महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-119, verse-19

दश बालाञ्जले क्रीडन्भुजाभ्यां परिगृह्य सः ।
आस्ते स्म सलिले मग्नः प्रमृतांश्च विमुञ्चति ॥१९॥

19. daśa bālāñjale krīḍanbhujābhyāṁ parigṛhya saḥ ,
āste sma salile magnaḥ pramṛtāṁśca vimuñcati.

19. daśa bālān jale krīḍan bhujābhyām parigṛhya saḥ
āste sma salile magnaḥ pramṛtān ca vimuñcati

19. While playing in the water, he would hold ten boys firmly in his arms and sit submerged, releasing them when they were nearly lifeless.

Words meanings summery:

• दश (daśa) - ten

• बालान् (bālān) - boys, children

• जले (jale) - in the water

• क्रीडन् (krīḍan) - playing, sporting

• भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with two arms, by means of the arms

• परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having embraced, having held firmly

• सः (saḥ) - Bhīma (he, that)

• आस्ते (āste) - he sits, he stays, he remains

• स्म (sma) - used to (indicates past action with present verb)

• सलिले (salile) - in the water

• मग्नः (magnaḥ) - immersed, submerged, drowned

• प्रमृतान् (pramṛtān) - nearly dead, almost lifeless

• च (ca) - and

• विमुञ्चति (vimuñcati) - he releases, he lets go

Words meanings and morphology

दश (daśa) - ten

(numeral)

बालान् (bālān) - boys, children

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of bāla

bāla - child, boy, young, innocent

जले (jale) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

क्रीडन् (krīḍan) - playing, sporting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of krīḍat

krīḍat - playing, sporting, amusing oneself

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root krīḍ (to play) with the -at suffix.

Root: krīḍ (class 1)

Note: Qualifies the implicit subject 'he'.

भुजाभ्याम् (bhujābhyām) - with two arms, by means of the arms

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, dual of bhujā

bhujā - arm, hand, branch

परिगृह्य (parigṛhya) - having embraced, having held firmly

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from the root grah (to seize) with the prefix pari- and the -ya suffix.

Prefix: pari

Root: grah (class 9)

सः (saḥ) - Bhīma (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

आस्ते (āste) - he sits, he stays, he remains

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (Laṭ) of ās

Present tense (Ātmanepada)

Derived from the root ās (to sit), 2nd class verb.

Root: ās (class 2)

स्म (sma) - used to (indicates past action with present verb)

(indeclinable)

सलिले (salile) - in the water

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of salila

salila - water, liquid

मग्नः (magnaḥ) - immersed, submerged, drowned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of magna

magna - immersed, submerged, drowned, sunk

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root majj (to sink, immerse).

Root: majj (class 6)

प्रमृतान् (pramṛtān) - nearly dead, almost lifeless

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, plural of pramṛta

pramṛta - nearly dead, almost lifeless, unconscious

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root mṛ (to die) with the prefix pra-.

Prefix: pra

Root: mṛ (class 2)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

विमुञ्चति (vimuñcati) - he releases, he lets go

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (Laṭ) of vimuñcati

Present tense

Derived from the root muc (to release) with the prefix vi-, 6th class verb.

Prefix: vi

Root: muc (class 6)