महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-167, verse-8

ततः स पुनरेवर्षिर्नदीं हैमवतीं तदा ।
चण्डग्राहवतीं दृष्ट्वा तस्याः स्रोतस्यवापतत् ॥८॥

8. tataḥ sa punarevarṣirnadīṁ haimavatīṁ tadā ,
caṇḍagrāhavatīṁ dṛṣṭvā tasyāḥ srotasyavāpatat.

8. tataḥ saḥ punaḥ eva ṛṣiḥ nadīm haimavatīm tadā
caṇḍagrāhavatīm dṛṣṭvā tasyāḥ srotasi avāpatat

8. Then, that sage, having seen the Himalayan river, which was full of fierce aquatic creatures, plunged into its current at that time.

Words meanings summery:

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

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

• हैमवतीम् (haimavatīm) - Himalayan, belonging to Himavat

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• चण्डग्राहवतीम् (caṇḍagrāhavatīm) - possessing fierce aquatic creatures/crocodiles

• दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

• तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, of it

• स्रोतसि (srotasi) - in the current, in the stream

• अवापतत् (avāpatat) - he plunged, he fell down

Words meanings and morphology

ततः (tataḥ) - then, thereafter, from that

(indeclinable)

ablative adverbial suffix -tas from tad

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

पुनः (punaḥ) - again, once more

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - sage, seer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, inspired poet, seer

Root: ṛṣ (class 1)

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

हैमवतीम् (haimavatīm) - Himalayan, belonging to Himavat

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of haimavatī

haimavatī - Himalayan, born of Himavat (the Himalayas)

feminine form of haimavat (related to Himavat)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

चण्डग्राहवतीम् (caṇḍagrāhavatīm) - possessing fierce aquatic creatures/crocodiles

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of caṇḍagrāhavatī

caṇḍagrāhavatī - having fierce aquatic animals

Compound 'caṇḍa-grāha' (fierce aquatic creature) + possessive suffix '-vatī'

Compound type : tatpurusha/bahuvrihi (caṇḍa+grāha)

• caṇḍa – fierce, violent, passionate
  adjective (masculine)
• grāha – aquatic animal, crocodile, seizure, grasping
  noun (masculine)
  Root: grah (class 9)

दृष्ट्वा (dṛṣṭvā) - having seen

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

form from root dṛś with suffix -tvā

Root: dṛś (class 1)

तस्याः (tasyāḥ) - of her, of it

(pronoun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्रोतसि (srotasi) - in the current, in the stream

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of srotas

srotas - stream, current, flow

Root: sru (class 1)

अवापतत् (avāpatat) - he plunged, he fell down

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Imperfect (laṅ) of pat

Prefix: ava

Root: pat (class 1)