soul

• स्वाध्यायम् (svādhyāyam) - his daily recitation or study of the Vedas (sacred study, self-study)

• ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the best of sages

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, now, thereupon

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - some one (anyone, someone)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, a certain one

From 'ka' (who) + 'cid' (indefinite particle)

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer, inspired poet

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

तेषाम् (teṣām) - of those sages (of them, for them)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

सारस्वतम् (sārasvatam) - to the sage Sarasvata (to Sarasvata (proper noun), relating to Sarasvatī)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of sārasvata

sārasvata - relating to Sarasvatī, a descendant of Sarasvatī, name of a sage

Derived from 'sarasvatī'

उपेयिवान् (upeyivān) - having approached, having reached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of upeyivas

upeyivas - having gone to, having approached

Perfect Active Participle

From root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'upa-'

Prefix: upa

Root: i (class 2)

Note: Acts as the main verb of the sentence.

कुर्वाणम् (kurvāṇam) - performing his sacred study (performing, doing, making)

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kurvāṇa

kurvāṇa - doing, making, performing

Present Middle Participle

From root 'kṛ' (to do) with ātmanepada suffix '-āna'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

संशितात्मानम् (saṁśitātmānam) - having a sharpened self, disciplined mind, purified soul

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of saṃśitātman

saṁśitātman - having a sharpened self, disciplined soul, purified mind

Compound of 'saṃśita' (sharpened, disciplined) and 'ātman' (self, soul)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (saṃśita+ātman)

• saṃśita – sharpened, disciplined, perfected
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root 'śo' (to sharpen) with prefix 'sam-'
  Prefix: sam
  Root: śo (class 4)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essence
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'sārasvatam'.

स्वाध्यायम् (svādhyāyam) - his daily recitation or study of the Vedas (sacred study, self-study)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of svādhyāya

svādhyāya - self-study, study of sacred texts, recitation of the Vedas

Compound of 'sva' (self) + 'adhyāya' (reading, study)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+adhyāya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• adhyāya – reading, study, lesson, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  From 'adhi-' + root 'i' (to go)
  Prefix: adhi
  Root: i (class 2)

Note: Object of 'kurvāṇam'.

ऋषिसत्तमम् (ṛṣisattamam) - the best of sages

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ṛṣisattama

ṛṣisattama - best of sages, most excellent sage

Compound of 'ṛṣi' (sage) and 'sattama' (best, most excellent)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛṣi+sattama)

• ṛṣi – sage, seer
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
• sattama – best, most excellent
  adjective (masculine)
  Superlative of 'sat' (good, existing)

Note: Agrees with 'sārasvatam'.