महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-16, verse-8

ततस्तेन सुराः सार्धं समुद्रमुपतस्थिरे ।
तमूचुरमृतार्थाय निर्मथिष्यामहे जलम् ॥८॥

8. tatastena surāḥ sārdhaṁ samudramupatasthire ,
tamūcuramṛtārthāya nirmathiṣyāmahe jalam.

8. tataḥ tena surāḥ sārdham samudram upatasthire
tam ūcuḥ amṛtārthāya nirmathiṣyāmahe jalam

8. Then, the gods, together with him (Ananta), approached the ocean. They said to it, "For the sake of ambrosia, we shall churn the waters."

Words meanings summery:

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

• तेन (tena) - with him (Ananta) (by him, with him)

• सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

• सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with (together with, along with)

• समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

• उपतस्थिरे (upatasthire) - they approached (they approached, they stood before)

• तम् (tam) - it (the ocean) (him, that)

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said (they said, they spoke)

• अमृतार्थाय (amṛtārthāya) - for the sake of ambrosia (for the sake of ambrosia, for ambrosia)

• निर्मथिष्यामहे (nirmathiṣyāmahe) - we shall churn

• जलम् (jalam) - the waters (of the ocean) (water)

Words meanings and morphology

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

(indeclinable)

तेन (tena) - with him (Ananta) (by him, with him)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Ananta

सुराः (surāḥ) - the gods (gods, deities)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sura

sura - god, deity

सार्धम् (sārdham) - together with (together with, along with)

(indeclinable)

Note: Governs instrumental case (tena)

समुद्रम् (samudram) - the ocean (ocean, sea)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

उपतस्थिरे (upatasthire) - they approached (they approached, they stood before)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, past perfect (liṭ) of upasthā

Prefix: upa

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with surāḥ

तम् (tam) - it (the ocean) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to the ocean

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - they said (they said, they spoke)

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Agrees with surāḥ

अमृतार्थाय (amṛtārthāya) - for the sake of ambrosia (for the sake of ambrosia, for ambrosia)

(noun)

Dative, neuter, singular of amṛtārtha

amṛtārtha - purpose of ambrosia, for ambrosia

Compound of amṛta and artha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (amṛta+artha)

• amṛta – ambrosia, nectar, immortality
  noun (neuter)
• artha – purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)

निर्मथिष्यामहे (nirmathiṣyāmahe) - we shall churn

(verb)

1st person , plural, middle, future (lṛṭ) of nirmath

Prefix: nir

Root: math (class 1)

जलम् (jalam) - the waters (of the ocean) (water)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

Note: Refers to the water of the ocean, treated as a collective singular