महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-138, verse-11

एते रुवन्ति मधुरं सारसा जलचारिणः ।
ध्रुवमत्र जलस्थायो महानिति मतिर्मम ॥११॥

11. ete ruvanti madhuraṁ sārasā jalacāriṇaḥ ,
dhruvamatra jalasthāyo mahāniti matirmama.

11. ete ruvanti madhuram sārasāḥ jalacāriṇaḥ
dhruvam atra jalasthāyaḥ mahān iti matiḥ mama

11. These water-dwelling cranes are crying sweetly. Surely there is a great body of water here; this is my firm belief.

Words meanings summery:

• एते (ete) - these

• रुवन्ति (ruvanti) - they cry, they make a sound

• मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly, melodiously

• सारसाः (sārasāḥ) - cranes

• जलचारिणः (jalacāriṇaḥ) - water-dwellers, aquatic (creatures)

• ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, indeed

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• जलस्थायः (jalasthāyaḥ) - a standing place of water, a water reservoir, a body of water

• महान् (mahān) - great, large, extensive

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, belief, mind

• मम (mama) - my, mine

Words meanings and morphology

एते (ete) - these

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of etad

etad - this, these

रुवन्ति (ruvanti) - they cry, they make a sound

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of ru

Root: ru (class 2)

मधुरम् (madhuram) - sweetly, melodiously

(indeclinable)

Note: used adverbially

सारसाः (sārasāḥ) - cranes

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sārasa

sārasa - crane (bird), relating to a lake or pond

जलचारिणः (jalacāriṇaḥ) - water-dwellers, aquatic (creatures)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jalacārin

jalacārin - moving in water, aquatic, water-dweller

agent noun from √car with jala as first member

Compound type : upapada-tatpuruṣa (jala+cārin)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• cārin – moving, going, practicing, follower
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun from √car
  Root: car (class 1)

ध्रुवम् (dhruvam) - certainly, surely, indeed

(indeclinable)

Note: used adverbially

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

जलस्थायः (jalasthāyaḥ) - a standing place of water, a water reservoir, a body of water

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of jalasthāya

jalasthāya - a place where water stands, a pond, a lake, a body of water

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jala+sthāya)

• jala – water
  noun (neuter)
• sthāya – standing, staying, situation, place (from √sthā)
  noun (masculine)
  formed from √sthā with -a suffix
  Root: sthā (class 1)

महान् (mahān) - great, large, extensive

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahat

mahat - great, large, vast, mighty, eminent

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

मतिः (matiḥ) - opinion, thought, belief, mind

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mati

mati - mind, thought, intention, opinion, belief, wisdom

मम (mama) - my, mine

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we (first person pronoun)