महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-19, verse-15

महानदीभिर्बह्वीभिः स्पर्धयेव सहस्रशः ।
अभिसार्यमाणमनिशं ददृशाते महार्णवम् ॥१५॥

15. mahānadībhirbahvībhiḥ spardhayeva sahasraśaḥ ,
abhisāryamāṇamaniśaṁ dadṛśāte mahārṇavam.

15. mahānadībhiḥ bahvībhiḥ spardhayā iva sahasraśaḥ
abhisāryamāṇam aniśam dadṛśāte mahārṇavam

15. They both saw the great ocean, which was constantly being approached by thousands of numerous great rivers, as if in rivalry.

Words meanings summery:

• महानदीभिः (mahānadībhiḥ) - by great rivers

• बह्वीभिः (bahvībhiḥ) - by numerous (rivers) (by many)

• स्पर्धया (spardhayā) - as if in competition (by rivalry, with competition)

• इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

• सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

• अभिसार्यमाणम् (abhisāryamāṇam) - being approached (by rivers) (being approached, being led towards, being attended)

• अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly (constantly, day and night, unceasingly)

• ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - they both saw (they two saw/beheld)

• महार्णवम् (mahārṇavam) - the great ocean

Words meanings and morphology

महानदीभिः (mahānadībhiḥ) - by great rivers

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of mahānadī

mahānadī - great river

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+nadī)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)

बह्वीभिः (bahvībhiḥ) - by numerous (rivers) (by many)

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, plural of bahvī

bahu - many, numerous

Note: Modifies 'mahānadībhiḥ'.

स्पर्धया (spardhayā) - as if in competition (by rivalry, with competition)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of spardhā

spardhā - rivalry, competition, emulation

Root: spardh (class 1)

इव (iva) - as if (as if, like, as)

(indeclinable)

सहस्रशः (sahasraśaḥ) - in thousands (by thousands, in thousands)

(indeclinable)

Formed from sahasra (thousand) with -śas suffix.

अभिसार्यमाणम् (abhisāryamāṇam) - being approached (by rivers) (being approached, being led towards, being attended)

(nominal form)

Accusative, masculine, singular of abhisāryamāṇa

abhisāryamāṇa - being approached, being led, being caused to move towards

present passive participle (causative)

Derived from root sṛ (to move) with prefix abhi, in causative stem (sāri), and passive participle suffix -māṇa.

Prefix: abhi

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'mahārṇavam'.

अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly (constantly, day and night, unceasingly)

(indeclinable)

ददृशाते (dadṛśāte) - they both saw (they two saw/beheld)

(verb)

3rd person , dual, middle, past perfect (lit) of dṛś

perfect tense

Perfect tense, 3rd person dual, Atmanepada.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

महार्णवम् (mahārṇavam) - the great ocean

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahārṇava

mahārṇava - great ocean

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+arṇava)

• mahā – great, large
  adjective (feminine)
• arṇava – ocean, sea, wave
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of 'dadṛśāte'.