महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-9, chapter-50, verse-8

तस्य तर्पयतो देवान्सरस्वत्यां महात्मनः ।
समीपतो महाराज सोपातिष्ठत भामिनी ॥८॥

8. tasya tarpayato devānsarasvatyāṁ mahātmanaḥ ,
samīpato mahārāja sopātiṣṭhata bhāminī.

8. tasya tarpayataḥ devān sarasvatyām mahātmanaḥ
samīpataḥ mahārāja sā upātiṣṭhata bhāminī

8. mahārāja sā bhāminī sarasvatyām devān tarpayataḥ
tasya mahātmanaḥ samīpataḥ upātiṣṭhata

8. O great king, the beautiful woman (Alambusā) approached that great-souled sage as he was propitiating the gods on the banks of the Sarasvati.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that sage (his, of him, of that)

• तर्पयतः (tarpayataḥ) - while propitiating (propitiating, gratifying, satisfying (genitive singular))

• देवान् (devān) - the gods (gods, deities)

• सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - on the banks of the Sarasvati river (on the Sarasvati river, in the Sarasvati)

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled sage (of the great-souled, of the noble, of the high-minded)

• समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - near, in the vicinity (from proximity, near, in the vicinity)

• महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing the listener) (O great king, O mighty ruler)

• सा (sā) - she (the Apsaras Alambusā) (she, that (feminine))

• उपातिष्ठत (upātiṣṭhata) - she approached (she approached, she stood near, she attended)

• भामिनी (bhāminī) - the beautiful woman (Alambusā) (beautiful woman, passionate woman, angry woman)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that sage (his, of him, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the sage.

तर्पयतः (tarpayataḥ) - while propitiating (propitiating, gratifying, satisfying (genitive singular))

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tarpayat

tarpayat - propitiating, gratifying, satisfying, refreshing

present active participle (causative)

Present active participle derived from the causative of √tṛp (class 4).

Root: tṛp (class 4)

Note: Functions adverbially to describe the action of the sage.

देवान् (devān) - the gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being, celestial

सरस्वत्याम् (sarasvatyām) - on the banks of the Sarasvati river (on the Sarasvati river, in the Sarasvati)

(proper noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of sarasvatī

sarasvatī - Sarasvati (a sacred river, goddess of knowledge)

Note: Indicates the location of the action.

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of the great-souled sage (of the great-souled, of the noble, of the high-minded)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, high-minded, magnanimous, (referring to a sage)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, vast, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, vital breath, the Supreme Self
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with tasya.

समीपतः (samīpataḥ) - near, in the vicinity (from proximity, near, in the vicinity)

(indeclinable)

Formed from samīpa (proximity) with suffix -taḥ.

महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king (addressing the listener) (O great king, O mighty ruler)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja

mahārāja - great king, emperor, sovereign

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+rājan)

• mahat – great, large, mighty
  adjective (neuter)
• rājan – king, ruler, sovereign
  noun (masculine)

सा (sā) - she (the Apsaras Alambusā) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of upātiṣṭhata. Refers to the Apsaras Alambusā mentioned in the previous verse.

उपातिष्ठत (upātiṣṭhata) - she approached (she approached, she stood near, she attended)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, imperfect (laṅ) of upa-ā-√sthā

Root √sthā, 1st class, middle voice. Upasargas upa and ā modify the meaning to 'approach' or 'stand near respectfully'.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: sthā (class 1)

भामिनी (bhāminī) - the beautiful woman (Alambusā) (beautiful woman, passionate woman, angry woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of bhāminī

bhāminī - beautiful woman, radiant woman, passionate woman

Feminine form of bhāmin, derived from bhāmā (lustre, beauty).